Kampala vs Kyiv - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kampala Kyiv
🚶 Cost of living one person
$707
$795
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1744
$1960
🏠 One person rent
$316
$419
🏘️ Family rent
$635
$753
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$241
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.6
$58
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$529
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
34 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
52
70
😀 Quality of life
44
64
🏙️ Population
1.68M
2.95M

The cost of living in Kampala is 11% less expensive than in Kyiv. Cities ranked 6887th and 6450th ($707 vs $795) 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 6586th and 4556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kampala Kyiv
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.75
$7.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.1
$36.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.22
$6.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.68
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$927
$997
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$426
$569
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.6
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$92.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.8
$5.57
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.02%
18.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1164
$2412
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$1325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.5
$9.34
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.68
$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.54
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$8.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$6.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$4.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.73
$2.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.22
$2.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$2.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$24.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.56
$4.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$18.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$7.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.6
$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34
$89.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$365
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4412
$7166

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$643
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$559
70 km or 44 mi Jinja
$511
183 km or 114 mi Tororo
$581
197 km or 122 mi Mbale
$583
212 km or 131 mi Mumias
$483
246 km or 153 mi Kisumu
$518
274 km or 171 mi Gulu
$579
288 km or 179 mi Kasese
$568
294 km or 183 mi Bunia
$784
301 km or 187 mi Eldoret
$460
317 km or 197 mi Mwanza
$466
347 km or 216 mi Beni
$768
350 km or 217 mi Byumba
$622
355 km or 220 mi Arua
$576
366 km or 227 mi Butembo
$760
377 km or 234 mi Kigali
$723
384 km or 238 mi Ruhengeri
$598
393 km or 244 mi Nakuru
$493
431 km or 268 mi Muyinga
$509
432 km or 269 mi Nyanza
$545
432 km or 269 mi Gisenyi
$587
446 km or 277 mi Kibuye
$579
452 km or 281 mi Butare
$441
471 km or 293 mi Ngozi
$509
494 km or 307 mi Ruyigi
$509
503 km or 313 mi Nairobi
$745
510 km or 317 mi Gitega
$510
514 km or 320 mi Cyangugu
$559
516 km or 321 mi Juba
$520
517 km or 321 mi Bubanza
$508
520 km or 323 mi Bukavu
$723
523 km or 325 mi Thika
$571
545 km or 339 mi Bujumbura
$546
551 km or 343 mi Rutana
$509
559 km or 348 mi Machakos
$482
563 km or 350 mi Uvira
$763
564 km or 351 mi Meru
$535
583 km or 362 mi Makamba
$509
613 km or 381 mi Arusha
$543

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Distance City Cost of living
78 km or 49 mi Bila Tserkva
$420
129 km or 80 mi Chernihiv
$422
134 km or 83 mi Zhytomyr
$529
157 km or 97 mi Cherkasy
$432
200 km or 124 mi Vinnytsia
$545
224 km or 139 mi Gomel
$469
250 km or 155 mi Kropyvnytskyi
$514
258 km or 160 mi Kremenchuk
$421
277 km or 172 mi Khmelnytskyi
$490
302 km or 188 mi Soroca
$909
302 km or 188 mi Rivne
$418
305 km or 189 mi Poltava
$473
305 km or 190 mi Sumy
$449
313 km or 195 mi Babruysk
$437
349 km or 217 mi Kryvyi Rih
$516
354 km or 220 mi Balti
$956
360 km or 224 mi Pinsk
$437
363 km or 226 mi Orhei
$860
365 km or 227 mi Ternopil
$457
366 km or 227 mi Kamianske
$576
368 km or 228 mi Dubasari
$806
368 km or 229 mi Lutsk
$487
385 km or 239 mi Mogilev
$467
392 km or 243 mi Dnipro
$679
402 km or 250 mi Chisinau
$876
402 km or 250 mi Mykolaiv
$375
406 km or 252 mi Tiraspol
$491
408 km or 254 mi Bryansk
$450
409 km or 254 mi Kharkiv
$503
409 km or 254 mi Bender
$537
410 km or 255 mi Chernivtsi
$515
411 km or 255 mi Botosani
$780
412 km or 256 mi Ungheni
$1131
420 km or 261 mi Kursk
$457
424 km or 263 mi Iasi
$873
430 km or 267 mi Belgorod
$451
431 km or 268 mi Baranavichy
$516
434 km or 269 mi Minsk
$717
440 km or 273 mi Suceava
$748
441 km or 274 mi Barysaw
$563