Kampala vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kampala Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$654
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1612
$1428
🏠 One person rent
$273
$222
🏘️ Family rent
$509
$465
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.6
$44.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$207
$386
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
34 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
52
60
😀 Quality of life
46
57
🏙️ Population
1.68M
1.43M

The cost of living in Kampala is 22% more expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 7156th and 8242nd ($654 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 6597th and 5715th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kampala Kharkiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.52
$4.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.7
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.11
 Cappuccino
$2.46
$1.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$306
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.2
$56.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49
$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$75.9
$4.93
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.99%
17.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1172
$1351
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9242
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.2
$8.06
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.77
$4.41
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.47
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$8.19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$3.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$5.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$0.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$0.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.95
$5.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.28
$1.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$2.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.81
$1.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.2
$17.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.64
$3.46
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$9.03
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$2.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.4
$57.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.2
$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$177
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4869
$1310

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$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
72 km or 45 mi Belgorod
$439
128 km or 80 mi Poltava
$504
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$425
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$525
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$419
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$446
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$462
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$637
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$509
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$560
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$433
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$543
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$498
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$498
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$476
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$511
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$420
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$457
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$485
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$466
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$498
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$493
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$451
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$401
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$423
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$443
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$559
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$601
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$576
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$760
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$406
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$369
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$401
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$501
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$526
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$490
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$531
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$495