Kampala vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Kampala	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$654	$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1612	$7903
🏠 One person rent	$273	$2366
🏘️ Family rent	$509	$4375
🍽️ Food expenses	$234	$686
🚐 Transport expenses	$93.6	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$207	$5439
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	34 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	52	87
😀 Quality of life	46	91
🏙️ Population	1.68M	1.39M

The cost of living in Kampala is 81% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 7156th and 26th ($654 vs $3427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd in Uganda and the United States, respectively. Check Uganda vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kampala compared to 1.6 months in San Diego. Kampala ranked 1st best city to live in Uganda vs San Diego ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 6597th and 107th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kampala vs San Diego

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	Kampala	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.52	$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.2	$85.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.7	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$8.8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.46	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.38	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$2498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$152	$2064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$697	$4740
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$306	$3919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.2	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$49	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$75.9	$73.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	19.99%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1172	$11408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9242	$8035
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.2	$71.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.77	$22.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.47	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.15	$3.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.73	$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$4.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.95	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.28	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.97	$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.81	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.86	$4.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.2	$79.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.64	$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.9	$129
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.4	$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$39.2	$95.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$177	$1701
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4869	$18429

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Cities near Kampala

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Kira Town	$600
32 km or 20 mi	Entebbe	$547
70 km or 44 mi	Jinja	$542
183 km or 114 mi	Tororo	$557
197 km or 122 mi	Mbale	$557
212 km or 131 mi	Mumias	$424
246 km or 153 mi	Kisumu	$441
274 km or 171 mi	Gulu	$556
288 km or 179 mi	Kasese	$543
294 km or 183 mi	Bunia	$748
301 km or 187 mi	Eldoret	$405
317 km or 197 mi	Mwanza	$493
347 km or 216 mi	Beni	$747
350 km or 217 mi	Byumba	$599
355 km or 220 mi	Arua	$553
366 km or 227 mi	Butembo	$745
377 km or 234 mi	Kigali	$677
384 km or 238 mi	Ruhengeri	$575
393 km or 244 mi	Nakuru	$439
431 km or 268 mi	Muyinga	$449
432 km or 269 mi	Nyanza	$539
432 km or 269 mi	Gisenyi	$572
446 km or 277 mi	Kibuye	$566
452 km or 281 mi	Butare	$458
471 km or 293 mi	Ngozi	$448
494 km or 307 mi	Ruyigi	$446
503 km or 313 mi	Nairobi	$646
510 km or 317 mi	Gitega	$445
514 km or 320 mi	Cyangugu	$554
516 km or 321 mi	Juba	$498
517 km or 321 mi	Bubanza	$453
520 km or 323 mi	Bukavu	$739
523 km or 325 mi	Thika	$530
545 km or 339 mi	Bujumbura	$493
551 km or 343 mi	Rutana	$448
559 km or 348 mi	Machakos	$524
563 km or 350 mi	Uvira	$776
564 km or 351 mi	Meru	$486
583 km or 362 mi	Makamba	$449
613 km or 381 mi	Arusha	$571

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3051
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2907
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2844
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2969
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2868
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2867
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2910
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1184
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2784
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2879
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1032
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1029
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2884
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2722
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3046
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2732
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3094
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2709
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2597
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$3070
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3155
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2751
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2684
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2681
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2803
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$2461
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2755
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2637
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$1027
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2730
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3513
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$2957
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2960
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3180
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2944
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2879
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2609
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2606