Essen vs Kampala - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Kampala
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3766
$1649
🏠 One person rent
$642
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$1100
$519
🍽️ Food expenses
$537
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$181
$88
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3165
$140
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
34 km
🎓 Higher education
96
54
😀 Quality of life
95
48
🏙️ Population
587K
1.68M

The cost of living in Essen is 118% more expensive than in Kampala. Cities ranked 3925th and 7291st ($1519 vs $697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 521st 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 0.2 months in Kampala. Essen ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Kampala ranked 1st in Uganda, while ranked 23rd and 6847th 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
$16.8
$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.5
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.8
$8.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$1.33
☕ Cappuccino
$3.91
$2.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.88
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$571
$453
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$180
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1047
$825
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$794
$323
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$141
$38
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$217
$56.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$39.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
20.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4896
$1233
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3071
$1001
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$0.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69.4
$46.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$31.1
$3.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.96
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.31
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.98
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$4.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$4.92
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$25.1
$4.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.68
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.13
$8.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.41
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.6
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.72
$5.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.4
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$6.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.3
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$97.9
$16.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$38.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$483
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9789
$5038

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1575
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1468
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1636
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1580
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1552
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1538
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1588
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1507
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1565
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1605
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1637
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1629
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1551
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1557
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1547
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1568
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1653
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1544
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1545
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1566
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1572
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1662
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1913
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1528
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1559
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1673
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1564
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1533
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1698
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1538

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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