Kampala vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kampala Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$698
$1244
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1738
$3114
🏠 One person rent
$314
$730
🏘️ Family rent
$645
$1434
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.5
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$178
$1546
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
34 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
53
96
😀 Quality of life
44
74
🏙️ Population
1.68M
13.1M

The cost of living in Kampala is 44% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 6903rd and 4359th ($698 vs $1244) 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 0.3 months in Kampala compared to 1.2 months in Moscow. Kampala ranked 1st best city to live in Uganda vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 6624th and 1187th 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
$2.45
$9.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.1
$46.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.92
$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$971
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$200
$566
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1184
$2192
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$387
$1092
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25
$73.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$9.08
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.44%
22.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1111
$7641
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$976
$3605
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.8
$31.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.68
$6.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.45
$0.65
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$0.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$5.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$9.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.2
$5.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$2.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.5
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.39
$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$82.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$33.6
$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$125
$591
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4369
$12252

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$558
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$490
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$522
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$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
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$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
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$647
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Distance City Cost of living
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$786
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$791
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$867
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$622
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$676
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$743
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$633
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$719
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$609
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$538
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$639
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$552
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$681
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$564
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$523
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$554
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$675
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$540
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$505
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$513
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$636
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$479
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$430
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$584
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$717
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$528
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$561
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$490
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$448
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$300
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$737
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$473
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$434
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$474
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$438
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$524
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$440
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$486
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$552
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$592