Kampala vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kampala Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$697
$1678
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1649
$4001
🏠 One person rent
$312
$1006
🏘️ Family rent
$519
$1773
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$403
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$140
$1104
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
34 km
28 km
🎓 Higher education
54
96
😀 Quality of life
48
72
🏙️ Population
1.68M
13.3M

The cost of living in Kampala is 58% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 7291st and 3277th ($697 vs $1678) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Uganda and Russia, respectively. Check Uganda vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kampala compared to 0.7 months in Moscow. Kampala ranked 1st best city to live in Uganda vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 6847th and 2774th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kampala vs Moscow

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Kampala Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.65
$11.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$61.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.24
$7.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$5.38
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$4.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$1.73
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$743
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$2602
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$323
$1335
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38
$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.9
$176
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.3
$9.22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.64%
20.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$11458
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1001
$4987
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$1.09
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.3
$46.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.76
$7.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$7.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.12
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.11
$5.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.94
$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.61
$9.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$38.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$8.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.5
$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$38.8
$149
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$230
$788
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5038
$20160

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Kira Town
$635
32 km or 20 mi Entebbe
$531
70 km or 44 mi Jinja
$573
183 km or 114 mi Tororo
$603
197 km or 122 mi Mbale
$624
212 km or 131 mi Mumias
$524
246 km or 153 mi Kisumu
$549
274 km or 171 mi Gulu
$591
288 km or 179 mi Kasese
$541
294 km or 183 mi Bunia
$810
301 km or 187 mi Eldoret
$513
317 km or 197 mi Mwanza
$613
347 km or 216 mi Beni
$795
350 km or 217 mi Byumba
$671
355 km or 220 mi Arua
$577
366 km or 227 mi Butembo
$784
377 km or 234 mi Kigali
$872
384 km or 238 mi Ruhengeri
$553
393 km or 244 mi Nakuru
$532
431 km or 268 mi Muyinga
$688
432 km or 269 mi Nyanza
$583
432 km or 269 mi Gisenyi
$411
446 km or 277 mi Kibuye
$533
452 km or 281 mi Butare
$447
471 km or 293 mi Ngozi
$689
494 km or 307 mi Ruyigi
$688
503 km or 313 mi Nairobi
$807
510 km or 317 mi Gitega
$691
514 km or 320 mi Cyangugu
$543
516 km or 321 mi Juba
$513
517 km or 321 mi Bubanza
$688
520 km or 323 mi Bukavu
$779
523 km or 325 mi Thika
$448
545 km or 339 mi Bujumbura
$750
551 km or 343 mi Rutana
$690
559 km or 348 mi Machakos
$415
563 km or 350 mi Uvira
$828
564 km or 351 mi Meru
$543
583 km or 362 mi Makamba
$689
613 km or 381 mi Arusha
$618

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$1056
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$1077
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$1014
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$1055
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$1030
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$1066
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$791
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$691
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$775
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$974
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$821
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$771
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$781
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$705
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$786
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$804
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$730
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$732
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$800
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$629
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$635
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$604
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$1051
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$626
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$694
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$685
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$766
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$355
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$766
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$611
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$539
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$669
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$834
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$614
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$589
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$518
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$746
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$749