Kampala vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kampala Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$729
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1679
$1730
🏠 One person rent
$303
$362
🏘️ Family rent
$495
$623
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$247
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.5
$48.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$598
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
34 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
57
42
😀 Quality of life
49
68
🏙️ Population
1.68M
1.08M

The cost of living in Kampala is 2% less expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 7003rd and 6947th ($717 vs $729) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in Uganda and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Uganda vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kampala compared to 0.8 months in Nur-Sultan. Kampala ranked 1st best city to live in Uganda vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 6747th and 4595th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kampala Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$8.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.1
$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.3
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$753
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.6
$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.7
$48.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.2
$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.47%
16.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$1060
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1048
$791
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.2
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.07
$7.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.54
$0.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.42
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$4.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$7.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$6.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$1.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.5
$2.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$2.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.35
$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.3
$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.64
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$9.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.3
$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$230
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3783
$5235

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$658
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$578
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$582
183 km or 114 mi Tororo
$623
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$654
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$511
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi Temirtau
$486
190 km or 118 mi Karaganda
$575
276 km or 172 mi Kokshetau
$685
278 km or 173 mi Ekibastuz
$522
392 km or 243 mi Aksu
$529
402 km or 250 mi Pavlodar
$530
442 km or 275 mi Petropavl
$520
446 km or 277 mi Omsk
$786
457 km or 284 mi Satbayev
$506
460 km or 286 mi Jezkazgan
$495
543 km or 337 mi Balkhash
$618
580 km or 361 mi Kostanay
$681
623 km or 387 mi Semey
$510
627 km or 389 mi Kurgan
$675
771 km or 479 mi Tyumen
$909
800 km or 497 mi Oskemen
$548
803 km or 499 mi Chelyabinsk
$829
826 km or 513 mi Kyzylorda
$446
852 km or 530 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
855 km or 531 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$821
856 km or 532 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$828
872 km or 542 mi Miass
$763
875 km or 544 mi Kentau
$468
875 km or 544 mi Barnaul
$802
879 km or 546 mi Magnitogorsk
$656
880 km or 547 mi Novosibirsk
$813
893 km or 555 mi Orsk
$563
902 km or 561 mi Zlatoust
$754
903 km or 561 mi Turkistan
$480
910 km or 566 mi Kapchagay
$762
917 km or 570 mi Taraz
$445
949 km or 590 mi Bishkek
$743
949 km or 590 mi Yekaterinburg
$962
953 km or 592 mi Kant
$501
955 km or 593 mi Biysk
$745
960 km or 597 mi Talas
$532
965 km or 599 mi Kaskelen
$787
967 km or 601 mi Tokmok
$613
968 km or 602 mi Almaty
$884
977 km or 607 mi Tacheng
$525