Kampala vs Manama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kampala Manama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1679
$2873
🏠 One person rent
$303
$660
🏘️ Family rent
$495
$1136
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.5
$99.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$1982
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
34 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
57
46
😀 Quality of life
49
77
🏙️ Population
1.68M
298K

The cost of living in Kampala is 42% less expensive than in Manama. Cities ranked 7003rd and 4625th ($717 vs $1237) 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 0.2 months in Kampala compared to 1.6 months in Manama. Kampala ranked 1st best city to live in Uganda vs Manama ranked 1st in Bahrain, while ranked 6747th and 1191st among best cities to live in the world.

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Kampala Manama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.1
$52.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$7.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$8.04
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$740
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$1322
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$892
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.6
$77.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.7
$118
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.2
$40.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.47%
8.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$2794
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1048
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.2
$31.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.07
$33.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.54
$0.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$6.67
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$7.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$9.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$6.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.5
$5.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.35
$3.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.3
$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.64
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$39.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.3
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$86.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3783
$8943

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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
5.9 km or 3.7 mi Isa Town
$1230
10 km or 6.2 mi Riffa
$1201
44 km or 27 mi Dhahran
$908
54 km or 33 mi Dammam
$1008
98 km or 61 mi Qatif
$873
110 km or 68 mi Al Khor
$1770
126 km or 78 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
126 km or 78 mi Jubail
$930
139 km or 87 mi Doha
$1849
307 km or 191 mi Bushehr
$453
345 km or 214 mi Borazjan
$477
376 km or 233 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
388 km or 241 mi Jahrom
$530
392 km or 244 mi Kazerun
$503
421 km or 262 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
424 km or 263 mi Shiraz
$553
426 km or 265 mi Riyadh
$1627
427 km or 265 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
428 km or 266 mi Fasa
$529
435 km or 270 mi Kuwait City
$1454
461 km or 287 mi Marvdasht
$530
467 km or 290 mi Al-Faw
$730
485 km or 301 mi Dubai
$2514
488 km or 303 mi Behbahan
$483
491 km or 305 mi Sharjah
$1419
498 km or 309 mi Umm Qasr
$726
498 km or 310 mi Ajman
$2521
501 km or 312 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
503 km or 312 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
504 km or 313 mi Yasuj
$463
510 km or 317 mi Abadan
$549
524 km or 326 mi Khorramshahr
$542
543 km or 337 mi Az Zubayr
$719
547 km or 340 mi Basra
$889
555 km or 345 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
565 km or 351 mi Al Ain
$1449
573 km or 356 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
589 km or 366 mi Fujairah
$1228
597 km or 371 mi Ahvaz
$571
617 km or 383 mi Sirjan
$534