Dresden vs Kampala - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Kampala
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1402
$698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3491
$1738
🏠 One person rent
$684
$314
🏘️ Family rent
$1301
$645
🍽️ Food expenses
$460
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$78.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2953
$178
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
34 km
🎓 Higher education
65
53
😀 Quality of life
88
44
🏙️ Population
566K
1.68M

The cost of living in Dresden is 101% more expensive than in Kampala. Cities ranked 3862nd and 6903rd ($1402 vs $698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 512th 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 33rd best city to live in Germany vs Kampala ranked 1st in Uganda, while ranked 217th and 6624th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Kampala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.9
$2.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.5
$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.93
$8.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.54
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$3.48
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.58
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$656
$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1357
$1184
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$929
$387
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$25
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$248
$39
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39
$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
21.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4831
$1111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3685
$976
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.14
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$61.4
$40.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.2
$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.79
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.22
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$4.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.8
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.55
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.57
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.07
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.76
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.35
$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.29
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.3
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$29.7
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$6.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$75.5
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$33.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$323
$125
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13167
$4369

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$971
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$1420
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$1314
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$1351
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1373
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$942
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$1187
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$1092
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$1081
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$1033
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$1222
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$1310
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$1307
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$1353
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1350
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1352
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1147
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1362
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1241
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1281
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1011
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$1030
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1452
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$1516
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1118
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$1216
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$950
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$1092
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$979
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$1419

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$646
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$558
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$562
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$602
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$605
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$490
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$522
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$594
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$573
294 km or 183 mi Bunia
$801
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$483
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$625
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$785
350 km or 217 mi Byumba
$613
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$585
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$768
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$771
384 km or 238 mi Ruhengeri
$492
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$500
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$650
432 km or 269 mi Nyanza
$518
432 km or 269 mi Gisenyi
$381
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$479
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$413
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$648
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$648
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$760
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$651
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$496
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$513
517 km or 321 mi Bubanza
$648
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$759
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$589
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$648
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$408
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$803
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$647
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$638