Cape Town vs Kampala - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Cape Town	Kampala
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1120	$707
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2628	$1744
🏠 One person rent	$603	$316
🏘️ Family rent	$1117	$635
🍽️ Food expenses	$284	$253
🚐 Transport expenses	$137	$84.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1545	$184
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	34 km
🎓 Higher education	55	52
😀 Quality of life	59	44
🏙️ Population	3.78M	1.68M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 59% more expensive than in Kampala. Cities ranked 4849th and 6887th ($1120 vs $707) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 5407th and 6586th 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	$7.8	$2.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$34	$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.15	$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$1.28
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$2.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.04	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$705	$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$452	$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1367	$927
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$889	$426
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.3	$40.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.1	$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	22.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1902	$1164
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1292	$876
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.14	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.3	$45.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.91	$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.07	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.67	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.88	$3.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.13	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.57	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.99	$2.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.24	$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.42	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.59	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.2	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.5	$6.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.4	$6.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.1	$17.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$34
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$201	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4270	$4412

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$850
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$649
371 km or 231 mi	George	$790
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$901
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$970
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$741
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$792
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$953
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$859
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1286
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$703
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$581
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$627
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$862
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$774
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$832
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$788
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$809
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$779
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$692
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$690
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$717
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$971
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$943
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$718
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$654
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1079
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$874
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$840
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$997
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$834
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$818
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$790

Cities near Kampala

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Kira Town	$643
32 km or 20 mi	Entebbe	$559
70 km or 44 mi	Jinja	$511
183 km or 114 mi	Tororo	$581
197 km or 122 mi	Mbale	$583
212 km or 131 mi	Mumias	$483
246 km or 153 mi	Kisumu	$518
274 km or 171 mi	Gulu	$579
288 km or 179 mi	Kasese	$568
294 km or 183 mi	Bunia	$784
301 km or 187 mi	Eldoret	$460
317 km or 197 mi	Mwanza	$466
347 km or 216 mi	Beni	$768
350 km or 217 mi	Byumba	$622
355 km or 220 mi	Arua	$576
366 km or 227 mi	Butembo	$760
377 km or 234 mi	Kigali	$723
384 km or 238 mi	Ruhengeri	$598
393 km or 244 mi	Nakuru	$493
431 km or 268 mi	Muyinga	$509
432 km or 269 mi	Nyanza	$545
432 km or 269 mi	Gisenyi	$587
446 km or 277 mi	Kibuye	$579
452 km or 281 mi	Butare	$441
471 km or 293 mi	Ngozi	$509
494 km or 307 mi	Ruyigi	$509
503 km or 313 mi	Nairobi	$745
510 km or 317 mi	Gitega	$510
514 km or 320 mi	Cyangugu	$559
516 km or 321 mi	Juba	$520
517 km or 321 mi	Bubanza	$508
520 km or 323 mi	Bukavu	$723
523 km or 325 mi	Thika	$571
545 km or 339 mi	Bujumbura	$546
551 km or 343 mi	Rutana	$509
559 km or 348 mi	Machakos	$482
563 km or 350 mi	Uvira	$763
564 km or 351 mi	Meru	$535
583 km or 362 mi	Makamba	$509
613 km or 381 mi	Arusha	$543