Cape Town vs Kampala - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Kampala
🚶 Cost of living one person
$881
$654
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2144
$1612
🏠 One person rent
$484
$273
🏘️ Family rent
$966
$509
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.2
$93.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1518
$207
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
34 km
🎓 Higher education
55
52
😀 Quality of life
60
46
🏙️ Population
434K
1.68M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 35% more expensive than in Kampala. Cities ranked 6078th and 7156th ($881 vs $654) 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 1.7 months in Cape Town compared to 0.3 months in Kampala. Cape Town ranked 3rd best city to live in South Africa vs Kampala ranked 1st in Uganda, while ranked 5406th and 6597th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cape Town Kampala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.47
$2.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.87
$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.02
 Cappuccino
$1.94
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$536
$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1202
$697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$749
$306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$32.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$49
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.2
$75.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.61%
19.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1890
$1172
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1307
$9242
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$51.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.17
$3.77
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.96
$2.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$4.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$3.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.51
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$5.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.22
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$54.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.42
$5.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.9
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$6.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.7
$16.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.4
$39.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$172
$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4013
$4869

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$773
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$632
371 km or 231 mi George
$684
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$805
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$866
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$643
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$704
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$703
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$753
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$710
882 km or 548 mi East London
$683
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$601
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$511
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$535
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$689
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$682
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$765
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$701
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$621
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$719
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$625
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$738
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$631
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$633
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$637
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$875
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$845
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$656
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$603
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$908
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$776
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$807
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$889
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$780
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$751
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$718

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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