Amman vs Kampala - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Kampala
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1013
$722
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2483
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$392
$322
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$541
🍽️ Food expenses
$366
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$406
$136
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
34 km
🎓 Higher education
65
54
😀 Quality of life
73
48
🏙️ Population
4.01M
1.68M

The cost of living in Amman is 40% more expensive than in Kampala. Cities ranked 5560th and 7132nd ($1013 vs $722) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Jordan and Uganda, respectively. Check Jordan vs Uganda comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Amman compared to 0.2 months in Kampala. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Kampala ranked 1st in Uganda, while ranked 2560th and 6923rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Kampala

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Amman Kampala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.07
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.3
$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$8.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.49
$1.42
☕ Cappuccino
$4.52
$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$403
$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$258
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$723
$777
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$460
$362
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$72.7
$32.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$49.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.9
$45.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.25%
20.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1502
$1211
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$978
$1013
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.7
$42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$12
$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.37
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$5.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.26
$4.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$4.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.39
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.88
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$4.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.01
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.59
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.3
$7.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.9
$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.24
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$58
$16.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$43
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$293
$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6690
$4366

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$546
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$740
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$753
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1122
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$978
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$2483
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1821
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$1010
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$724
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$2198
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$895
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1823
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$2288
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$2270
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$2207
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$910
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1909
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$2154
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$2274
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$1062
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$2260
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2346
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$2253
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$2346
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1870
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2320
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$2192
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1946
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1981
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$2432
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2385
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$3089
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$2110
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2451
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$2066
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2449

Cities near Kampala

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Kira Town
$670
32 km or 20 mi Entebbe
$563
70 km or 44 mi Jinja
$593
183 km or 114 mi Tororo
$624
197 km or 122 mi Mbale
$651
212 km or 131 mi Mumias
$505
246 km or 153 mi Kisumu
$533
274 km or 171 mi Gulu
$627
288 km or 179 mi Kasese
$572
294 km or 183 mi Bunia
$825
301 km or 187 mi Eldoret
$520
317 km or 197 mi Mwanza
$623
347 km or 216 mi Beni
$810
350 km or 217 mi Byumba
$620
355 km or 220 mi Arua
$617
366 km or 227 mi Butembo
$798
377 km or 234 mi Kigali
$811
384 km or 238 mi Ruhengeri
$518
393 km or 244 mi Nakuru
$508
431 km or 268 mi Muyinga
$691
432 km or 269 mi Nyanza
$544
432 km or 269 mi Gisenyi
$395
446 km or 277 mi Kibuye
$507
452 km or 281 mi Butare
$409
471 km or 293 mi Ngozi
$692
494 km or 307 mi Ruyigi
$693
503 km or 313 mi Nairobi
$797
510 km or 317 mi Gitega
$694
514 km or 320 mi Cyangugu
$517
516 km or 321 mi Juba
$528
517 km or 321 mi Bubanza
$693
520 km or 323 mi Bukavu
$798
523 km or 325 mi Thika
$455
545 km or 339 mi Bujumbura
$759
551 km or 343 mi Rutana
$691
559 km or 348 mi Machakos
$419
563 km or 350 mi Uvira
$839
564 km or 351 mi Meru
$542
583 km or 362 mi Makamba
$691
613 km or 381 mi Arusha
$602