Kampala vs Lucknow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kampala Lucknow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$707
$393
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1744
$1061
🏠 One person rent
$316
$131
🏘️ Family rent
$635
$314
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$146
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.6
$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$419
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
34 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
52
62
😀 Quality of life
44
51
🏙️ Population
1.68M
3.38M

The cost of living in Kampala is 80% more expensive than in Lucknow. Cities ranked 6887th and 8996th ($707 vs $393) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 43rd in Uganda and India, respectively. Check Uganda vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kampala compared to 1.1 months in Lucknow. Kampala ranked 1st best city to live in Uganda vs Lucknow ranked 26th in India, while ranked 6586th and 6126th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kampala Lucknow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.75
$2.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.1
$11.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.22
$3.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$2.68
$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$139
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$82.5
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$927
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$426
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.6
$30.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$47.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.8
$6.39
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.02%
8.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1164
$1781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$851
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.5
$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.68
$4.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.54
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$3.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$2.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$4.47
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$5.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$2.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.73
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.22
$2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$24.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.56
$4.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$12.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$2.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.6
$32.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34
$51.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$65.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4412
$1788

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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
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$329
180 km or 112 mi Allahabad
$461
207 km or 129 mi Dhangadhi
$396
213 km or 132 mi Jaunpur
$331
226 km or 141 mi Bareilly
$299
238 km or 148 mi Bheemdatta
$379
243 km or 151 mi Gorakhpur
$306
249 km or 155 mi Mirzapur
$365
267 km or 166 mi Varanasi
$316
283 km or 176 mi Gwalior
$339
284 km or 176 mi Jhansi
$373
292 km or 182 mi Agra
$360
299 km or 186 mi Satna
$306
305 km or 189 mi Sambhal
$319
306 km or 190 mi Aligarh
$288
311 km or 193 mi Moradabad
$325
331 km or 205 mi Mathura
$292
336 km or 209 mi Pokhara
$377
389 km or 242 mi Birgunj
$335
398 km or 247 mi Meerut
$351
399 km or 248 mi Faridabad
$383
402 km or 250 mi Ghaziabad
$391
405 km or 252 mi Noida
$445
409 km or 254 mi Hetauda
$311
419 km or 260 mi Delhi
$505
422 km or 262 mi Jabalpur
$285
425 km or 264 mi Gurgaon
$533
436 km or 271 mi Alwar
$303
440 km or 274 mi Patna
$356
443 km or 276 mi Lalitpur
$350
445 km or 276 mi Rishikesh
$371
447 km or 278 mi Kathmandu
$443
454 km or 282 mi Sonipat
$275
456 km or 284 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
469 km or 292 mi Gaya
$337
480 km or 298 mi Dehradun
$375
480 km or 298 mi Saharanpur
$284
486 km or 302 mi Vidisha
$337
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$280
494 km or 307 mi Janakpur
$321