Houston vs Kampala - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Kampala
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$1738
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$314
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$645
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$255
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$78.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$178
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	34 km
🎓 Higher education	100	53
😀 Quality of life	91	44
🏙️ Population	2.3M	1.68M

The cost of living in Houston is 224% more expensive than in Kampala. Cities ranked 1229th and 6903rd ($2265 vs $698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th and 1st in the United States and Uganda, respectively. Check the United States vs Uganda comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Houston compared to 0.3 months in Kampala. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Kampala ranked 1st in Uganda, while ranked 97th and 6624th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Kampala

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	Houston	Kampala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$2.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$8.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$1184
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$387
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$25
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$39
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	21.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$1111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$976
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$40.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$4.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$6.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$33.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$125
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$4369

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182

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