Kampala vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kampala Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$654
$417
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1612
$995
🏠 One person rent
$273
$174
🏘️ Family rent
$509
$312
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$142
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.6
$60.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$207
$184
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
34 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
52
63
😀 Quality of life
46
53
🏙️ Population
1.68M
14.9M

The cost of living in Kampala is 57% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 7156th and 8902nd ($654 vs $417) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Uganda and Pakistan, respectively. Check Uganda vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kampala compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Kampala ranked 1st best city to live in Uganda vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 6597th and 6078th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kampala Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.52
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$12.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.7
$4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$1.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$142
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$93.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$316
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$306
$179
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.2
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49
$93.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$75.9
$11
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.99%
21.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1172
$584
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9242
$336
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.2
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.77
$3.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.47
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$5.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$3.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$3.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$0.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$0.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.95
$4.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.28
$2.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$1.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.81
$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.2
$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.64
$4.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$2.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.4
$15.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.2
$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$177
$46.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4869
$1093

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Kira Town
$600
32 km or 20 mi Entebbe
$547
70 km or 44 mi Jinja
$542
183 km or 114 mi Tororo
$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
545 km or 339 mi Bujumbura
$493
551 km or 343 mi Rutana
$448
559 km or 348 mi Machakos
$524
563 km or 350 mi Uvira
$776
564 km or 351 mi Meru
$486
583 km or 362 mi Makamba
$449
613 km or 381 mi Arusha
$571

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$297
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$292
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$326
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$301
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$308
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$293
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$289
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$358
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$353
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$377
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$313
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$505
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$339
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$296
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$360
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$336
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$396
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$779
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$338
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$267
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$672
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$399
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$385
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$291
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$809
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$307
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$301
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$513
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$338
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$328
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$336
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$484
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$822
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$338
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$323
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$315
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1126
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$375
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546