Kampala vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Kampala Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1697
$1275
🏠 One person rent
$322
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$541
$342
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$43
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$136
$459
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
34 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
54
61
😀 Quality of life
48
63
🏙️ Population
1.68M
1.42M

The cost of living in Kampala is 45% more expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 7132nd and 8722nd ($722 vs $499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 24th in Uganda and Ukraine, respectively. Check Uganda vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kampala compared to 0.9 months in Kharkiv. Kampala ranked 1st best city to live in Uganda vs Kharkiv ranked 4th in Ukraine, while ranked 6923rd and 5605th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this infographic!

Prices in Kampala vs Kharkiv

Prices for goods and services in Kampala and Kharkiv are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Kampala Kharkiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$21
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.4
$4.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$122
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$777
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$362
$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.9
$52.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.9
$80.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.9
$5.94
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.76%
17.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1211
$1150
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1013
$595
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42
$8.47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.92
$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$7.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$3.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$7.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$0.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$0.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$4.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$2.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.34
$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$1.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$0.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$20.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.05
$4.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$7.93
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.59
$2.88
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.5
$55.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43
$77.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$201
$299
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4366
$2953

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Kampala

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Kira Town
$670
32 km or 20 mi Entebbe
$563
70 km or 44 mi Jinja
$593
183 km or 114 mi Tororo
$624
197 km or 122 mi Mbale
$651
212 km or 131 mi Mumias
$505
246 km or 153 mi Kisumu
$533
274 km or 171 mi Gulu
$627
288 km or 179 mi Kasese
$572
294 km or 183 mi Bunia
$825
301 km or 187 mi Eldoret
$520
317 km or 197 mi Mwanza
$623
347 km or 216 mi Beni
$810
350 km or 217 mi Byumba
$620
355 km or 220 mi Arua
$617
366 km or 227 mi Butembo
$798
377 km or 234 mi Kigali
$811
384 km or 238 mi Ruhengeri
$518
393 km or 244 mi Nakuru
$508
431 km or 268 mi Muyinga
$691
432 km or 269 mi Nyanza
$544
432 km or 269 mi Gisenyi
$395
446 km or 277 mi Kibuye
$507
452 km or 281 mi Butare
$409
471 km or 293 mi Ngozi
$692
494 km or 307 mi Ruyigi
$693
503 km or 313 mi Nairobi
$797
510 km or 317 mi Gitega
$694
514 km or 320 mi Cyangugu
$517
516 km or 321 mi Juba
$528
517 km or 321 mi Bubanza
$693
520 km or 323 mi Bukavu
$798
523 km or 325 mi Thika
$455
545 km or 339 mi Bujumbura
$759
551 km or 343 mi Rutana
$691
559 km or 348 mi Machakos
$419
563 km or 350 mi Uvira
$839
564 km or 351 mi Meru
$542
583 km or 362 mi Makamba
$691
613 km or 381 mi Arusha
$602

Cities near Kharkiv

Distance City Cost of living
72 km or 45 mi Belgorod
$757
128 km or 80 mi Poltava
$490
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$516
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$630
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$505
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$567
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$682
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$748
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$644
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$637
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$465
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$639
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$528
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$549
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$485
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$761
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$724
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$476
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$492
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$696
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$599
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$529
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$557
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$705
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$597
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$686
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$500
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$697
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$893
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$759
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$882
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$487
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$545
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$534
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$414
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$680
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$905
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$637
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$759
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$562