Kampala vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kampala	Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$698	$1068
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1738	$2602
🏠 One person rent	$314	$531
🏘️ Family rent	$645	$1006
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$178	$373
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	34 km	1 km
🎓 Higher education	53	29
😀 Quality of life	44	41
🏙️ Population	1.68M	1.13M

The cost of living in Kampala is 35% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 6903rd and 5045th ($698 vs $1068) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Uganda and Mozambique, respectively. Check Uganda vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kampala compared to 0.3 months in Maputo. Kampala ranked 1st best city to live in Uganda vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 6624th and 6875th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kampala vs Maputo

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	Kampala	Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.45	$9.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.1	$47.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.92	$8.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$1.14
☕ Cappuccino	$2.65	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$592
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$200	$308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1184	$1399
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$387	$661
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25	$56
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$86.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.1	$111
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.44%	24.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1111	$3504
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$976	$2016
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.82	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.8	$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.68	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.45	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.68	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.23	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$5.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$0.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.79	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.2	$4.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.5	$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.39	$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.64	$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.5	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$33.6	$80.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$125	$155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4369	$5643

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Cities near Kampala

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Kira Town	$646
32 km or 20 mi	Entebbe	$558
70 km or 44 mi	Jinja	$562
183 km or 114 mi	Tororo	$602
197 km or 122 mi	Mbale	$605
212 km or 131 mi	Mumias	$490
246 km or 153 mi	Kisumu	$522
274 km or 171 mi	Gulu	$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
494 km or 307 mi	Ruyigi	$648
503 km or 313 mi	Nairobi	$760
510 km or 317 mi	Gitega	$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
613 km or 381 mi	Arusha	$638

Cities near Maputo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Matola	$964
136 km or 85 mi	Manzini	$442
144 km or 90 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003
148 km or 92 mi	Mbabane	$562
272 km or 169 mi	Vryheid	$763
310 km or 193 mi	Middelburg	$795
318 km or 197 mi	Bethal	$784
415 km or 258 mi	Springs	$678
426 km or 265 mi	Benoni	$785
439 km or 273 mi	Centurion	$807
440 km or 273 mi	Pretoria	$906
453 km or 281 mi	Sandton	$953
454 km or 282 mi	Johannesburg	$993
457 km or 284 mi	Randburg	$837
460 km or 286 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
464 km or 288 mi	Durban	$809
471 km or 292 mi	Vereeniging	$672
472 km or 293 mi	Soweto	$923
480 km or 299 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
483 km or 300 mi	Brits	$820
534 km or 332 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
536 km or 333 mi	Rustenburg	$889
553 km or 343 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
564 km or 351 mi	Kroonstad	$768
598 km or 371 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
598 km or 372 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
624 km or 388 mi	Welkom	$748
628 km or 390 mi	Maseru	$621
661 km or 411 mi	Mahalapye	$631
667 km or 414 mi	Palapye	$540
674 km or 419 mi	Masvingo	$854
680 km or 422 mi	Mafeteng	$567
685 km or 425 mi	Gaborone	$691
695 km or 432 mi	Mmabatho	$780
697 km or 433 mi	Lobatse	$665
712 km or 443 mi	Serowe	$583
715 km or 444 mi	Beira	$1003
720 km or 447 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
730 km or 453 mi	Mthatha	$852
732 km or 455 mi	Molepolole	$628