Dresden vs Kampala - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Kampala
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$707
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$1744
🏠 One person rent
$729
$316
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$635
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$84.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$184
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
34 km
🎓 Higher education
65
52
😀 Quality of life
89
44
🏙️ Population
563K
1.68M

The cost of living in Dresden is 107% more expensive than in Kampala. Cities ranked 3857th and 6887th ($1462 vs $707) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 1st in Germany and Uganda, respectively. Check Germany vs Uganda comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dresden compared to 0.3 months in Kampala. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs Kampala ranked 1st in Uganda, while ranked 203rd and 6586th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Kampala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12
$2.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$1.28
☕ Cappuccino
$3.54
$2.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$927
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$426
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$40.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
22.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$1164
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$876
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$45.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$3.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$2.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$6.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$6.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$17.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$34
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$4412

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1404
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1413
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1386
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1393
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1354
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1215
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1330
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1107
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1306
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$929
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1377
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1362
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1390
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369
61 km or 38 mi Most
$957
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1228
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1103
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1051
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1349
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1347
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1345
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1353
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1210
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1364
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1261
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1273
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1095
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1106
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1449
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1191
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1244
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1387

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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