Essen vs Kampala - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Kampala
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$654
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$1612
🏠 One person rent
$759
$273
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$509
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$93.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$207
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
34 km
🎓 Higher education
95
52
😀 Quality of life
95
46
🏙️ Population
579K
1.68M

The cost of living in Essen is 132% more expensive than in Kampala. Cities ranked 3358th and 7156th ($1519 vs $654) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th 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 Essen compared to 0.3 months in Kampala. Essen ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Kampala ranked 1st in Uganda, while ranked 32nd and 6597th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Essen vs Kampala

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Essen Kampala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$2.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$32.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$49
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$75.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
19.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$1172
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$9242
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$51.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$3.77
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$2.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$4.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$3.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$5.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$54.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$5.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$6.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$16.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$39.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$4869

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410

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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