Kampala vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kampala	Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$698	$770
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1738	$1891
🏠 One person rent	$314	$376
🏘️ Family rent	$645	$705
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$263
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$47.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$178	$553
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	34 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	53	43
😀 Quality of life	44	64
🏙️ Population	1.68M	1.08M

The cost of living in Kampala is 9% less expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 6903rd and 6565th ($698 vs $770) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Uganda and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Uganda vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kampala compared to 0.7 months in Nur-Sultan. Kampala ranked 1st best city to live in Uganda vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 6624th and 4554th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kampala vs Nur-Sultan

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	Kampala	Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.45	$9.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.1	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.92	$5.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$1.4
☕ Cappuccino	$2.65	$2.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$200	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1184	$854
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$387	$585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25	$34.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.1	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.44%	16.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1111	$1127
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$976	$764
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.82	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.8	$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.68	$7.18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.45	$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.68	$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.23	$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.53
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$9.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$4.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$7.45
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$0.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.79	$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.2	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$2.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.5	$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.39	$5.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$10.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.64	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.5	$73.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$33.6	$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$125	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4369	$5487

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Cities near Kampala

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Kira Town	$646
32 km or 20 mi	Entebbe	$558
70 km or 44 mi	Jinja	$562
183 km or 114 mi	Tororo	$602
197 km or 122 mi	Mbale	$605
212 km or 131 mi	Mumias	$490
246 km or 153 mi	Kisumu	$522
274 km or 171 mi	Gulu	$594
288 km or 179 mi	Kasese	$573
294 km or 183 mi	Bunia	$801
301 km or 187 mi	Eldoret	$483
317 km or 197 mi	Mwanza	$625
347 km or 216 mi	Beni	$785
350 km or 217 mi	Byumba	$613
355 km or 220 mi	Arua	$585
366 km or 227 mi	Butembo	$768
377 km or 234 mi	Kigali	$771
384 km or 238 mi	Ruhengeri	$492
393 km or 244 mi	Nakuru	$500
431 km or 268 mi	Muyinga	$650
432 km or 269 mi	Nyanza	$518
432 km or 269 mi	Gisenyi	$381
446 km or 277 mi	Kibuye	$479
452 km or 281 mi	Butare	$413
471 km or 293 mi	Ngozi	$648
494 km or 307 mi	Ruyigi	$648
503 km or 313 mi	Nairobi	$760
510 km or 317 mi	Gitega	$651
514 km or 320 mi	Cyangugu	$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
545 km or 339 mi	Bujumbura	$719
551 km or 343 mi	Rutana	$648
559 km or 348 mi	Machakos	$408
563 km or 350 mi	Uvira	$803
564 km or 351 mi	Meru	$541
583 km or 362 mi	Makamba	$647
613 km or 381 mi	Arusha	$638

Cities near Nur-Sultan

Distance	City	Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi	Temirtau	$626
190 km or 118 mi	Karaganda	$604
276 km or 172 mi	Kokshetau	$619
278 km or 173 mi	Ekibastuz	$507
392 km or 243 mi	Aksu	$553
402 km or 250 mi	Pavlodar	$558
442 km or 275 mi	Petropavl	$557
446 km or 277 mi	Omsk	$631
457 km or 284 mi	Satbayev	$542
460 km or 286 mi	Jezkazgan	$531
543 km or 337 mi	Balkhash	$624
580 km or 361 mi	Kostanay	$710
623 km or 387 mi	Semey	$549
627 km or 389 mi	Kurgan	$531
771 km or 479 mi	Tyumen	$765
800 km or 497 mi	Oskemen	$571
803 km or 499 mi	Chelyabinsk	$617
826 km or 513 mi	Kyzylorda	$518
852 km or 530 mi	Taldiqorgan	$553
855 km or 531 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$648
856 km or 532 mi	Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky	$646
872 km or 542 mi	Miass	$596
875 km or 544 mi	Kentau	$501
875 km or 544 mi	Barnaul	$662
879 km or 546 mi	Magnitogorsk	$506
880 km or 547 mi	Novosibirsk	$698
893 km or 555 mi	Orsk	$509
902 km or 561 mi	Zlatoust	$600
903 km or 561 mi	Turkistan	$512
910 km or 566 mi	Kapchagay	$749
917 km or 570 mi	Taraz	$441
949 km or 590 mi	Bishkek	$713
949 km or 590 mi	Yekaterinburg	$765
953 km or 592 mi	Kant	$674
955 km or 593 mi	Biysk	$379
960 km or 597 mi	Talas	$623
965 km or 599 mi	Kaskelen	$785
967 km or 601 mi	Tokmok	$667
968 km or 602 mi	Almaty	$881
977 km or 607 mi	Tacheng	$512