Glasgow vs Kampala - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Glasgow	Kampala
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2013	$707
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4848	$1744
🏠 One person rent	$1146	$316
🏘️ Family rent	$2071	$635
🍽️ Food expenses	$540	$253
🚐 Transport expenses	$159	$84.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3562	$184
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	34 km
🎓 Higher education	94	52
😀 Quality of life	96	44
🏙️ Population	626K	1.68M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 185% more expensive than in Kampala. Cities ranked 1833rd and 6887th ($2013 vs $707) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 1st in the United Kingdom and Uganda, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Uganda comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Glasgow compared to 0.3 months in Kampala. Glasgow ranked 2nd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Kampala ranked 1st in Uganda, while ranked 19th and 6586th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Kampala

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	Glasgow	Kampala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.1	$2.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.4	$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.22	$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.44	$1.28
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$2.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.26	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1254	$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$882	$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2451	$927
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1640	$426
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$40.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.48%	22.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3909	$1164
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3280	$876
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.79	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$80.9	$45.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.4	$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.95	$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.67	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$3.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.01	$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.33	$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.54	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.71	$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.7	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.71	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.6	$2.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.01	$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.62	$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.03	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.3	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.4	$6.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.3	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$6.36
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.3	$17.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$34
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1167	$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12979	$4412

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1818
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1793
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1793
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1767
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1470
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1599
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1625
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1573
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1710
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1744
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1420
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1724
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2246
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1704
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1647
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1390
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1545
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1732
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1828
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1467
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1767
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1830
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$1830
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1805
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$1989
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1847
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1701
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1800
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1734
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1712
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1706
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1688
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1459
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$1602
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1571
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1640
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1491
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1783
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1763
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1364

Cities near Kampala

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Kira Town	$643
32 km or 20 mi	Entebbe	$559
70 km or 44 mi	Jinja	$511
183 km or 114 mi	Tororo	$581
197 km or 122 mi	Mbale	$583
212 km or 131 mi	Mumias	$483
246 km or 153 mi	Kisumu	$518
274 km or 171 mi	Gulu	$579
288 km or 179 mi	Kasese	$568
294 km or 183 mi	Bunia	$784
301 km or 187 mi	Eldoret	$460
317 km or 197 mi	Mwanza	$466
347 km or 216 mi	Beni	$768
350 km or 217 mi	Byumba	$622
355 km or 220 mi	Arua	$576
366 km or 227 mi	Butembo	$760
377 km or 234 mi	Kigali	$723
384 km or 238 mi	Ruhengeri	$598
393 km or 244 mi	Nakuru	$493
431 km or 268 mi	Muyinga	$509
432 km or 269 mi	Nyanza	$545
432 km or 269 mi	Gisenyi	$587
446 km or 277 mi	Kibuye	$579
452 km or 281 mi	Butare	$441
471 km or 293 mi	Ngozi	$509
494 km or 307 mi	Ruyigi	$509
503 km or 313 mi	Nairobi	$745
510 km or 317 mi	Gitega	$510
514 km or 320 mi	Cyangugu	$559
516 km or 321 mi	Juba	$520
517 km or 321 mi	Bubanza	$508
520 km or 323 mi	Bukavu	$723
523 km or 325 mi	Thika	$571
545 km or 339 mi	Bujumbura	$546
551 km or 343 mi	Rutana	$509
559 km or 348 mi	Machakos	$482
563 km or 350 mi	Uvira	$763
564 km or 351 mi	Meru	$535
583 km or 362 mi	Makamba	$509
613 km or 381 mi	Arusha	$543