Al Ain vs Kampala - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Al Ain	Kampala
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1844	$698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5338	$1738
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$314
🏘️ Family rent	$3717	$645
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.1	$78.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3607	$178
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	34 km
🎓 Higher education	38	53
😀 Quality of life	75	44
🏙️ Population	767K	1.68M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 164% more expensive than in Kampala. Cities ranked 2271st and 6903rd ($1844 vs $698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and Uganda, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Uganda comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Al Ain compared to 0.3 months in Kampala. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Kampala ranked 1st in Uganda, while ranked 1000th and 6624th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Kampala

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	Al Ain	Kampala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.12	$2.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.64	$8.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4401	$1184
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3318	$387
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.3	$25
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$39
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	21.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2055	$1111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$976
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$40.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$4.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.16	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$6.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$33.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$640	$125
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3802	$4369

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1239
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1494
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2240
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$780
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$967
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1090
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$1779
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1709
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$585
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$547
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$518
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1223
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1280
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$548
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1243
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$514
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$605
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$515
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$1068
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$1056
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$897
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$589
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$901
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$464
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$563
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$551
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$546
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$557
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$829
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$809
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$529
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$573

Cities near Kampala

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Kira Town	$646
32 km or 20 mi	Entebbe	$558
70 km or 44 mi	Jinja	$562
183 km or 114 mi	Tororo	$602
197 km or 122 mi	Mbale	$605
212 km or 131 mi	Mumias	$490
246 km or 153 mi	Kisumu	$522
274 km or 171 mi	Gulu	$594
288 km or 179 mi	Kasese	$573
294 km or 183 mi	Bunia	$801
301 km or 187 mi	Eldoret	$483
317 km or 197 mi	Mwanza	$625
347 km or 216 mi	Beni	$785
350 km or 217 mi	Byumba	$613
355 km or 220 mi	Arua	$585
366 km or 227 mi	Butembo	$768
377 km or 234 mi	Kigali	$771
384 km or 238 mi	Ruhengeri	$492
393 km or 244 mi	Nakuru	$500
431 km or 268 mi	Muyinga	$650
432 km or 269 mi	Nyanza	$518
432 km or 269 mi	Gisenyi	$381
446 km or 277 mi	Kibuye	$479
452 km or 281 mi	Butare	$413
471 km or 293 mi	Ngozi	$648
494 km or 307 mi	Ruyigi	$648
503 km or 313 mi	Nairobi	$760
510 km or 317 mi	Gitega	$651
514 km or 320 mi	Cyangugu	$496
516 km or 321 mi	Juba	$513
517 km or 321 mi	Bubanza	$648
520 km or 323 mi	Bukavu	$759
523 km or 325 mi	Thika	$589
545 km or 339 mi	Bujumbura	$719
551 km or 343 mi	Rutana	$648
559 km or 348 mi	Machakos	$408
563 km or 350 mi	Uvira	$803
564 km or 351 mi	Meru	$541
583 km or 362 mi	Makamba	$647
613 km or 381 mi	Arusha	$638