Kampala vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kampala	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$698	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1738	$2281
🏠 One person rent	$314	$445
🏘️ Family rent	$645	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$178	$372
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	34 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	53	95
😀 Quality of life	44	62
🏙️ Population	1.68M	6.21M

The cost of living in Kampala is 24% less expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 6903rd and 5954th ($698 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Uganda and Brazil, respectively. Check Uganda vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kampala compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Kampala ranked 1st best city to live in Uganda vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 6624th and 4857th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kampala vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Kampala	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.45	$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.1	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.92	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.65	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$200	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1184	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$387	$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25	$92.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.1	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.44%	11.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1111	$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$976	$1118
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.82	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.8	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.68	$7.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.45	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.68	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.23	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.79	$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.2	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.5	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.39	$6.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$61.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.64	$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.5	$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$33.6	$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$125	$506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4369	$10819

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$718
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$769
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$562
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$587
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$632
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$474
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$522
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$537
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$589
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$636
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$584
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$462
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$482
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$572
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$642
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$595
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$487
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$631
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$599
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$563
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$603
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$584
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$505
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$536
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$588
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$593
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$581
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$584
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$599
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$523
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$602
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$605
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$503
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$449
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$705
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$562