Kampala vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kampala	Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person	$698	$810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1738	$1984
🏠 One person rent	$314	$393
🏘️ Family rent	$645	$711
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$178	$1392
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	34 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	53	93
😀 Quality of life	44	77
🏙️ Population	1.68M	1.98M

The cost of living in Kampala is 14% less expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 6903rd and 6403rd ($698 vs $810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Uganda and Malaysia, respectively. Check Uganda vs Malaysia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kampala compared to 1.7 months in Kuala Lumpur. Kampala ranked 1st best city to live in Uganda vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 6624th and 811th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kampala vs Kuala Lumpur

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	Kampala	Kuala Lumpur
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.45	$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.1	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.92	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$4.64
☕ Cappuccino	$2.65	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$450
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$200	$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1184	$928
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$387	$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25	$40.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.1	$25.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.44%	4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1111	$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$976	$1427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.82	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.8	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.68	$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.45	$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.68	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.23	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.79	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.2	$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.5	$41.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.39	$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.64	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.5	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$33.6	$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$125	$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4369	$8723

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Kampala

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Kira Town	$646
32 km or 20 mi	Entebbe	$558
70 km or 44 mi	Jinja	$562
183 km or 114 mi	Tororo	$602
197 km or 122 mi	Mbale	$605
212 km or 131 mi	Mumias	$490
246 km or 153 mi	Kisumu	$522
274 km or 171 mi	Gulu	$594
288 km or 179 mi	Kasese	$573
294 km or 183 mi	Bunia	$801
301 km or 187 mi	Eldoret	$483
317 km or 197 mi	Mwanza	$625
347 km or 216 mi	Beni	$785
350 km or 217 mi	Byumba	$613
355 km or 220 mi	Arua	$585
366 km or 227 mi	Butembo	$768
377 km or 234 mi	Kigali	$771
384 km or 238 mi	Ruhengeri	$492
393 km or 244 mi	Nakuru	$500
431 km or 268 mi	Muyinga	$650
432 km or 269 mi	Nyanza	$518
432 km or 269 mi	Gisenyi	$381
446 km or 277 mi	Kibuye	$479
452 km or 281 mi	Butare	$413
471 km or 293 mi	Ngozi	$648
494 km or 307 mi	Ruyigi	$648
503 km or 313 mi	Nairobi	$760
510 km or 317 mi	Gitega	$651
514 km or 320 mi	Cyangugu	$496
516 km or 321 mi	Juba	$513
517 km or 321 mi	Bubanza	$648
520 km or 323 mi	Bukavu	$759
523 km or 325 mi	Thika	$589
545 km or 339 mi	Bujumbura	$719
551 km or 343 mi	Rutana	$648
559 km or 348 mi	Machakos	$408
563 km or 350 mi	Uvira	$803
564 km or 351 mi	Meru	$541
583 km or 362 mi	Makamba	$647
613 km or 381 mi	Arusha	$638

Cities near Kuala Lumpur

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
15 km or 9.1 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
19 km or 12 mi	Shah Alam	$645
24 km or 15 mi	Putrajaya	$532
25 km or 16 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
30 km or 19 mi	Klang	$670
54 km or 33 mi	Seremban	$604
123 km or 77 mi	Malacca	$669
124 km or 77 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
155 km or 97 mi	Muar	$682
167 km or 104 mi	Dumai	$543
176 km or 109 mi	Ipoh	$628
196 km or 122 mi	Kuantan	$529
199 km or 124 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
211 km or 131 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
217 km or 135 mi	Taiping	$695
219 km or 136 mi	Kluang	$679
229 km or 142 mi	Chukai	$565
282 km or 175 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
291 km or 181 mi	Butterworth	$619
291 km or 181 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
292 km or 181 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
293 km or 182 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
294 km or 183 mi	George Town	$620
297 km or 184 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
309 km or 192 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
311 km or 193 mi	Singapore City	$3059
315 km or 195 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
335 km or 208 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
338 km or 210 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
341 km or 212 mi	Medan	$481
346 km or 215 mi	Batam	$539
360 km or 224 mi	Binjai	$470
361 km or 225 mi	Alor Setar	$490
394 km or 245 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
402 km or 250 mi	Kangar	$536
413 km or 257 mi	Langkawi	$560
441 km or 274 mi	Langsa	$461
451 km or 280 mi	Hat Yai	$570
457 km or 284 mi	Ko Lipe	$719