Kampala vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kampala Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1679
$3576
🏠 One person rent
$303
$931
🏘️ Family rent
$495
$1463
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.5
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$2496
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
34 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
57
73
😀 Quality of life
49
80
🏙️ Population
1.68M
7.01M

The cost of living in Kampala is 56% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 7003rd and 3418th ($717 vs $1627) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Uganda and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check Uganda vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kampala compared to 1.5 months in Riyadh. Kampala ranked 1st best city to live in Uganda vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6747th and 759th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kampala Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.1
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$1007
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.6
$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.7
$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.2
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.47%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$2939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1048
$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.2
$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.07
$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.54
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$8.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.5
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.35
$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.3
$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.64
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.3
$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3783
$9818

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$658
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$967
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$862
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$908
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1008
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$930
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$873
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1201
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1230
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1237
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1849
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1770
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1454
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$825
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$726
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$730
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$453
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$719
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$549
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$889
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$542
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$918
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$477
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$669
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1182
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$503
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$483
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$583
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1162
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$553
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$681
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$903
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$530
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$463