Kampala vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kampala Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$698
$1280
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1738
$3260
🏠 One person rent
$314
$675
🏘️ Family rent
$645
$1427
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.5
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$178
$2298
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
34 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
53
46
😀 Quality of life
44
74
🏙️ Population
1.68M
298K

The cost of living in Kampala is 45% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 6903rd and 4263rd ($698 vs $1280) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Uganda and Bahrain, respectively. Check Uganda vs Bahrain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kampala compared to 1.8 months in Manama. Kampala ranked 1st best city to live in Uganda vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 6624th and 1311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kampala Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.45
$6.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.1
$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.92
$7.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$9.31
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$5.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$715
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$200
$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1184
$1691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$387
$1155
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25
$80.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$41.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.44%
8.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1111
$2589
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$976
$2299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.8
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.68
$36.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.45
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$9.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$7.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$2.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$6.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.2
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$2.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$3.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.5
$78.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.39
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$39.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$43.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$33.6
$90
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$125
$377
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4369
$9896

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197 km or 122 mi Mbale
$605
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$490
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$522
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$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
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$648
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$760
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$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
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$638

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$1243
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1223
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$1068
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1056
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$897
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1709
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$804
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$901
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1779
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$551
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$546
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$547
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$557
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1721
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$589
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1637
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$1828
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$548
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$1393
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$563
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$736
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2379
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$536
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1494
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$740
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2240
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1196
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$529
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$547
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$544
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$723
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$904
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$1540
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$1844
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$634
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1239
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$597
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$514