Kampala vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kampala	Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person	$698	$1764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1738	$4219
🏠 One person rent	$314	$1001
🏘️ Family rent	$645	$1774
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$178	$2831
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	34 km	54 km
🎓 Higher education	53	87
😀 Quality of life	44	90
🏙️ Population	1.68M	518K

The cost of living in Kampala is 60% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 6903rd and 2490th ($698 vs $1764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 147th 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 0.3 months in Kampala compared to 1.6 months in Sheffield. Kampala ranked 1st best city to live in Uganda vs Sheffield ranked 26th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 6624th and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Kampala vs Sheffield infographic

Share this infographic!

Use the link below to embed the infographic from our site and automatically keep the data layer up to date.

If you prefer to download the image, please credit us as a source.

<img src="https://livingcost.org/assets/photo/cost/kampala/sheffield.jpg" alt="Cost of living in Kampala vs Sheffield infographic" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Source: <a href="https://livingcost.org/cost/kampala/sheffield" target="_blank">Kampala vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison</a></p>

Prices in Kampala vs Sheffield

Prices for goods and services in Kampala and Sheffield are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

	Kampala	Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.45	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.1	$76.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.92	$9.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$5.31
☕ Cappuccino	$2.65	$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$2.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$937
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$200	$818
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1184	$1922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$387	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.1	$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.44%	5.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1111	$3631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$976	$2541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.82	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.8	$95
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.68	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.45	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.68	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.23	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.79	$17.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.2	$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$5.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.5	$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.39	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$80.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.64	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.5	$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$33.6	$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$125	$1155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4369	$9487

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

$349

$907

$6.64K

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Sheffield

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Rotherham	$1511
19 km or 12 mi	Barnsley	$1401
27 km or 17 mi	Doncaster	$1463
32 km or 20 mi	Mansfield	$1724
33 km or 21 mi	Wakefield	$1619
35 km or 22 mi	Dewsbury	$1693
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1680
38 km or 24 mi	Batley	$1707
42 km or 26 mi	Brighouse	$1737
44 km or 27 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
46 km or 28 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
46 km or 29 mi	Halifax	$1793
46 km or 29 mi	Oldham	$1602
47 km or 29 mi	Leeds	$1943
47 km or 29 mi	Droylsden	$1800
48 km or 30 mi	Leek	$1686
49 km or 31 mi	Bradford	$1598
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2071
52 km or 32 mi	Derby	$1727
52 km or 32 mi	Nottingham	$1820
52 km or 33 mi	Rochdale	$1672
56 km or 35 mi	Salford	$1948
56 km or 35 mi	Stretford	$1874
57 km or 35 mi	Sale	$1845
59 km or 36 mi	Altrincham	$1788
59 km or 36 mi	Scunthorpe	$1324
59 km or 37 mi	Bury	$1806
61 km or 38 mi	Keighley	$1680
63 km or 39 mi	Lincoln	$1698
64 km or 40 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
65 km or 40 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
65 km or 41 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1633
67 km or 42 mi	Bolton	$1806
68 km or 42 mi	Harrogate	$1867
68 km or 42 mi	York	$1727
68 km or 42 mi	Burnley	$1376
70 km or 44 mi	Loughborough	$1759
72 km or 45 mi	Crewe	$1486
75 km or 47 mi	Warrington	$1962
77 km or 48 mi	Stafford	$1750