Kampala vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kampala Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$1438
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1679
$3409
🏠 One person rent
$303
$864
🏘️ Family rent
$495
$1523
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.5
$109
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$881
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
34 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
57
96
😀 Quality of life
49
73
🏙️ Population
1.68M
13.3M

The cost of living in Kampala is 50% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 7003rd and 4141st ($717 vs $1438) 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 0.6 months in Moscow. Kampala ranked 1st best city to live in Uganda vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 6747th and 2664th 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
$2.93
$12.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.1
$55.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$6.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$4.27
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$1183
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$660
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$2170
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.6
$91.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.7
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.2
$8.08
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.47%
24.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$9466
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1048
$4008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.2
$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.07
$5.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.54
$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$5.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$2.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.5
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$3.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.35
$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.3
$43.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.64
$7.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$6.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.3
$78.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$127
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3783
$15272

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$658
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$578
70 km or 44 mi Jinja
$582
183 km or 114 mi Tororo
$623
197 km or 122 mi Mbale
$654
212 km or 131 mi Mumias
$511
246 km or 153 mi Kisumu
$543
274 km or 171 mi Gulu
$627
288 km or 179 mi Kasese
$567
294 km or 183 mi Bunia
$833
301 km or 187 mi Eldoret
$528
317 km or 197 mi Mwanza
$656
347 km or 216 mi Beni
$820
350 km or 217 mi Byumba
$597
355 km or 220 mi Arua
$617
366 km or 227 mi Butembo
$804
377 km or 234 mi Kigali
$758
384 km or 238 mi Ruhengeri
$499
393 km or 244 mi Nakuru
$503
431 km or 268 mi Muyinga
$687
432 km or 269 mi Nyanza
$524
432 km or 269 mi Gisenyi
$396
446 km or 277 mi Kibuye
$491
452 km or 281 mi Butare
$412
471 km or 293 mi Ngozi
$686
494 km or 307 mi Ruyigi
$687
503 km or 313 mi Nairobi
$811
510 km or 317 mi Gitega
$689
514 km or 320 mi Cyangugu
$505
516 km or 321 mi Juba
$527
517 km or 321 mi Bubanza
$689
520 km or 323 mi Bukavu
$803
523 km or 325 mi Thika
$460
545 km or 339 mi Bujumbura
$754
551 km or 343 mi Rutana
$688
559 km or 348 mi Machakos
$420
563 km or 350 mi Uvira
$842
564 km or 351 mi Meru
$549
583 km or 362 mi Makamba
$688
613 km or 381 mi Arusha
$612

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$914
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$915
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$917
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$800
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$898
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$831
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$876
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$863
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$671
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$582
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$727
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$837
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$650
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$692
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$672
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$615
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$678
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$765
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$660
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$629
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$697
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$547
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$570
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$543
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$882
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$544
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$672
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$649
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$707
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$293
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$734
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$537
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$485
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$545
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$719
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$537
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$475
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$496
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$718
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$772