Kampala vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kampala Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$1585
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1697
$3752
🏠 One person rent
$322
$959
🏘️ Family rent
$541
$1694
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$382
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$136
$1020
😷 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 54% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 7132nd and 3728th ($722 vs $1585) 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 6923rd and 3206th 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
$2.86
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$58.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.4
$6.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$4.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$3.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$1348
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$719
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$777
$2372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$362
$1313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.9
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.9
$160
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.9
$9.13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.76%
22.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1211
$10959
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1013
$4560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42
$41.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.92
$6.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$6.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$13.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$2.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$9.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.34
$4.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$2.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.05
$7.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.59
$7.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.5
$88.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43
$146
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$201
$735
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4366
$17546

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Kira Town
$670
32 km or 20 mi Entebbe
$563
70 km or 44 mi Jinja
$593
183 km or 114 mi Tororo
$624
197 km or 122 mi Mbale
$651
212 km or 131 mi Mumias
$505
246 km or 153 mi Kisumu
$533
274 km or 171 mi Gulu
$627
288 km or 179 mi Kasese
$572
294 km or 183 mi Bunia
$825
301 km or 187 mi Eldoret
$520
317 km or 197 mi Mwanza
$623
347 km or 216 mi Beni
$810
350 km or 217 mi Byumba
$620
355 km or 220 mi Arua
$617
366 km or 227 mi Butembo
$798
377 km or 234 mi Kigali
$811
384 km or 238 mi Ruhengeri
$518
393 km or 244 mi Nakuru
$508
431 km or 268 mi Muyinga
$691
432 km or 269 mi Nyanza
$544
432 km or 269 mi Gisenyi
$395
446 km or 277 mi Kibuye
$507
452 km or 281 mi Butare
$409
471 km or 293 mi Ngozi
$692
494 km or 307 mi Ruyigi
$693
503 km or 313 mi Nairobi
$797
510 km or 317 mi Gitega
$694
514 km or 320 mi Cyangugu
$517
516 km or 321 mi Juba
$528
517 km or 321 mi Bubanza
$693
520 km or 323 mi Bukavu
$798
523 km or 325 mi Thika
$455
545 km or 339 mi Bujumbura
$759
551 km or 343 mi Rutana
$691
559 km or 348 mi Machakos
$419
563 km or 350 mi Uvira
$839
564 km or 351 mi Meru
$542
583 km or 362 mi Makamba
$691
613 km or 381 mi Arusha
$602

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$978
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$989
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$971
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$891
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$957
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$910
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$959
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$950
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$726
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$637
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$777
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$905
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$732
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$738
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$726
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$695
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$738
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$757
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$696
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$686
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$749
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$589
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$597
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$578
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$595
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$680
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$682
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$724
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$335
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$748
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$567
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$505
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$622
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$773
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$585
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$545
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$516
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$757
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$791