Kampala vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kampala	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$717	$2338
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1679	$5128
🏠 One person rent	$303	$1431
🏘️ Family rent	$495	$2096
🍽️ Food expenses	$268	$545
🚐 Transport expenses	$89.5	$216
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$142	$3927
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	34 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	57	93
😀 Quality of life	49	98
🏙️ Population	1.68M	2.14M

The cost of living in Kampala is 69% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 7003rd and 1191st ($717 vs $2338) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Uganda and Australia, respectively. Check Uganda vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kampala compared to 1.7 months in Perth. Kampala ranked 1st best city to live in Uganda vs Perth ranked 4th in Australia, while ranked 6747th and 12th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kampala vs Perth

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	Kampala	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.93	$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.1	$75.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.95	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$8.17
☕ Cappuccino	$2.91	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$375	$1454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$190	$1242
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$669	$2492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$338	$1749
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.6	$94.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.7	$146
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.2	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.47%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1201	$5455
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1048	$4695
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$3.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.2	$77
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.07	$20.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.54	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$2.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.76	$5.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$8.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$3.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$4.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.8	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.73	$21.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.5	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$5.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.35	$2.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47.3	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.64	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.1	$58
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.3	$73.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$44.7	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$176	$1856
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3783	$13377

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1701
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$2051
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1853
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1857
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1490
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1911
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1455
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$2117
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1771
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$531
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$489
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$402
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$834
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1134
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1464
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$588
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1362
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1647
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$2058
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$440
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$384
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1738
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1673
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1768
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$409
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$470
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$447
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$457
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2308
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1681
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$512
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1728
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$513
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$456
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$413
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1736