Kampala vs Lahore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kampala Lahore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1679
$1000
🏠 One person rent
$303
$175
🏘️ Family rent
$495
$282
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$148
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.5
$57.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$85.4
😷 Air quality
Bad
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
34 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
57
69
😀 Quality of life
49
48
🏙️ Population
1.68M
11.1M

The cost of living in Kampala is 68% more expensive than in Lahore. Cities ranked 7003rd and 8922nd ($717 vs $427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Uganda and Pakistan, respectively. Check Uganda vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kampala compared to 0.2 months in Lahore. Kampala ranked 1st best city to live in Uganda vs Lahore ranked 4th in Pakistan, while ranked 6747th and 6783rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kampala vs Lahore

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Kampala Lahore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$2.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.1
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$4.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$3.2
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$2.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$107
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$71.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$131
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.6
$79
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.7
$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.2
$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.47%
17.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$622
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1048
$525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.2
$5.24
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.07
$5.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.54
$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$5.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$3.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$4.86
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.63
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$0.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$0.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$0.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$1.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.5
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$2.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.35
$0.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.3
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.64
$4.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$11.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.3
$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$65.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$36.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3783
$1207

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$658
32 km or 20 mi Entebbe
$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
37 km or 23 mi Sheikhupura
$368
49 km or 30 mi Amritsar
$380
49 km or 30 mi Kamoke
$316
68 km or 43 mi Gujranwala
$302
85 km or 53 mi Hafizabad
$363
107 km or 67 mi Sialkot
$311
117 km or 72 mi Gujrat
$320
118 km or 73 mi Okara
$291
120 km or 74 mi Jalandhar
$337
120 km or 75 mi Sahiwal
$303
121 km or 75 mi Faisalabad
$333
130 km or 81 mi Chiniot
$372
140 km or 87 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
140 km or 87 mi Jammu
$284
147 km or 91 mi Pathankot
$350
160 km or 99 mi Ludhiana
$421
164 km or 102 mi Gojra
$351
169 km or 105 mi Sargodha
$376
185 km or 115 mi Mirpur
$277
195 km or 121 mi Jhang
$294
222 km or 138 mi Burewala
$347
244 km or 152 mi Patiala
$357
250 km or 155 mi Chandigarh
$373
257 km or 160 mi Rawalpindi
$416
268 km or 167 mi Islamabad
$443
269 km or 167 mi Khanewal
$362
273 km or 170 mi Shimla
$270
286 km or 178 mi Srinagar
$340
294 km or 183 mi Wah
$344
295 km or 183 mi Baramulla
$265
299 km or 186 mi Hisar
$262
317 km or 197 mi Multan
$403
351 km or 218 mi Bahawalpur
$301
352 km or 219 mi Bhiwani
$330
353 km or 219 mi Saharanpur
$285
354 km or 220 mi Kohat
$364
364 km or 226 mi Rohtak
$248
366 km or 227 mi Mardan
$354
377 km or 234 mi Dehradun
$388
381 km or 237 mi Peshawar
$334