Kampala vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kampala Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$698
$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1738
$1992
🏠 One person rent
$314
$409
🏘️ Family rent
$645
$1100
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$201
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.5
$50.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$178
$903
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
34 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
53
82
😀 Quality of life
44
69
🏙️ Population
1.68M
15.4M

The cost of living in Kampala is 2% less expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 6903rd and 6818th ($698 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Uganda and India, respectively. Check Uganda vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kampala compared to 1.3 months in Mumbai. Kampala ranked 1st best city to live in Uganda vs Mumbai ranked 1st in India, while ranked 6624th and 2865th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kampala vs Mumbai

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Kampala Mumbai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.45
$4.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.1
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.92
$4.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$2.31
 Cappuccino
$2.65
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$586
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$200
$315
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1184
$1749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$387
$869
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25
$30.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$46.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$8.78
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.44%
9.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1111
$6631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$976
$3058
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.8
$4.59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.68
$2.97
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.45
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$7.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$7.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$0.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$4.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.2
$1.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$3.75
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.5
$26.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.39
$4.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$2.72
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$33.6
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$125
$107
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4369
$3007

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$625
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$785
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$613
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$585
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$768
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$771
384 km or 238 mi Ruhengeri
$492
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$500
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$650
432 km or 269 mi Nyanza
$518
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$381
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$479
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$413
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$648
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$648
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$760
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$651
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$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
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$719
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$648
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$408
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$803
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$541
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$647
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Distance City Cost of living
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$480
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$501
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$362
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$381
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$284
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$513
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$333
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$304
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$286
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$771
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$378
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$350
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$307
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$292
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$304
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$298
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$293
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$348
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$376
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$340
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$473
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$397
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$401
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$492
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$382
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$311
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$430
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$371
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$333
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$452
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$359
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$250
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$415
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$315
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$295
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$389
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$367
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$311
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$294
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$296