Kampala vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kampala Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$654
$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1612
$2666
🏠 One person rent
$273
$542
🏘️ Family rent
$509
$1116
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$277
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.6
$97.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$207
$1208
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
34 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
52
96
😀 Quality of life
46
73
🏙️ Population
1.68M
12.5M

The cost of living in Kampala is 36% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 7156th and 5167th ($654 vs $1021) 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 6597th and 1608th 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
$2.52
$8.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$37
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.7
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$3.41
 Cappuccino
$2.46
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$697
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$1545
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$306
$883
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.2
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49
$94.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$75.9
$6.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.99%
12.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1172
$5342
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9242
$3004
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.2
$29.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.77
$6.59
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.47
$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$9.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$3.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.95
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.28
$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$6.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.81
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.2
$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.64
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$29.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$9.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.4
$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.2
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$177
$458
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4869
$10868

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Kira Town
$600
32 km or 20 mi Entebbe
$547
70 km or 44 mi Jinja
$542
183 km or 114 mi Tororo
$557
197 km or 122 mi Mbale
$557
212 km or 131 mi Mumias
$424
246 km or 153 mi Kisumu
$441
274 km or 171 mi Gulu
$556
288 km or 179 mi Kasese
$543
294 km or 183 mi Bunia
$748
301 km or 187 mi Eldoret
$405
317 km or 197 mi Mwanza
$493
347 km or 216 mi Beni
$747
350 km or 217 mi Byumba
$599
355 km or 220 mi Arua
$553
366 km or 227 mi Butembo
$745
377 km or 234 mi Kigali
$677
384 km or 238 mi Ruhengeri
$575
393 km or 244 mi Nakuru
$439
431 km or 268 mi Muyinga
$449
432 km or 269 mi Nyanza
$539
432 km or 269 mi Gisenyi
$572
446 km or 277 mi Kibuye
$566
452 km or 281 mi Butare
$458
471 km or 293 mi Ngozi
$448
494 km or 307 mi Ruyigi
$446
503 km or 313 mi Nairobi
$646
510 km or 317 mi Gitega
$445
514 km or 320 mi Cyangugu
$554
516 km or 321 mi Juba
$498
517 km or 321 mi Bubanza
$453
520 km or 323 mi Bukavu
$739
523 km or 325 mi Thika
$530
545 km or 339 mi Bujumbura
$493
551 km or 343 mi Rutana
$448
559 km or 348 mi Machakos
$524
563 km or 350 mi Uvira
$776
564 km or 351 mi Meru
$486
583 km or 362 mi Makamba
$449
613 km or 381 mi Arusha
$571

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$658
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$732
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$656
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$587
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$645
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$653
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$525
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$629
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$597
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$573
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$526
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$597
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$488
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$496
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$497
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$612
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$488
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$466
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$423
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$437
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$427
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$455
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$501
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$462
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$420
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$299
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$694
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$446
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$419
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$472
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$414
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$542
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$406
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$425
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$439
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$517