Kampala vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Kampala | Mecca | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Kampala is 37% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 7156th and 5103rd ($654 vs $1032) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Uganda and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Uganda vs Saudi Arabia comparison.
The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kampala compared to 1.7 months in Mecca. Kampala ranked 1st best city to live in Uganda vs Mecca ranked 8th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6597th and 6051st among best cities to live in the world.
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Prices in Kampala vs Mecca
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| Kampala | Mecca | |
|---|---|---|
| Eating Out | ||
| 🍱 Lunch Menu | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 32 km or 20 mi | Entebbe | |
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| 183 km or 114 mi | Tororo | |
| 197 km or 122 mi | Mbale | |
| 212 km or 131 mi |  Mumias | |
| 246 km or 153 mi | Kisumu | |
| 274 km or 171 mi | Gulu | |
| 288 km or 179 mi | Kasese | |
| 294 km or 183 mi |  Bunia | |
| 301 km or 187 mi | Eldoret | |
| 317 km or 197 mi |  Mwanza | |
| 347 km or 216 mi | Beni | |
| 350 km or 217 mi |  Byumba | |
| 355 km or 220 mi | Arua | |
| 366 km or 227 mi | Butembo | |
| 377 km or 234 mi | Kigali | |
| 384 km or 238 mi | Ruhengeri | |
| 393 km or 244 mi | Nakuru | |
| 431 km or 268 mi |  Muyinga | |
| 432 km or 269 mi | Nyanza | |
| 432 km or 269 mi | Gisenyi | |
| 446 km or 277 mi | Kibuye | |
| 452 km or 281 mi | Butare | |
| 471 km or 293 mi | Ngozi | |
| 494 km or 307 mi | Ruyigi | |
| 503 km or 313 mi | Nairobi | |
| 510 km or 317 mi | Gitega | |
| 514 km or 320 mi | Cyangugu | |
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| 517 km or 321 mi | Bubanza | |
| 520 km or 323 mi | Bukavu | |
| 523 km or 325 mi | Thika | |
| 545 km or 339 mi | Bujumbura | |
| 551 km or 343 mi | Rutana | |
| 559 km or 348 mi | Machakos | |
| 563 km or 350 mi | Uvira | |
| 564 km or 351 mi | Meru | |
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| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 69 km or 43 mi |  Jeddah | |
| 329 km or 204 mi | Bisha | |
| 338 km or 210 mi |  Port Sudan | |
| 339 km or 211 mi | Medina | |
| 350 km or 218 mi | Yanbu | |
| 354 km or 220 mi | Bareq | |
| 453 km or 282 mi | Abha | |
| 606 km or 377 mi | As Sulayyil | |
| 620 km or 385 mi | Ar Rass | |
| 628 km or 390 mi | Najran | |
| 642 km or 399 mi | Al Wajh | |
| 644 km or 400 mi |  Keren | |
| 648 km or 403 mi |  Sa'dah | |
| 649 km or 403 mi | Massawa | |
| 670 km or 416 mi | Unaizah | |
| 684 km or 425 mi | Asmara | |
| 703 km or 437 mi | Ha'il | |
| 735 km or 457 mi | Mendefera | |
| 738 km or 458 mi | Atbara | |
| 756 km or 470 mi | Kassala | |
| 769 km or 478 mi |  Aswan | |
| 790 km or 491 mi | Riyadh | |
| 807 km or 501 mi | Al Hudaydah | |
| 818 km or 508 mi | Sanaa | |
| 842 km or 523 mi | Sayyan | |
| 842 km or 523 mi | Tabuk | |
| 873 km or 542 mi | Luxor | |
| 884 km or 549 mi |  Mekelle | |
| 884 km or 549 mi | Zabid | |
| 890 km or 553 mi | Hurghada | |
| 895 km or 556 mi | Qena | |
| 904 km or 562 mi | Dhamar | |
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| 912 km or 567 mi | Sharm El Sheikh | |
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| 947 km or 588 mi | El-Gadarif | |
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