Berlin vs Kampala - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Kampala
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$1738
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$314
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$645
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$78.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$178
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	34 km
🎓 Higher education	100	53
😀 Quality of life	95	44
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.68M

The cost of living in Berlin is 190% more expensive than in Kampala. Cities ranked 1762nd and 6903rd ($2027 vs $698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Germany and Uganda, respectively. Check Germany vs Uganda comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 0.3 months in Kampala. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Kampala ranked 1st in Uganda, while ranked 21st and 6624th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Kampala

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	Berlin	Kampala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.6	$2.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$8.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$1184
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$387
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$25
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$39
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	21.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$1111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$976
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$40.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$4.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$6.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$33.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$125
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$4369

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1707
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1782
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1770
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1714
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1763
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1724
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1691
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1796
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1695
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1711
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1714
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1632
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1663
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1686
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1723
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1690
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1534
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1644
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1442
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1437
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1319
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1241
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1315
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1332
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1350
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1421
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1395
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1282
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1108
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1346
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1022
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373

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