Kampala vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kampala Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$707
$503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1744
$1307
🏠 One person rent
$316
$210
🏘️ Family rent
$635
$392
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$191
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.6
$39.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
34 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
52
60
😀 Quality of life
44
56
🏙️ Population
1.68M
1.42M

The cost of living in Kampala is 40% more expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 6887th and 8657th ($707 vs $503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th in Uganda and Ukraine, respectively. Check Uganda vs Ukraine comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kampala compared to 0.7 months in Kharkiv. Kampala ranked 1st best city to live in Uganda vs Kharkiv ranked 3rd in Ukraine, while ranked 6586th and 5755th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kampala Kharkiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.75
$5.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.1
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.22
$4.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$2.68
$1.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$135
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$927
$464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$426
$265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.6
$52.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$82.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.8
$4.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.02%
17.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1164
$1198
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$685
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.5
$7.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.68
$3.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.54
$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$7.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$3.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$0.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$4.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.73
$1.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.22
$4.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$1.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$0.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$18.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.56
$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$9.07
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$3.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.6
$59.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34
$84.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4412
$2513

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$559
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$581
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$583
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$483
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$518
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$579
288 km or 179 mi Kasese
$568
294 km or 183 mi Bunia
$784
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$460
317 km or 197 mi Mwanza
$466
347 km or 216 mi Beni
$768
350 km or 217 mi Byumba
$622
355 km or 220 mi Arua
$576
366 km or 227 mi Butembo
$760
377 km or 234 mi Kigali
$723
384 km or 238 mi Ruhengeri
$598
393 km or 244 mi Nakuru
$493
431 km or 268 mi Muyinga
$509
432 km or 269 mi Nyanza
$545
432 km or 269 mi Gisenyi
$587
446 km or 277 mi Kibuye
$579
452 km or 281 mi Butare
$441
471 km or 293 mi Ngozi
$509
494 km or 307 mi Ruyigi
$509
503 km or 313 mi Nairobi
$745
510 km or 317 mi Gitega
$510
514 km or 320 mi Cyangugu
$559
516 km or 321 mi Juba
$520
517 km or 321 mi Bubanza
$508
520 km or 323 mi Bukavu
$723
523 km or 325 mi Thika
$571
545 km or 339 mi Bujumbura
$546
551 km or 343 mi Rutana
$509
559 km or 348 mi Machakos
$482
563 km or 350 mi Uvira
$763
564 km or 351 mi Meru
$535
583 km or 362 mi Makamba
$509
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$543

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Distance City Cost of living
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$451
128 km or 80 mi Poltava
$473
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$449
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$533
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$415
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$447
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$457
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$679
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$506
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$576
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$421
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$546
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$456
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$469
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$405
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$508
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$419
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$432
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$516
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$471
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$491
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$513
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$465
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$401
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$450
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$422
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$534
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$627
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$572
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$795
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
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$469
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$375
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$416
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$508
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$507
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$490
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$537
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$529