Dresden vs Kampala - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Kampala
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1555
$717
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3707
$1679
🏠 One person rent
$755
$303
🏘️ Family rent
$1271
$495
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$89.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3206
$142
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
34 km
🎓 Higher education
65
57
😀 Quality of life
89
49
🏙️ Population
566K
1.68M

The cost of living in Dresden is 117% more expensive than in Kampala. Cities ranked 3768th and 7003rd ($1555 vs $717) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 462nd 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 0.2 months in Kampala. Dresden ranked 28th best city to live in Germany vs Kampala ranked 1st in Uganda, while ranked 263rd and 6747th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Kampala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$2.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.4
$29.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$8.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.15
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$2.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.53
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$375
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$491
$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$338
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$28.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$43.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$47.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
20.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5084
$1201
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3851
$1048
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.74
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.2
$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.8
$4.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$4.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$4.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$4.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$1.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.15
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$4.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.55
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.7
$47.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$6.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$17.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$44.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$342
$176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14681
$3783

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1490
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1485
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1475
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1448
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1301
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1436
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1182
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1408
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$986
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1063
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1432
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1489
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1486
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1446
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1028
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1385
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1196
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1211
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1125
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1374
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1435
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1401
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1491
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1471
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1427
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1251
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1428
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1363
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1396
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1084
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1195
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1601
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1690
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1207
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1337
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1152
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1187
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1117
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1563

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Kira Town
$658
32 km or 20 mi Entebbe
$578
70 km or 44 mi Jinja
$582
183 km or 114 mi Tororo
$623
197 km or 122 mi Mbale
$654
212 km or 131 mi Mumias
$511
246 km or 153 mi Kisumu
$543
274 km or 171 mi Gulu
$627
288 km or 179 mi Kasese
$567
294 km or 183 mi Bunia
$833
301 km or 187 mi Eldoret
$528
317 km or 197 mi Mwanza
$656
347 km or 216 mi Beni
$820
350 km or 217 mi Byumba
$597
355 km or 220 mi Arua
$617
366 km or 227 mi Butembo
$804
377 km or 234 mi Kigali
$758
384 km or 238 mi Ruhengeri
$499
393 km or 244 mi Nakuru
$503
431 km or 268 mi Muyinga
$687
432 km or 269 mi Nyanza
$524
432 km or 269 mi Gisenyi
$396
446 km or 277 mi Kibuye
$491
452 km or 281 mi Butare
$412
471 km or 293 mi Ngozi
$686
494 km or 307 mi Ruyigi
$687
503 km or 313 mi Nairobi
$811
510 km or 317 mi Gitega
$689
514 km or 320 mi Cyangugu
$505
516 km or 321 mi Juba
$527
517 km or 321 mi Bubanza
$689
520 km or 323 mi Bukavu
$803
523 km or 325 mi Thika
$460
545 km or 339 mi Bujumbura
$754
551 km or 343 mi Rutana
$688
559 km or 348 mi Machakos
$420
563 km or 350 mi Uvira
$842
564 km or 351 mi Meru
$549
583 km or 362 mi Makamba
$688
613 km or 381 mi Arusha
$612