Kampala vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kampala	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$698	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1738	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$314	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$645	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$178	$1842
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	34 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	53	92
😀 Quality of life	44	86
🏙️ Population	1.68M	2.75M

The cost of living in Kampala is 59% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 6903rd and 2624th ($698 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Uganda and Italy, respectively. Check Uganda vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kampala compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Kampala ranked 1st best city to live in Uganda vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 6624th and 337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kampala vs Rome

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	Kampala	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.45	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.1	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.92	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.65	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$200	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1184	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$387	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.1	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.44%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1111	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$976	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.82	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.8	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.68	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.45	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.68	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.23	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.79	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.2	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.5	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.39	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.64	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.5	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$33.6	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$125	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4369	$9864

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201