Dhaka vs Kampala - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Kampala
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$1738
🏠 One person rent	$118	$314
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$645
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$78.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$178
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	34 km
🎓 Higher education	72	53
😀 Quality of life	54	44
🏙️ Population	16.8M	1.68M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 38% less expensive than in Kampala. Cities ranked 8899th and 6903rd ($430 vs $698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Bangladesh and Uganda, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Uganda comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Dhaka compared to 0.3 months in Kampala. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Kampala ranked 1st in Uganda, while ranked 5971st and 6624th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Kampala

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	Dhaka	Kampala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.89	$2.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$8.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$1184
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$387
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$25
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$39
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	21.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$1111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$976
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$40.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$4.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$6.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$33.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$125
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$4369

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314

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