Kampala vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kampala Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$1890
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1679
$4601
🏠 One person rent
$303
$1094
🏘️ Family rent
$495
$1904
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$512
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.5
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$3306
😷 Air quality
Bad
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
34 km
54 km
🎓 Higher education
57
87
😀 Quality of life
49
92
🏙️ Population
1.68M
518K

The cost of living in Kampala is 62% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 7003rd and 2353rd ($717 vs $1890) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 149th in Uganda and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check Uganda vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kampala compared to 1.7 months in Sheffield. Kampala ranked 1st best city to live in Uganda vs Sheffield ranked 20th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6747th and 148th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kampala vs Sheffield

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Kampala Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.1
$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$5.37
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$4.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$2.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$799
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$1813
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$1471
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.6
$206
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.7
$316
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.2
$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.47%
5.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$4352
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1048
$3110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$3.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.2
$103
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.07
$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.54
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$3.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$8.91
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$7.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$3.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$2.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$19.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.5
$5.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$5.28
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.35
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.3
$40.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.64
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$84.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.3
$73
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$92.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$1226
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3783
$24382

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$658
32 km or 20 mi Entebbe
$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
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Rotherham
$1588
19 km or 12 mi Barnsley
$1507
27 km or 17 mi Doncaster
$1617
32 km or 20 mi Mansfield
$1830
33 km or 21 mi Wakefield
$1669
35 km or 22 mi Dewsbury
$1822
36 km or 22 mi Huddersfield
$1834
38 km or 24 mi Batley
$1833
42 km or 26 mi Brighouse
$1887
44 km or 27 mi Ashton-under-Lyne
$1803
46 km or 28 mi Macclesfield
$1835
46 km or 29 mi Halifax
$1968
46 km or 29 mi Oldham
$1698
47 km or 29 mi Leeds
$2067
47 km or 29 mi Droylsden
$1921
48 km or 30 mi Leek
$1783
49 km or 31 mi Bradford
$1746
51 km or 32 mi Manchester
$2265
52 km or 32 mi Derby
$1658
52 km or 32 mi Nottingham
$1831
52 km or 33 mi Rochdale
$1788
56 km or 35 mi Salford
$2034
56 km or 35 mi Stretford
$2001
57 km or 35 mi Sale
$1968
59 km or 36 mi Altrincham
$1918
59 km or 36 mi Scunthorpe
$1413
59 km or 37 mi Bury
$1759
61 km or 38 mi Keighley
$1850
63 km or 39 mi Lincoln
$1837
64 km or 40 mi Stoke-on-Trent
$1633
65 km or 40 mi Newcastle-under-Lyme
$1484
65 km or 41 mi Burton upon Trent
$1768
67 km or 42 mi Bolton
$2040
68 km or 42 mi Harrogate
$1974
68 km or 42 mi York
$1867
68 km or 42 mi Burnley
$1513
70 km or 44 mi Loughborough
$1849
72 km or 45 mi Crewe
$1578
75 km or 47 mi Warrington
$2011
77 km or 48 mi Stafford
$1851