Brisbane vs Kampala - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Kampala
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2356
$654
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4943
$1612
🏠 One person rent
$1431
$273
🏘️ Family rent
$2020
$509
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$249
$93.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3604
$207
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
34 km
🎓 Higher education
66
52
😀 Quality of life
95
46
🏙️ Population
2.36M
1.68M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 260% more expensive than in Kampala. Cities ranked 930th and 7156th ($2356 vs $654) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in Australia and Uganda, respectively. Check Australia vs Uganda comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Brisbane compared to 0.3 months in Kampala. Brisbane ranked 4th best city to live in Australia vs Kampala ranked 1st in Uganda, while ranked 18th and 6597th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Kampala

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Brisbane Kampala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$2.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.5
$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10
$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.8
$1.02
 Cappuccino
$3.48
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.8
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1526
$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1208
$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2416
$697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1655
$306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$32.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$49
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.6
$75.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.27%
19.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9010
$1172
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6567
$9242
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.86
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$113
$51.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.9
$3.77
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.06
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$2.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.67
$4.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$3.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.1
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.02
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$26.3
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.05
$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.42
$5.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.53
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.6
$54.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$5.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.9
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$6.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$16.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$128
$39.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1568
$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8728
$4869

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1785
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1881
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2011
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2152
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1816
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1843
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1552
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$1862
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1756
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1621
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$1481
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1354
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1545
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1688
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1413
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1461
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1404
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$1998
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$1903
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1691
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2348
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2741
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1610
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1463
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1430
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1723
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2604
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1528
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1669
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$1249
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1672
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1462
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1317
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$1707
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1746
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1719
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2356
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1716
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1702
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1693

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