Adelaide vs Kampala - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Adelaide	Kampala
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2246	$707
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5047	$1744
🏠 One person rent	$1312	$316
🏘️ Family rent	$2094	$635
🍽️ Food expenses	$609	$253
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$84.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3574	$184
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	34 km
🎓 Higher education	50	52
😀 Quality of life	93	44
🏙️ Population	1.3M	1.68M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 218% more expensive than in Kampala. Cities ranked 1267th and 6887th ($2246 vs $707) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in Australia and Uganda, respectively. Check Australia vs Uganda comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 0.3 months in Kampala. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Kampala ranked 1st in Uganda, while ranked 64th and 6586th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Kampala

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	Adelaide	Kampala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.1	$2.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$94.1	$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.98	$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.31	$1.28
☕ Cappuccino	$3.82	$2.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.69	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1399	$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$994	$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2312	$927
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1617	$426
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$283	$40.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.4	$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	22.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6896	$1164
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4181	$876
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.98	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.4	$45.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.32	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.3	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$3.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.58	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.22	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.9	$2.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.15	$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.54	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.42	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.1	$6.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.8	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$6.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.3	$17.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$133	$34
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1344	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11389	$4412

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$2013
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1816
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1397
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1357
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1795
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1822
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$1892
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1757
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1717
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2397
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1758
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1876
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1746
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1799
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1800
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1805
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$1829
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2393
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1900
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1815
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1500
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1748
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1674
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1798
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1532
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1732
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$1997
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2472
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2265
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2801
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2286
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1833
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1289
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1533
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661

Cities near Kampala

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Kira Town	$643
32 km or 20 mi	Entebbe	$559
70 km or 44 mi	Jinja	$511
183 km or 114 mi	Tororo	$581
197 km or 122 mi	Mbale	$583
212 km or 131 mi	Mumias	$483
246 km or 153 mi	Kisumu	$518
274 km or 171 mi	Gulu	$579
288 km or 179 mi	Kasese	$568
294 km or 183 mi	Bunia	$784
301 km or 187 mi	Eldoret	$460
317 km or 197 mi	Mwanza	$466
347 km or 216 mi	Beni	$768
350 km or 217 mi	Byumba	$622
355 km or 220 mi	Arua	$576
366 km or 227 mi	Butembo	$760
377 km or 234 mi	Kigali	$723
384 km or 238 mi	Ruhengeri	$598
393 km or 244 mi	Nakuru	$493
431 km or 268 mi	Muyinga	$509
432 km or 269 mi	Nyanza	$545
432 km or 269 mi	Gisenyi	$587
446 km or 277 mi	Kibuye	$579
452 km or 281 mi	Butare	$441
471 km or 293 mi	Ngozi	$509
494 km or 307 mi	Ruyigi	$509
503 km or 313 mi	Nairobi	$745
510 km or 317 mi	Gitega	$510
514 km or 320 mi	Cyangugu	$559
516 km or 321 mi	Juba	$520
517 km or 321 mi	Bubanza	$508
520 km or 323 mi	Bukavu	$723
523 km or 325 mi	Thika	$571
545 km or 339 mi	Bujumbura	$546
551 km or 343 mi	Rutana	$509
559 km or 348 mi	Machakos	$482
563 km or 350 mi	Uvira	$763
564 km or 351 mi	Meru	$535
583 km or 362 mi	Makamba	$509
613 km or 381 mi	Arusha	$543