Kampala vs Mumbai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kampala Mumbai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$654
$706
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1612
$1886
🏠 One person rent
$273
$401
🏘️ Family rent
$509
$1010
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$202
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.6
$53
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$207
$836
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
34 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
52
82
😀 Quality of life
46
65
🏙️ Population
1.68M
15.4M

The cost of living in Kampala is 7% less expensive than in Mumbai. Cities ranked 7156th and 6763rd ($654 vs $706) 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 1.2 months in Mumbai. Kampala ranked 1st best city to live in Uganda vs Mumbai ranked 5th in India, while ranked 6597th and 4571st 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
$2.52
$4.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$17.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.7
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$3.2
 Cappuccino
$2.46
$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$549
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$1624
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$306
$763
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.2
$42.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49
$66.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$75.9
$9.02
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.99%
8.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1172
$8282
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9242
$4116
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.2
$4.59
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.77
$3.15
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.47
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.07
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$6.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$4.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.95
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$2.09
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.28
$4.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.81
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$2.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.2
$25.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.64
$4.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$11.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$3.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.4
$28.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.2
$62.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$177
$115
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4869
$2517

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$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
20 km or 12 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
27 km or 17 mi Thane
$482
44 km or 28 mi Bhiwandi
$368
46 km or 28 mi Kalyan
$391
56 km or 35 mi Vasai
$315
119 km or 74 mi Pune
$510
152 km or 94 mi Nashik
$377
187 km or 116 mi Satara
$400
221 km or 137 mi Navsari
$301
245 km or 152 mi Surat
$809
252 km or 156 mi Malegaon
$345
280 km or 174 mi Aurangabad
$379
292 km or 182 mi Kolhapur
$352
297 km or 184 mi Sangli
$359
306 km or 190 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
320 km or 199 mi Bhavnagar
$296
355 km or 221 mi Solapur
$345
365 km or 227 mi Jalgaon
$359
373 km or 232 mi Vadodara
$399
387 km or 240 mi Bijapur
$361
387 km or 241 mi Belgaum
$497
400 km or 249 mi Latur
$431
402 km or 250 mi Panjim
$376
409 km or 254 mi Mormugao
$508
415 km or 258 mi Nadiad
$396
427 km or 265 mi Rajkot
$353
428 km or 266 mi Margao
$433
432 km or 268 mi Godhra
$385
449 km or 279 mi Porbandar
$358
453 km or 281 mi Ahmedabad
$505
457 km or 284 mi Hubli
$361
460 km or 286 mi Gulbarga
$250
473 km or 294 mi Gandhinagar
$339
473 km or 294 mi Nanded
$342
478 km or 297 mi Akola
$375
517 km or 321 mi Mehsana
$377
522 km or 324 mi Indore
$390
536 km or 333 mi Ratlam
$323
555 km or 345 mi Nizamabad
$360
558 km or 347 mi Amravati
$325