Kampala vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kampala Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$707
$1075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1744
$2731
🏠 One person rent
$316
$612
🏘️ Family rent
$635
$1215
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$272
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.6
$92.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$1262
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
34 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
52
96
😀 Quality of life
44
74
🏙️ Population
1.68M
13M

The cost of living in Kampala is 34% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 6887th and 5091st ($707 vs $1075) 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 6586th and 1280th 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
$2.75
$8.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.1
$37.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.22
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$3.22
☕ Cappuccino
$2.68
$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$842
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$927
$1827
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$426
$918
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.6
$70
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.8
$8.71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.02%
17.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1164
$6312
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$3303
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.5
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.68
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.54
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$0.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$9.55
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$4.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$7.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.73
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.22
$4.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$2.93
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$30.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.56
$5.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.6
$85.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4412
$11652

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$643
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$736
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$743
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$797
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$583
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$633
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$672
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$566
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$660
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$606
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$490
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$590
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$507
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$616
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$515
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$533
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$498
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$623
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$507
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$471
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$450
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$541
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$461
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$401
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$551
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$480
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$508
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$457
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$419
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$298
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$682
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$415
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$467
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$376
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$514
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$469
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$449
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$451
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$541