Kampala vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kampala Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$654
$760
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1612
$1995
🏠 One person rent
$273
$367
🏘️ Family rent
$509
$737
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.6
$58.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$207
$520
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
34 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
52
70
😀 Quality of life
46
65
🏙️ Population
1.68M
2.95M

The cost of living in Kampala is 14% less expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 7156th and 6536th ($654 vs $760) 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 0.3 months in Kampala compared to 0.7 months in Kyiv. Kampala ranked 1st best city to live in Uganda vs Kyiv ranked 1st in Ukraine, while ranked 6597th and 4566th 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
$2.52
$7.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$37.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.7
$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$1.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$459
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$306
$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.2
$57.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49
$89.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$75.9
$5.88
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.99%
19.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1172
$2503
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9242
$1319
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.2
$9.91
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.77
$4.19
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.47
$1.42
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$9.06
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$6.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$0.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.95
$5.43
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.28
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$2.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.81
$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$2.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.2
$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.64
$5.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$18.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$8.07
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.4
$68.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.2
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$177
$386
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4869
$7179

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$600
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$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
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$451
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$443
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$495
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$457
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$548
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$406
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$535
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$433
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$534
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$892
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$476
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$504
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$425
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$426
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$485
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$976
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$423
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$820
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$470
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$560
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$767
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$518
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$472
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$637
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$810
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$369
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$487
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$423
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$535
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$464
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$527
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$758
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1111
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$462
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$839
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$439
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$490
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$649
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$704
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$528