Kampala vs Kharkiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kampala Kharkiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$510
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1679
$1309
🏠 One person rent
$303
$203
🏘️ Family rent
$495
$340
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.5
$43.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$434
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
34 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
57
61
😀 Quality of life
49
63
🏙️ Population
1.68M
1.42M

The cost of living in Kampala is 41% more expensive than in Kharkiv. Cities ranked 7003rd and 8604th ($717 vs $510) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 22nd 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 3rd in Ukraine, while ranked 6747th and 5547th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kampala Kharkiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$5.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.1
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.03
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$1.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$358
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$223
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.6
$55.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.7
$85.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.2
$5.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.47%
18.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$1364
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1048
$698
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.2
$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.07
$3.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.54
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$7.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$3.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$6.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$0.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$4.76
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$2.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.5
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$1.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.35
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.3
$21.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.64
$4.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$8.94
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$3.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.3
$54.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$351
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3783
$3156

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$543
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$627
288 km or 179 mi Kasese
$567
294 km or 183 mi Bunia
$833
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$528
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$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
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$687
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$811
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$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
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$688
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$612

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Distance City Cost of living
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$718
128 km or 80 mi Poltava
$479
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$496
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$639
183 km or 114 mi Stary Oskol
$485
184 km or 115 mi Starooskolsky
$537
193 km or 120 mi Kursk
$649
195 km or 121 mi Dnipro
$790
200 km or 125 mi Sievierodonetsk
$633
203 km or 126 mi Kamianske
$656
227 km or 141 mi Kremenchuk
$440
230 km or 143 mi Horlivka
$650
249 km or 155 mi Donetsk
$516
250 km or 156 mi Makiivka
$534
253 km or 157 mi Zaporizhia
$501
275 km or 171 mi Luhansk
$732
280 km or 174 mi Voronezh
$707
306 km or 190 mi Cherkasy
$498
314 km or 195 mi Kryvyi Rih
$503
330 km or 205 mi Oryol
$660
332 km or 206 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
334 km or 207 mi Mariupol
$539
358 km or 222 mi Melitopol
$545
365 km or 227 mi Taganrog
$665
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$570
384 km or 238 mi Bryansk
$629
385 km or 239 mi Chernihiv
$516
389 km or 242 mi Shakhty
$652
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$851
403 km or 250 mi Novocherkassk
$718
409 km or 254 mi Kyiv
$879
438 km or 272 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
455 km or 283 mi Gomel
$475
459 km or 285 mi Mykolaiv
$516
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$420
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$672
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$837
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$582
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$709
540 km or 336 mi Zhytomyr
$586