Bangkok vs Kampala - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangkok	Kampala
🚶 Cost of living one person	$941	$698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2857	$1738
🏠 One person rent	$416	$314
🏘️ Family rent	$1154	$645
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$78.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$753	$178
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	34 km
🎓 Higher education	89	53
😀 Quality of life	74	44
🏙️ Population	5.68M	1.68M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 35% more expensive than in Kampala. Cities ranked 5822nd and 6903rd ($941 vs $698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Thailand and Uganda, respectively. Check Thailand vs Uganda comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 0.3 months in Kampala. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Kampala ranked 1st in Uganda, while ranked 1221st and 6624th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Kampala

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	Bangkok	Kampala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.97	$2.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$8.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$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	$576	$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1879	$1184
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$387
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$25
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$39
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	21.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5781	$1111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2619	$976
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.8	$40.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$4.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.38	$6.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$33.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$579	$125
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13301	$4369

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$753
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$715
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$595
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$781
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$752
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$656
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$685
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$576
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$677
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$644
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$777
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$610
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$543
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$705
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1163
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$563
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$596
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$705
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$721
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$650

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