Cape Town vs Kampala - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cape Town	Kampala
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1071	$698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2522	$1738
🏠 One person rent	$582	$314
🏘️ Family rent	$1083	$645
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$78.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1532	$178
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	34 km
🎓 Higher education	56	53
😀 Quality of life	58	44
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.68M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 53% more expensive than in Kampala. Cities ranked 5016th and 6903rd ($1071 vs $698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in South Africa and Uganda, respectively. Check South Africa vs Uganda comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Cape Town compared to 0.3 months in Kampala. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Kampala ranked 1st in Uganda, while ranked 5491st and 6624th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Kampala

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	Cape Town	Kampala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.4	$2.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$8.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$677	$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$435	$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1304	$1184
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$863	$387
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$25
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$39
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.9	$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.89%	21.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$1111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1180	$976
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$40.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$4.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.48	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.02	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.02	$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.22	$6.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$33.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$204	$125
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4806	$4369

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1147
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$619
371 km or 231 mi	George	$743
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$840
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$901
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$699
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$763
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$915
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$814
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1332
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$766
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$567
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$621
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$852
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$748
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$827
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$780
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$792
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$665
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$664
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$923
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$691
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$628
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$837
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$862
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$953
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$809
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$813
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$740

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