Kampala vs Nizhny Novgorod - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kampala	Nizhny Novgorod
🚶 Cost of living one person	$707	$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1744	$1645
🏠 One person rent	$316	$289
🏘️ Family rent	$635	$547
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.6	$44.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$184	$543
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	34 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	52	46
😀 Quality of life	44	55
🏙️ Population	1.68M	1.21M

The cost of living in Kampala is 11% more expensive than in Nizhny Novgorod. Cities ranked 6887th and 7383rd ($707 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 28th 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 0.8 months in Nizhny Novgorod. Kampala ranked 1st best city to live in Uganda vs Nizhny Novgorod ranked 14th in Russia, while ranked 6586th and 5846th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kampala vs Nizhny Novgorod

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	Kampala	Nizhny Novgorod
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.75	$8.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.1	$32.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.22	$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$1.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.68	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$270	$307
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$209	$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$927	$650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$426	$400
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.6	$59
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.6	$90.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$5.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.02%	12.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1164	$2044
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$876	$1329
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.82	$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.5	$15.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.68	$5.43
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.54	$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$1.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$7.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$4.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$7.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$6.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.73	$2.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.22	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$2.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$26.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.56	$4.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$4.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.6	$63.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34	$76.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$274
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4412	$5245

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Cities near Kampala

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Kira Town	$643
32 km or 20 mi	Entebbe	$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

Cities near Nizhny Novgorod

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Dzerzhinsk	$541
198 km or 123 mi	Ivanovo	$498
202 km or 125 mi	Cheboksary	$541
223 km or 139 mi	Vladimir	$616
241 km or 150 mi	Yoshkar-Ola	$509
245 km or 152 mi	Kostroma	$507
250 km or 155 mi	Saransk	$376
290 km or 180 mi	Yaroslavl	$533
323 km or 200 mi	Kazan	$654
331 km or 205 mi	Ryazan	$515
350 km or 217 mi	Elektrostal	$660
353 km or 220 mi	Penza	$514
355 km or 221 mi	Ulyanovsk	$484
366 km or 227 mi	Rybinsk	$623
380 km or 236 mi	Balashikha	$633
386 km or 240 mi	Korolyov	$672
387 km or 240 mi	Lyubertsy	$797
391 km or 243 mi	Mytishchi	$583
402 km or 250 mi	Moscow	$1075
403 km or 250 mi	Vologda	$480
410 km or 255 mi	Khimki	$736
415 km or 258 mi	Podolsk	$566
418 km or 260 mi	Krasnogorsk	$743
421 km or 262 mi	Kirov	$463
434 km or 270 mi	Tambov	$508
453 km or 281 mi	Syzran	$522
466 km or 289 mi	Tolyatti	$513
469 km or 291 mi	Tula	$507
477 km or 297 mi	Cherepovets	$551
482 km or 300 mi	Obninsk	$606
492 km or 305 mi	Nizhnekamsk	$536
498 km or 310 mi	Tver	$590
501 km or 311 mi	Lipetsk	$401
522 km or 324 mi	Naberezhnye Chelny	$556
525 km or 326 mi	Samara	$589
527 km or 328 mi	Kaluga	$490
536 km or 333 mi	Balakovo	$562
544 km or 338 mi	Almetyevsk	$540
549 km or 341 mi	Saratov	$518
558 km or 347 mi	Engels	$519