Kampala vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kampala Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$430
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1679
$1029
🏠 One person rent
$303
$168
🏘️ Family rent
$495
$274
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$146
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.5
$71.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$132
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
34 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
57
63
😀 Quality of life
49
54
🏙️ Population
1.68M
14.9M

The cost of living in Kampala is 67% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 7003rd and 8915th ($717 vs $430) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Uganda and Pakistan, respectively. Check Uganda vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kampala compared to 0.3 months in Karachi. Kampala ranked 1st best city to live in Uganda vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 6747th and 6371st among best cities to live in the world.

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Kampala Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$1.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.1
$12.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$71.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$204
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.6
$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.7
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.2
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.47%
16.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1048
$371
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.2
$8.76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.07
$6.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.54
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$6.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$3.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$5.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$0.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$1.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$2.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.5
$1.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.35
$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.3
$15.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.64
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.3
$18.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$63.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$67.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3783
$1491

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$658
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$578
70 km or 44 mi Jinja
$582
183 km or 114 mi Tororo
$623
197 km or 122 mi Mbale
$654
212 km or 131 mi Mumias
$511
246 km or 153 mi Kisumu
$543
274 km or 171 mi Gulu
$627
288 km or 179 mi Kasese
$567
294 km or 183 mi Bunia
$833
301 km or 187 mi Eldoret
$528
317 km or 197 mi Mwanza
$656
347 km or 216 mi Beni
$820
350 km or 217 mi Byumba
$597
355 km or 220 mi Arua
$617
366 km or 227 mi Butembo
$804
377 km or 234 mi Kigali
$758
384 km or 238 mi Ruhengeri
$499
393 km or 244 mi Nakuru
$503
431 km or 268 mi Muyinga
$687
432 km or 269 mi Nyanza
$524
432 km or 269 mi Gisenyi
$396
446 km or 277 mi Kibuye
$491
452 km or 281 mi Butare
$412
471 km or 293 mi Ngozi
$686
494 km or 307 mi Ruyigi
$687
503 km or 313 mi Nairobi
$811
510 km or 317 mi Gitega
$689
514 km or 320 mi Cyangugu
$505
516 km or 321 mi Juba
$527
517 km or 321 mi Bubanza
$689
520 km or 323 mi Bukavu
$803
523 km or 325 mi Thika
$460
545 km or 339 mi Bujumbura
$754
551 km or 343 mi Rutana
$688
559 km or 348 mi Machakos
$420
563 km or 350 mi Uvira
$842
564 km or 351 mi Meru
$549
583 km or 362 mi Makamba
$688
613 km or 381 mi Arusha
$612

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Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$382
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$324
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$395
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$336
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$290
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$340
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$322
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$330
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$324
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$382
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$291
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$442
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$407
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$291
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$322
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$305
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$375
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$573
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$315
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$301
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$624
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$374
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$366
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$290
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$705
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$403
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$278
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$436
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$328
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$362
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$274
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$439
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$808
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$347
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$303
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$267
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1081
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$335
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$558