Kampala vs Montreal - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kampala	Montreal
🚶 Cost of living one person	$707	$1954
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1744	$4616
🏠 One person rent	$316	$986
🏘️ Family rent	$635	$1716
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$608
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.6	$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$184	$2805
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	34 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	52	100
😀 Quality of life	44	93
🏙️ Population	1.68M	1.76M

The cost of living in Kampala is 64% less expensive than in Montreal. Cities ranked 6887th and 2002nd ($707 vs $1954) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 54th in Uganda and Canada, respectively. Check Uganda vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kampala compared to 1.4 months in Montreal. Kampala ranked 1st best city to live in Uganda vs Montreal ranked 2nd in Canada, while ranked 6586th and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kampala vs Montreal

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	Kampala	Montreal
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.75	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.1	$76.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.22	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$6.72
☕ Cappuccino	$2.68	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$270	$1044
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$209	$856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$927	$2012
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$426	$1492
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.6	$49.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.6	$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$42.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.02%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1164	$7494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$876	$4431
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.82	$2.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.5	$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.68	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.54	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$2.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$2.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$3.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$4.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$4.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$2.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$3.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.73	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.22	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$5.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$3.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$3.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.56	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$121
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$32.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.6	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34	$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$669
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4412	$6957

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Cities near Kampala

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Kira Town	$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

Cities near Montreal

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.6 km or 2.3 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1873
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Westmount	$1861
4.4 km or 2.8 mi	Longueuil	$1896
6.4 km or 4 mi	Mount Royal	$1871
9.4 km or 5.9 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1890
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Brossard	$2057
11 km or 7 mi	La Prairie	$1960
13 km or 8.3 mi	Boucherville	$1878
14 km or 8.9 mi	Candiac	$1927
16 km or 9.8 mi	Saint-Constant	$1912
16 km or 10 mi	Dorval	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1912
17 km or 10 mi	Laval	$1996
20 km or 12 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1884
20 km or 12 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1898
20 km or 13 mi	Chateauguay	$1964
21 km or 13 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1908
22 km or 14 mi	Varennes	$1845
22 km or 14 mi	Terrebonne	$1849
23 km or 14 mi	Chambly	$1901
24 km or 15 mi	Boisbriand	$1751
25 km or 15 mi	Kirkland	$1897
26 km or 16 mi	Repentigny	$1823
26 km or 16 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
27 km or 17 mi	Mascouche	$1821
27 km or 17 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1839
29 km or 18 mi	Beloeil	$1836
31 km or 19 mi	Blainville	$1799
31 km or 20 mi	Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu	$1843
38 km or 23 mi	L'Assomption	$1740
39 km or 24 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1921
41 km or 26 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1773
44 km or 27 mi	Mirabel	$1828
46 km or 28 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1805
49 km or 31 mi	Saint-Hyacinthe	$1657
53 km or 33 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$2002
57 km or 35 mi	Joliette	$1540
66 km or 41 mi	Granby	$1187
68 km or 42 mi	Sorel-Tracy	$1624
91 km or 56 mi	Plattsburgh	$1610