Jeddah vs Kampala - Cost of Living Comparison

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Jeddah Kampala
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1100
$654
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2691
$1612
🏠 One person rent
$495
$273
🏘️ Family rent
$877
$509
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$234
🚐 Transport expenses
$143
$93.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1997
$207
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
34 km
🎓 Higher education
45
52
😀 Quality of life
73
46
🏙️ Population
4.7M
1.68M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 68% more expensive than in Kampala. Cities ranked 4731st and 7156th ($1100 vs $654) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Uganda, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Uganda comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Jeddah compared to 0.3 months in Kampala. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Kampala ranked 1st in Uganda, while ranked 1616th and 6597th among best cities to live in the world.

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Jeddah Kampala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$2.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$53.5
$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.87
$7.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$1.02
 Cappuccino
$3.86
$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$221
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$335
$152
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$935
$697
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$657
$306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$32.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$90.6
$49
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.6
$75.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.77%
19.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1859
$1172
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1264
$9242
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.32
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.9
$51.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.3
$3.77
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.64
$1.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.27
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.76
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.58
$2.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.5
$4.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$3.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.54
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$2.64
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.94
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.7
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.07
$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$5.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.39
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.13
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$87.2
$54.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$5.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.3
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$6.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$16.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$39.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$331
$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6667
$4869

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$844
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$892
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$938
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$920
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$923
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$879
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$466
652 km or 405 mi Ar Rass
$860
661 km or 411 mi Massawa
$467
675 km or 420 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
688 km or 427 mi Najran
$1047
690 km or 429 mi Atbara
$1095
691 km or 429 mi Asmara
$498
702 km or 436 mi Aswan
$280
703 km or 437 mi Sa'dah
$467
704 km or 437 mi Unaizah
$1013
711 km or 442 mi Ha'il
$996
738 km or 458 mi Kassala
$1061
741 km or 461 mi Mendefera
$466
806 km or 501 mi Tabuk
$1000
810 km or 503 mi Luxor
$404
834 km or 518 mi Qena
$443
836 km or 519 mi Hurghada
$434
845 km or 525 mi Riyadh
$1642
849 km or 528 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
855 km or 531 mi El Gouna
$440
863 km or 536 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
869 km or 540 mi Sanaa
$523
893 km or 555 mi Sayyan
$467
897 km or 557 mi Mekelle
$800
904 km or 562 mi Dahab
$625
922 km or 573 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
926 km or 576 mi El-Gadarif
$959
927 km or 576 mi Zabid
$466
942 km or 585 mi Sohag
$449
943 km or 586 mi Sakakah
$854
952 km or 592 mi Khartoum North
$899
954 km or 593 mi Dhamar
$470

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$600
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$547
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$542
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$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
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$493
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$448
559 km or 348 mi Machakos
$524
563 km or 350 mi Uvira
$776
564 km or 351 mi Meru
$486
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$449
613 km or 381 mi Arusha
$571