Dresden vs Kampala - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Kampala
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1531
$722
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3749
$1697
🏠 One person rent
$706
$322
🏘️ Family rent
$1209
$541
🍽️ Food expenses
$528
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$85.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3314
$136
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
34 km
🎓 Higher education
65
54
😀 Quality of life
92
48
🏙️ Population
566K
1.68M

The cost of living in Dresden is 112% more expensive than in Kampala. Cities ranked 3968th and 7132nd ($1531 vs $722) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 536th and 1st in Germany and Uganda, respectively. Check Germany vs Uganda comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dresden compared to 0.2 months in Kampala. Dresden ranked 19th best city to live in Germany vs Kampala ranked 1st in Uganda, while ranked 117th and 6923rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Kampala

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Dresden Kampala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.3
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.9
$29.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$8.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.29
$1.42
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$2.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.91
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$716
$430
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$462
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1275
$777
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$362
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$32.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$243
$49.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$45.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.93%
20.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5211
$1211
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3268
$1013
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.75
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.9
$42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$5.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$4.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$4.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$1.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.19
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$4.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$7.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.6
$16.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$43
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$390
$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16803
$4366

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7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1478
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1476
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1473
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1476
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1460
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1305
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1462
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1227
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1454
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1093
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1494
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1525
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1502
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1474
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1103
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1497
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1280
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1273
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1200
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1478
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1464
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1510
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1488
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1472
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1334
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1468
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1382
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1401
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1146
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1188
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1576
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1652
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1276
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1375
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1188
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1244
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1196
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1553

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Kira Town
$670
32 km or 20 mi Entebbe
$563
70 km or 44 mi Jinja
$593
183 km or 114 mi Tororo
$624
197 km or 122 mi Mbale
$651
212 km or 131 mi Mumias
$505
246 km or 153 mi Kisumu
$533
274 km or 171 mi Gulu
$627
288 km or 179 mi Kasese
$572
294 km or 183 mi Bunia
$825
301 km or 187 mi Eldoret
$520
317 km or 197 mi Mwanza
$623
347 km or 216 mi Beni
$810
350 km or 217 mi Byumba
$620
355 km or 220 mi Arua
$617
366 km or 227 mi Butembo
$798
377 km or 234 mi Kigali
$811
384 km or 238 mi Ruhengeri
$518
393 km or 244 mi Nakuru
$508
431 km or 268 mi Muyinga
$691
432 km or 269 mi Nyanza
$544
432 km or 269 mi Gisenyi
$395
446 km or 277 mi Kibuye
$507
452 km or 281 mi Butare
$409
471 km or 293 mi Ngozi
$692
494 km or 307 mi Ruyigi
$693
503 km or 313 mi Nairobi
$797
510 km or 317 mi Gitega
$694
514 km or 320 mi Cyangugu
$517
516 km or 321 mi Juba
$528
517 km or 321 mi Bubanza
$693
520 km or 323 mi Bukavu
$798
523 km or 325 mi Thika
$455
545 km or 339 mi Bujumbura
$759
551 km or 343 mi Rutana
$691
559 km or 348 mi Machakos
$419
563 km or 350 mi Uvira
$839
564 km or 351 mi Meru
$542
583 km or 362 mi Makamba
$691
613 km or 381 mi Arusha
$602