Kampala vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kampala Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$707
$1267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1744
$3247
🏠 One person rent
$316
$655
🏘️ Family rent
$635
$1366
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.6
$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$2207
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
34 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
52
44
😀 Quality of life
44
72
🏙️ Population
1.68M
298K

The cost of living in Kampala is 44% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 6887th and 4400th ($707 vs $1267) 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 1.7 months in Manama. Kampala ranked 1st best city to live in Uganda vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 6586th and 1915th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kampala Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.75
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.1
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.22
$7.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$7.93
☕ Cappuccino
$2.68
$5.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$927
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$426
$1097
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.6
$76.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.8
$40.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.02%
7.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1164
$2471
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$1550
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.5
$34.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.68
$47.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.54
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.38
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$7.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$6.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$19.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.73
$6.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.22
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$2.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$3.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$73.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.56
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$4.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.6
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34
$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4412
$10026

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$643
32 km or 20 mi Entebbe
$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
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1226
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1218
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$870
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$989
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$878
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1719
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$928
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1810
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$548
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$541
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$561
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$537
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$558
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1586
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$556
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1457
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$546
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$713
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2309
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$507
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1503
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$716
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2084
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$489
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$557
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$552
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$705
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$879
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1050
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1232
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$588
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$520