Brisbane vs Kampala - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brisbane	Kampala
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4896	$1679
🏠 One person rent	$1253	$303
🏘️ Family rent	$2149	$495
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$268
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$142
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	34 km
🎓 Higher education	66	57
😀 Quality of life	98	49
🏙️ Population	2.71M	1.68M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 188% more expensive than in Kampala. Cities ranked 1813th and 7003rd ($2065 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Australia and Uganda, respectively. Check Australia vs Uganda comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.2 months in Kampala. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Kampala ranked 1st in Uganda, while ranked 9th and 6747th 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	$14.4	$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.7	$29.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$8.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$1.47
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1514	$375
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1022	$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2603	$669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1816	$338
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$28.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$43.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.5	$47.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	20.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8291	$1201
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6020	$1048
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.8	$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$4.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.8	$4.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$4.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.35	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$47.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$6.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.3	$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.5	$17.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$44.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1795	$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11423	$3783

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1662
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1798
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1710
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1184
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1503
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1839
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1747
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2181
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1888
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1599
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2292
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2640
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1568
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1364
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1580
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1678
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2019
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1667
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1683
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1662
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1771
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1362
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1813
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1768
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1725
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2308
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1706
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1681
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1736

Cities near Kampala

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Kira Town	$658
32 km or 20 mi	Entebbe	$578
70 km or 44 mi	Jinja	$582
183 km or 114 mi	Tororo	$623
197 km or 122 mi	Mbale	$654
212 km or 131 mi	Mumias	$511
246 km or 153 mi	Kisumu	$543
274 km or 171 mi	Gulu	$627
288 km or 179 mi	Kasese	$567
294 km or 183 mi	Bunia	$833
301 km or 187 mi	Eldoret	$528
317 km or 197 mi	Mwanza	$656
347 km or 216 mi	Beni	$820
350 km or 217 mi	Byumba	$597
355 km or 220 mi	Arua	$617
366 km or 227 mi	Butembo	$804
377 km or 234 mi	Kigali	$758
384 km or 238 mi	Ruhengeri	$499
393 km or 244 mi	Nakuru	$503
431 km or 268 mi	Muyinga	$687
432 km or 269 mi	Nyanza	$524
432 km or 269 mi	Gisenyi	$396
446 km or 277 mi	Kibuye	$491
452 km or 281 mi	Butare	$412
471 km or 293 mi	Ngozi	$686
494 km or 307 mi	Ruyigi	$687
503 km or 313 mi	Nairobi	$811
510 km or 317 mi	Gitega	$689
514 km or 320 mi	Cyangugu	$505
516 km or 321 mi	Juba	$527
517 km or 321 mi	Bubanza	$689
520 km or 323 mi	Bukavu	$803
523 km or 325 mi	Thika	$460
545 km or 339 mi	Bujumbura	$754
551 km or 343 mi	Rutana	$688
559 km or 348 mi	Machakos	$420
563 km or 350 mi	Uvira	$842
564 km or 351 mi	Meru	$549
583 km or 362 mi	Makamba	$688
613 km or 381 mi	Arusha	$612