Dresden vs Kampala - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Kampala
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1406
$654
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3498
$1612
🏠 One person rent
$696
$273
🏘️ Family rent
$1355
$509
🍽️ Food expenses
$446
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$93.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2906
$207
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
34 km
🎓 Higher education
65
52
😀 Quality of life
88
46
🏙️ Population
555K
1.68M

The cost of living in Dresden is 115% more expensive than in Kampala. Cities ranked 3786th and 7156th ($1406 vs $654) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 426th 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 31st best city to live in Germany vs Kampala ranked 1st in Uganda, while ranked 190th and 6597th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Kampala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.6
$2.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.2
$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.84
$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.32
$1.02
 Cappuccino
$3.3
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.77
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$660
$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$422
$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1317
$697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$955
$306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$183
$32.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
$49
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.5
$75.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
19.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4611
$1172
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4133
$9242
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.25
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
$51.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.8
$3.77
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.82
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.41
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.52
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$2.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$4.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.3
$3.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.71
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.83
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.92
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.89
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.26
$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$5.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$54.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.7
$5.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.8
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$6.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$16.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$39.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10601
$4869

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1347
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1351
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1344
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1296
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1165
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1269
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1027
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1230
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1102
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1344
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1293
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1384
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1323
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1130
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1134
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1038
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1127
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1166
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1348
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1269
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1271
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1311
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1096
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1310
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1288
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1253
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$961
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1046
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1322
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1371
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1069
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1188
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1303

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Kira Town
$600
32 km or 20 mi Entebbe
$547
70 km or 44 mi Jinja
$542
183 km or 114 mi Tororo
$557
197 km or 122 mi Mbale
$557
212 km or 131 mi Mumias
$424
246 km or 153 mi Kisumu
$441
274 km or 171 mi Gulu
$556
288 km or 179 mi Kasese
$543
294 km or 183 mi Bunia
$748
301 km or 187 mi Eldoret
$405
317 km or 197 mi Mwanza
$493
347 km or 216 mi Beni
$747
350 km or 217 mi Byumba
$599
355 km or 220 mi Arua
$553
366 km or 227 mi Butembo
$745
377 km or 234 mi Kigali
$677
384 km or 238 mi Ruhengeri
$575
393 km or 244 mi Nakuru
$439
431 km or 268 mi Muyinga
$449
432 km or 269 mi Nyanza
$539
432 km or 269 mi Gisenyi
$572
446 km or 277 mi Kibuye
$566
452 km or 281 mi Butare
$458
471 km or 293 mi Ngozi
$448
494 km or 307 mi Ruyigi
$446
503 km or 313 mi Nairobi
$646
510 km or 317 mi Gitega
$445
514 km or 320 mi Cyangugu
$554
516 km or 321 mi Juba
$498
517 km or 321 mi Bubanza
$453
520 km or 323 mi Bukavu
$739
523 km or 325 mi Thika
$530
545 km or 339 mi Bujumbura
$493
551 km or 343 mi Rutana
$448
559 km or 348 mi Machakos
$524
563 km or 350 mi Uvira
$776
564 km or 351 mi Meru
$486
583 km or 362 mi Makamba
$449
613 km or 381 mi Arusha
$571