Kampala vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kampala Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$697
$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1649
$2116
🏠 One person rent
$312
$431
🏘️ Family rent
$519
$753
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$269
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$140
$446
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
34 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
54
73
😀 Quality of life
48
64
🏙️ Population
1.68M
2.95M

The cost of living in Kampala is 18% less expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 7291st and 6533rd ($697 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 0.5 months in Kyiv. Kampala ranked 1st best city to live in Uganda vs Kyiv ranked 3rd in Ukraine, while ranked 6847th and 5360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kampala vs Kyiv

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Kampala Kyiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.65
$9.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.24
$6.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$1.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$513
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$328
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$940
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$323
$583
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38
$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.9
$92.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.3
$6.15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.64%
17.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$2604
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1001
$1122
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.3
$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.76
$5.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$2.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$9.59
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$8.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$5.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.12
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.11
$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.94
$4.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.42
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$33.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.61
$5.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$15.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.5
$70.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$38.8
$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$230
$381
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5038
$10572

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$635
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$531
70 km or 44 mi Jinja
$573
183 km or 114 mi Tororo
$603
197 km or 122 mi Mbale
$624
212 km or 131 mi Mumias
$524
246 km or 153 mi Kisumu
$549
274 km or 171 mi Gulu
$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
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$464
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$479
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$591
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$448
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$572
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$589
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$577
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$490
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$541
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$727
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$397
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$475
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$518
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$477
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$454
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$799
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$527
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$760
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$458
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$628
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$789
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$543
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$669
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$749
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$969
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$529
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$572
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$732
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$501
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$690
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$579
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$840
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$954
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$685
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$1048
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$746
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$608
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$924
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$834
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$676