Kampala vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kampala	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$697	$1139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1649	$2793
🏠 One person rent	$312	$577
🏘️ Family rent	$519	$1013
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$140	$1316
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	34 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	54	85
😀 Quality of life	48	71
🏙️ Population	1.68M	5.65M

The cost of living in Kampala is 39% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 7291st and 4898th ($697 vs $1139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Uganda and Russia, respectively. Check Uganda vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kampala compared to 1.2 months in Saint Petersburg. Kampala ranked 1st best city to live in Uganda vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 6847th and 3542nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kampala vs Saint Petersburg

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	Kampala	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.65	$9.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.8	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.24	$6.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$2.62
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$3.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$1.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$453	$738
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$180	$429
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$825	$1362
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$323	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38	$78.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.9	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.3	$8.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.64%	20.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1233	$4926
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1001	$3068
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.92	$1.17
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$46.3	$47.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.76	$11.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.96	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.57	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$12
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$5.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.57	$8.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.13	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.12	$3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.11	$1.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.94	$1.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.44	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.8	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.61	$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.9	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.61	$4.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.5	$94.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$38.8	$132
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$230	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5038	$13865

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Cities near Kampala

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Kira Town	$635
32 km or 20 mi	Entebbe	$531
70 km or 44 mi	Jinja	$573
183 km or 114 mi	Tororo	$603
197 km or 122 mi	Mbale	$624
212 km or 131 mi	Mumias	$524
246 km or 153 mi	Kisumu	$549
274 km or 171 mi	Gulu	$591
288 km or 179 mi	Kasese	$541
294 km or 183 mi	Bunia	$810
301 km or 187 mi	Eldoret	$513
317 km or 197 mi	Mwanza	$613
347 km or 216 mi	Beni	$795
350 km or 217 mi	Byumba	$671
355 km or 220 mi	Arua	$577
366 km or 227 mi	Butembo	$784
377 km or 234 mi	Kigali	$872
384 km or 238 mi	Ruhengeri	$553
393 km or 244 mi	Nakuru	$532
431 km or 268 mi	Muyinga	$688
432 km or 269 mi	Nyanza	$583
432 km or 269 mi	Gisenyi	$411
446 km or 277 mi	Kibuye	$533
452 km or 281 mi	Butare	$447
471 km or 293 mi	Ngozi	$689
494 km or 307 mi	Ruyigi	$688
503 km or 313 mi	Nairobi	$807
510 km or 317 mi	Gitega	$691
514 km or 320 mi	Cyangugu	$543
516 km or 321 mi	Juba	$513
517 km or 321 mi	Bubanza	$688
520 km or 323 mi	Bukavu	$779
523 km or 325 mi	Thika	$448
545 km or 339 mi	Bujumbura	$750
551 km or 343 mi	Rutana	$690
559 km or 348 mi	Machakos	$415
563 km or 350 mi	Uvira	$828
564 km or 351 mi	Meru	$543
583 km or 362 mi	Makamba	$689
613 km or 381 mi	Arusha	$618

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1081
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1079
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1467
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$766
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1448
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1104
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1490
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1478
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1383
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1312
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$1085
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1445
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1521
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$758
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1220
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1533
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1673
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1428
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1759
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1843
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1550
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1698
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$834
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1970
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1455
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1644
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1531
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1974
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1419
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1594
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1054
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1684
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1436
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1391
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1492
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1403
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1525
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1578
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1179
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1597