Kampala vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kampala Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$698
$1637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1738
$3629
🏠 One person rent
$314
$944
🏘️ Family rent
$645
$1530
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.5
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$178
$2731
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
34 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
53
72
😀 Quality of life
44
78
🏙️ Population
1.68M
7.01M

The cost of living in Kampala is 57% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6903rd and 2911th ($698 vs $1637) 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 0.3 months in Kampala compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. Kampala ranked 1st best city to live in Uganda vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6624th and 733rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kampala Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.45
$9.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.1
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.92
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.88
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$200
$748
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1184
$2174
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$387
$1140
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25
$69.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$107
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$75.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.44%
5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1111
$2485
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$976
$1703
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.8
$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.68
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.45
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$9.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$13.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$8.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$7.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.2
$2.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.5
$102
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.39
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$52.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$7.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$33.6
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$125
$404
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4369
$10598

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$594
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$573
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$483
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$625
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$785
350 km or 217 mi Byumba
$613
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$585
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$768
377 km or 234 mi Kigali
$771
384 km or 238 mi Ruhengeri
$492
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$500
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$650
432 km or 269 mi Nyanza
$518
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$381
446 km or 277 mi Kibuye
$479
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$413
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$648
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$648
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$760
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$651
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$496
516 km or 321 mi Juba
$513
517 km or 321 mi Bubanza
$648
520 km or 323 mi Bukavu
$759
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$589
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$719
551 km or 343 mi Rutana
$648
559 km or 348 mi Machakos
$408
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$803
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$541
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$647
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$804
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$969
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$861
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$1068
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1056
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$901
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$897
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1223
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1243
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1280
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1210
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$1041
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$1779
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1709
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$1393
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$846
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$740
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$736
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$551
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$723
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$547
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$904
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$544
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$905
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$546
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$548
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$1721
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$672
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1215
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$557
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$536
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$582
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$597
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$1828
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$979
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$589
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$683
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$902
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$547
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$529