Beirut vs Kampala - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beirut Kampala
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1195
$654
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2942
$1612
🏠 One person rent
$623
$273
🏘️ Family rent
$1252
$509
🍽️ Food expenses
$305
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$93.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$331
$207
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
34 km
🎓 Higher education
75
52
😀 Quality of life
62
46
🏙️ Population
2.42M
1.68M

The cost of living in Beirut is 83% more expensive than in Kampala. Cities ranked 4447th and 7156th ($1195 vs $654) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Lebanon and Uganda, respectively. Check Lebanon vs Uganda comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Beirut compared to 0.3 months in Kampala. Beirut ranked 1st best city to live in Lebanon vs Kampala ranked 1st in Uganda, while ranked 5118th and 6597th among best cities to live in the world.

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Beirut Kampala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.98
$2.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$49.5
$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.04
$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.83
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.34
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.42
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$339
$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1592
$697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$160
$32.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$247
$49
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.8
$75.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.73%
19.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3906
$1172
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1717
$9242
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.36
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.2
$51.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.6
$3.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.81
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$2.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$4.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$3.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.27
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.45
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.12
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.26
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.03
$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.24
$5.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.09
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.5
$54.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.04
$5.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.55
$6.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.2
$16.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$39.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4159
$4869

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Cities near Beirut

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi Jounieh
$982
37 km or 23 mi Zahle
$882
38 km or 23 mi Sidon
$770
68 km or 42 mi Tripoli
$665
75 km or 46 mi Tyre
$633
76 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
83 km or 52 mi Damascus
$583
99 km or 62 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
102 km or 64 mi Safed
$1622
106 km or 66 mi Nahariya
$1570
112 km or 69 mi Karmiel
$1617
114 km or 71 mi Acre
$1447
115 km or 72 mi Sakhnin
$1645
116 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
119 km or 74 mi Tamra
$1622
122 km or 76 mi Tiberias
$1427
123 km or 77 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
124 km or 77 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
124 km or 77 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
127 km or 79 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
130 km or 81 mi Haifa
$1567
131 km or 82 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
132 km or 82 mi Nesher
$1467
133 km or 83 mi Nazareth
$1689
137 km or 85 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
142 km or 88 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
144 km or 89 mi Afula
$1660
145 km or 90 mi Homs
$528
151 km or 94 mi Irbid
$625
155 km or 97 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
156 km or 97 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
165 km or 103 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
169 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Hadera
$1593
179 km or 111 mi Hama
$480
183 km or 114 mi Jerash
$602
183 km or 114 mi Netanya
$1962
184 km or 114 mi Latakia
$436
186 km or 116 mi Tayibe
$1850

Cities near Kampala

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Kira Town
$600
32 km or 20 mi Entebbe
$547
70 km or 44 mi Jinja
$542
183 km or 114 mi Tororo
$557
197 km or 122 mi Mbale
$557
212 km or 131 mi Mumias
$424
246 km or 153 mi Kisumu
$441
274 km or 171 mi Gulu
$556
288 km or 179 mi Kasese
$543
294 km or 183 mi Bunia
$748
301 km or 187 mi Eldoret
$405
317 km or 197 mi Mwanza
$493
347 km or 216 mi Beni
$747
350 km or 217 mi Byumba
$599
355 km or 220 mi Arua
$553
366 km or 227 mi Butembo
$745
377 km or 234 mi Kigali
$677
384 km or 238 mi Ruhengeri
$575
393 km or 244 mi Nakuru
$439
431 km or 268 mi Muyinga
$449
432 km or 269 mi Nyanza
$539
432 km or 269 mi Gisenyi
$572
446 km or 277 mi Kibuye
$566
452 km or 281 mi Butare
$458
471 km or 293 mi Ngozi
$448
494 km or 307 mi Ruyigi
$446
503 km or 313 mi Nairobi
$646
510 km or 317 mi Gitega
$445
514 km or 320 mi Cyangugu
$554
516 km or 321 mi Juba
$498
517 km or 321 mi Bubanza
$453
520 km or 323 mi Bukavu
$739
523 km or 325 mi Thika
$530
545 km or 339 mi Bujumbura
$493
551 km or 343 mi Rutana
$448
559 km or 348 mi Machakos
$524
563 km or 350 mi Uvira
$776
564 km or 351 mi Meru
$486
583 km or 362 mi Makamba
$449
613 km or 381 mi Arusha
$571