Kampala vs Munich - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kampala	Munich
🚶 Cost of living one person	$717	$2463
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$5699
🏠 One person rent	$303	$1467
🏘️ Family rent	$495	$2572
🍽️ Food expenses	$268	$593
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.5	$237
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$142	$3954
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	34 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	57	90
😀 Quality of life	49	94
🏙️ Population	1.68M	1.51M

The cost of living in Kampala is 71% less expensive than in Munich. Cities ranked 7003rd and 920th ($717 vs $2463) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Uganda and Germany, respectively. Check Uganda vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kampala compared to 1.6 months in Munich. Kampala ranked 1st best city to live in Uganda vs Munich ranked 8th in Germany, while ranked 6747th and 61st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kampala vs Munich

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	Kampala	Munich
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.1	$80.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.95	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$5.48
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$4.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$4.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$1546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$1155
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$669	$2816
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$338	$2089
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.6	$191
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.7	$294
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.2	$43.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.47%	4.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1201	$13232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1048	$9526
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$4.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.2	$67.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.07	$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.54	$1.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$4.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$3.82
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$4.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$8.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.73	$9.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.5	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$3.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.35	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.3	$53.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.64	$15.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.1	$80.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.3	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.7	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$176	$954
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3783	$14492

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Cities near Kampala

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Kira Town	$658
32 km or 20 mi	Entebbe	$578
70 km or 44 mi	Jinja	$582
183 km or 114 mi	Tororo	$623
197 km or 122 mi	Mbale	$654
212 km or 131 mi	Mumias	$511
246 km or 153 mi	Kisumu	$543
274 km or 171 mi	Gulu	$627
288 km or 179 mi	Kasese	$567
294 km or 183 mi	Bunia	$833
301 km or 187 mi	Eldoret	$528
317 km or 197 mi	Mwanza	$656
347 km or 216 mi	Beni	$820
350 km or 217 mi	Byumba	$597
355 km or 220 mi	Arua	$617
366 km or 227 mi	Butembo	$804
377 km or 234 mi	Kigali	$758
384 km or 238 mi	Ruhengeri	$499
393 km or 244 mi	Nakuru	$503
431 km or 268 mi	Muyinga	$687
432 km or 269 mi	Nyanza	$524
432 km or 269 mi	Gisenyi	$396
446 km or 277 mi	Kibuye	$491
452 km or 281 mi	Butare	$412
471 km or 293 mi	Ngozi	$686
494 km or 307 mi	Ruyigi	$687
503 km or 313 mi	Nairobi	$811
510 km or 317 mi	Gitega	$689
514 km or 320 mi	Cyangugu	$505
516 km or 321 mi	Juba	$527
517 km or 321 mi	Bubanza	$689
520 km or 323 mi	Bukavu	$803
523 km or 325 mi	Thika	$460
545 km or 339 mi	Bujumbura	$754
551 km or 343 mi	Rutana	$688
559 km or 348 mi	Machakos	$420
563 km or 350 mi	Uvira	$842
564 km or 351 mi	Meru	$549
583 km or 362 mi	Makamba	$688
613 km or 381 mi	Arusha	$612

Cities near Munich

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.6 mi	Germering	$1966
16 km or 10 mi	Unterschleiheim	$1924
17 km or 10 mi	Puchheim	$1956
17 km or 11 mi	Dachau	$1934
20 km or 13 mi	Olching	$1905
23 km or 15 mi	Starnberg	$1901
24 km or 15 mi	Furstenfeldbruck	$1876
31 km or 19 mi	Erding	$1731
31 km or 19 mi	Geretsried	$1842
32 km or 20 mi	Freising	$1757
44 km or 28 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1725
47 km or 29 mi	Weilheim in Oberbayern	$1854
48 km or 30 mi	Aichach	$1784
50 km or 31 mi	Friedberg	$1841
52 km or 32 mi	Rosenheim	$1298
53 km or 33 mi	Konigsbrunn	$1826
53 km or 33 mi	Landsberg am Lech	$1790
57 km or 35 mi	Augsburg	$1954
61 km or 38 mi	Gersthofen	$1848
62 km or 38 mi	Landshut	$1745
62 km or 38 mi	Waldkraiburg	$1664
62 km or 39 mi	Neusa	$1851
71 km or 44 mi	Ingolstadt	$1659
71 km or 44 mi	Muhldorf	$1655
72 km or 45 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1671
76 km or 48 mi	Kaufbeuren	$1807
77 km or 48 mi	Traunreut	$1597
80 km or 50 mi	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	$2083
85 km or 53 mi	Traunstein	$1585
87 km or 54 mi	Donauworth	$1697
98 km or 61 mi	Innsbruck	$1917
103 km or 64 mi	Gunzburg	$1675
104 km or 65 mi	Kempten	$1706
105 km or 65 mi	Regensburg	$1720
105 km or 65 mi	Memmingen	$1725
110 km or 69 mi	Straubing	$1654
112 km or 70 mi	Nordlingen	$1657
114 km or 71 mi	Senden	$1654
116 km or 72 mi	Salzburg	$1904
119 km or 74 mi	Sonthofen	$1730