Kampala vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kampala Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$879
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1679
$2107
🏠 One person rent
$303
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$495
$770
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.5
$70.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$445
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
34 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
57
72
😀 Quality of life
49
68
🏙️ Population
1.68M
2.95M

The cost of living in Kampala is 18% less expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 7003rd and 6330th ($717 vs $879) 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 1st in Ukraine, while ranked 6747th and 4632nd 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
$2.93
$8.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.1
$32.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$6.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$1.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.68
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$541
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$344
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$952
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.6
$66.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.7
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.2
$6.58
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.47%
18.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$2254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1048
$1261
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.2
$14.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.07
$5.91
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.54
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$8.02
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.06
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$2.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.5
$4.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.35
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.3
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.64
$5.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.3
$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$96
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$376
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3783
$7835

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$658
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$578
70 km or 44 mi Jinja
$582
183 km or 114 mi Tororo
$623
197 km or 122 mi Mbale
$654
212 km or 131 mi Mumias
$511
246 km or 153 mi Kisumu
$543
274 km or 171 mi Gulu
$627
288 km or 179 mi Kasese
$567
294 km or 183 mi Bunia
$833
301 km or 187 mi Eldoret
$528
317 km or 197 mi Mwanza
$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
494 km or 307 mi Ruyigi
$687
503 km or 313 mi Nairobi
$811
510 km or 317 mi Gitega
$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
583 km or 362 mi Makamba
$688
613 km or 381 mi Arusha
$612

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$497
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$516
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$586
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$498
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$603
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$475
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$616
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$440
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$535
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$879
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$439
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$479
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$496
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$406
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$503
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$793
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$426
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$921
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$465
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$656
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$884
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$546
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$545
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$790
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$947
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$516
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$546
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$629
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$510
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$670
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$545
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$815
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1164
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$649
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$964
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$718
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$517
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$735
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$830
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$561