Frankfurt vs Kampala - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Frankfurt	Kampala
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1989	$698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4617	$1738
🏠 One person rent	$1125	$314
🏘️ Family rent	$1929	$645
🍽️ Food expenses	$534	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$170	$78.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3700	$178
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	34 km
🎓 Higher education	87	53
😀 Quality of life	94	44
🏙️ Population	776K	1.68M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 185% more expensive than in Kampala. Cities ranked 1863rd and 6903rd ($1989 vs $698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Germany and Uganda, respectively. Check Germany vs Uganda comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Frankfurt compared to 0.3 months in Kampala. Frankfurt ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Kampala ranked 1st in Uganda, while ranked 47th and 6624th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Kampala

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	Frankfurt	Kampala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.1	$2.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72.5	$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.3	$8.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.06	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$3.92	$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1133	$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$849	$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2172	$1184
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1473	$387
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$25
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$282	$39
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.01%	21.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8106	$1111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4832	$976
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.86	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.5	$40.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.3	$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.3	$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$4.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.11	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.97	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.41	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.52	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.7	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$6.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$95.1	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$86	$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.7	$33.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$555	$125
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14496	$4369

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi	Offenbach am Main	$1566
6.6 km or 4.1 mi	Neu-Isenburg	$1680
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Bad Vilbel	$1670
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Eschborn	$1717
11 km or 6.6 mi	Dreieich	$1662
11 km or 6.7 mi	Muhlheim am Main	$1589
12 km or 7.3 mi	Maintal	$1599
12 km or 7.7 mi	Oberursel	$1682
13 km or 8 mi	Obertshausen	$1592
13 km or 8.2 mi	Bad Soden	$1707
14 km or 8.4 mi	Dietzenbach	$1626
14 km or 8.6 mi	Bad Homburg vor der Hohe	$1660
14 km or 8.6 mi	Langen	$1651
15 km or 9.1 mi	Karben	$1631
15 km or 9.1 mi	Hattersheim am Main	$1698
16 km or 9.9 mi	Morfelden-Walldorf	$1665
16 km or 10 mi	Friedrichsdorf	$1624
16 km or 10 mi	Kelkheim	$1705
17 km or 11 mi	Hofheim	$1708
17 km or 11 mi	Hanau	$1591
18 km or 11 mi	Rodgau	$1606
18 km or 11 mi	Rodermark	$1618
19 km or 12 mi	Bruchkobel	$1601
21 km or 13 mi	Florsheim am Main	$1689
22 km or 14 mi	Nidderau	$1595
22 km or 14 mi	Seligenstadt	$1608
23 km or 14 mi	Russelsheim am Main	$1698
24 km or 15 mi	Weiterstadt	$1605
25 km or 16 mi	Friedberg	$1623
26 km or 16 mi	Gro-Gerau	$1641
28 km or 17 mi	Darmstadt	$1632
29 km or 18 mi	Bad Nauheim	$1620
30 km or 18 mi	Griesheim	$1605
32 km or 20 mi	Wiesbaden	$1879
32 km or 20 mi	Idstein	$1707
32 km or 20 mi	Mainz	$1666
33 km or 20 mi	Gro-Umstadt	$1614
34 km or 21 mi	Riedstadt	$1614
35 km or 22 mi	Pfungstadt	$1603
36 km or 22 mi	Butzbach	$1595

Cities near Kampala

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Kira Town	$646
32 km or 20 mi	Entebbe	$558
70 km or 44 mi	Jinja	$562
183 km or 114 mi	Tororo	$602
197 km or 122 mi	Mbale	$605
212 km or 131 mi	Mumias	$490
246 km or 153 mi	Kisumu	$522
274 km or 171 mi	Gulu	$594
288 km or 179 mi	Kasese	$573
294 km or 183 mi	Bunia	$801
301 km or 187 mi	Eldoret	$483
317 km or 197 mi	Mwanza	$625
347 km or 216 mi	Beni	$785
350 km or 217 mi	Byumba	$613
355 km or 220 mi	Arua	$585
366 km or 227 mi	Butembo	$768
377 km or 234 mi	Kigali	$771
384 km or 238 mi	Ruhengeri	$492
393 km or 244 mi	Nakuru	$500
431 km or 268 mi	Muyinga	$650
432 km or 269 mi	Nyanza	$518
432 km or 269 mi	Gisenyi	$381
446 km or 277 mi	Kibuye	$479
452 km or 281 mi	Butare	$413
471 km or 293 mi	Ngozi	$648
494 km or 307 mi	Ruyigi	$648
503 km or 313 mi	Nairobi	$760
510 km or 317 mi	Gitega	$651
514 km or 320 mi	Cyangugu	$496
516 km or 321 mi	Juba	$513
517 km or 321 mi	Bubanza	$648
520 km or 323 mi	Bukavu	$759
523 km or 325 mi	Thika	$589
545 km or 339 mi	Bujumbura	$719
551 km or 343 mi	Rutana	$648
559 km or 348 mi	Machakos	$408
563 km or 350 mi	Uvira	$803
564 km or 351 mi	Meru	$541
583 km or 362 mi	Makamba	$647
613 km or 381 mi	Arusha	$638