Dresden vs Kampala - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Kampala
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1448
$697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3599
$1649
🏠 One person rent
$637
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$1099
$519
🍽️ Food expenses
$517
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$88
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3219
$140
😷 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 108% more expensive than in Kampala. Cities ranked 4158th and 7291st ($1448 vs $697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 592nd 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 17th best city to live in Germany vs Kampala ranked 1st in Uganda, while ranked 96th and 6847th 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
$14.5
$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.7
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$8.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.44
$1.33
☕ Cappuccino
$4.13
$2.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.84
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$652
$453
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$423
$180
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1203
$825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$764
$323
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$56.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.8
$39.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
20.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5147
$1233
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2772
$1001
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.96
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$73.2
$46.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.7
$3.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.33
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.69
$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
$4.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$4.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$4.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.69
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.73
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.91
$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.96
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.37
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.47
$5.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.2
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13
$6.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$16
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.6
$16.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$38.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$446
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15933
$5038

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1412
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1410
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1417
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1424
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1430
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1316
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1445
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1216
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1440
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1141
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1503
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1517
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1461
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1470
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1094
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1530
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1276
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1332
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1174
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1464
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1419
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1438
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1505
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1482
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1460
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1299
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1467
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1332
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1363
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1131
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1174
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1579
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1659
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1244
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1402
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1112
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1195
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1218
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1551

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Kira Town
$635
32 km or 20 mi Entebbe
$531
70 km or 44 mi Jinja
$573
183 km or 114 mi Tororo
$603
197 km or 122 mi Mbale
$624
212 km or 131 mi Mumias
$524
246 km or 153 mi Kisumu
$549
274 km or 171 mi Gulu
$591
288 km or 179 mi Kasese
$541
294 km or 183 mi Bunia
$810
301 km or 187 mi Eldoret
$513
317 km or 197 mi Mwanza
$613
347 km or 216 mi Beni
$795
350 km or 217 mi Byumba
$671
355 km or 220 mi Arua
$577
366 km or 227 mi Butembo
$784
377 km or 234 mi Kigali
$872
384 km or 238 mi Ruhengeri
$553
393 km or 244 mi Nakuru
$532
431 km or 268 mi Muyinga
$688
432 km or 269 mi Nyanza
$583
432 km or 269 mi Gisenyi
$411
446 km or 277 mi Kibuye
$533
452 km or 281 mi Butare
$447
471 km or 293 mi Ngozi
$689
494 km or 307 mi Ruyigi
$688
503 km or 313 mi Nairobi
$807
510 km or 317 mi Gitega
$691
514 km or 320 mi Cyangugu
$543
516 km or 321 mi Juba
$513
517 km or 321 mi Bubanza
$688
520 km or 323 mi Bukavu
$779
523 km or 325 mi Thika
$448
545 km or 339 mi Bujumbura
$750
551 km or 343 mi Rutana
$690
559 km or 348 mi Machakos
$415
563 km or 350 mi Uvira
$828
564 km or 351 mi Meru
$543
583 km or 362 mi Makamba
$689
613 km or 381 mi Arusha
$618