Kampala vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kampala Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$697
$501
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1649
$1256
🏠 One person rent
$312
$204
🏘️ Family rent
$519
$336
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$194
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$45.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$140
$493
😷 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 39% more expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 7291st and 8662nd ($697 vs $501) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd 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 1 months in Kharkiv. Kampala ranked 1st best city to live in Uganda vs Kharkiv ranked 4th in Ukraine, while ranked 6847th and 5430th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kampala vs Kharkiv

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Kampala Kharkiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.65
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$19.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.24
$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$0.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$127
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$323
$213
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38
$52.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.9
$81.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.3
$6.26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.64%
17.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$1073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1001
$594
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.3
$9.81
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.76
$3.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$1.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$7.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$3.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$7.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$0.97
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$0.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$4.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.12
$2.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.11
$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.94
$1.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$0.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$18.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.61
$4.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$7.98
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$2.77
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.5
$52.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$38.8
$76
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$230
$285
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5038
$2841

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$635
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183 km or 114 mi Tororo
$603
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$624
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$524
246 km or 153 mi Kisumu
$549
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$591
288 km or 179 mi Kasese
$541
294 km or 183 mi Bunia
$810
301 km or 187 mi Eldoret
$513
317 km or 197 mi Mwanza
$613
347 km or 216 mi Beni
$795
350 km or 217 mi Byumba
$671
355 km or 220 mi Arua
$577
366 km or 227 mi Butembo
$784
377 km or 234 mi Kigali
$872
384 km or 238 mi Ruhengeri
$553
393 km or 244 mi Nakuru
$532
431 km or 268 mi Muyinga
$688
432 km or 269 mi Nyanza
$583
432 km or 269 mi Gisenyi
$411
446 km or 277 mi Kibuye
$533
452 km or 281 mi Butare
$447
471 km or 293 mi Ngozi
$689
494 km or 307 mi Ruyigi
$688
503 km or 313 mi Nairobi
$807
510 km or 317 mi Gitega
$691
514 km or 320 mi Cyangugu
$543
516 km or 321 mi Juba
$513
517 km or 321 mi Bubanza
$688
520 km or 323 mi Bukavu
$779
523 km or 325 mi Thika
$448
545 km or 339 mi Bujumbura
$750
551 km or 343 mi Rutana
$690
559 km or 348 mi Machakos
$415
563 km or 350 mi Uvira
$828
564 km or 351 mi Meru
$543
583 km or 362 mi Makamba
$689
613 km or 381 mi Arusha
$618

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Distance City Cost of living
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$746
128 km or 80 mi Poltava
$475
143 km or 89 mi Sumy
$518
172 km or 107 mi Kramatorsk
$618
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$539
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$611
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$685
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$749
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$642
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$628
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$490
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$621
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$525
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$534
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$471
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$790
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$766
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$448
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$454
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$730
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$518
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$554
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$757
373 km or 232 mi Lipetsk
$635
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$732
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$479
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$779
400 km or 249 mi Rostov-on-Don
$891
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$855
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$853
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$589
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$529
460 km or 286 mi Kherson
$409
471 km or 293 mi Tambov
$694
477 km or 296 mi Tula
$974
504 km or 313 mi Kaluga
$691
514 km or 319 mi Volgodonsk
$798
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$591