Kampala vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kampala	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$707	$3168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1744	$7320
🏠 One person rent	$316	$2164
🏘️ Family rent	$635	$4039
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.6	$273
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$184	$4523
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	34 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	52	89
😀 Quality of life	44	97
🏙️ Population	1.68M	5.87M

The cost of living in Kampala is 78% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 6887th and 81st ($707 vs $3168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Uganda and Singapore, respectively. Check Uganda vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kampala compared to 1.4 months in Singapore City. Kampala ranked 1st best city to live in Uganda vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 6586th and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kampala vs Singapore City

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	Kampala	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.75	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.1	$64.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.22	$7.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$8.1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.68	$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$270	$2514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$209	$1898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$927	$5063
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$426	$3531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.6	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.6	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$36.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.02%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1164	$21434
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$876	$7782
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.82	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.5	$82.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.68	$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.54	$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$2.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$4.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$4.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$28.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.73	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.22	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$4.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.56	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$72.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$27.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.6	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$1202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4412	$28407

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Cities near Kampala

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Kira Town	$643
32 km or 20 mi	Entebbe	$559
70 km or 44 mi	Jinja	$511
183 km or 114 mi	Tororo	$581
197 km or 122 mi	Mbale	$583
212 km or 131 mi	Mumias	$483
246 km or 153 mi	Kisumu	$518
274 km or 171 mi	Gulu	$579
288 km or 179 mi	Kasese	$568
294 km or 183 mi	Bunia	$784
301 km or 187 mi	Eldoret	$460
317 km or 197 mi	Mwanza	$466
347 km or 216 mi	Beni	$768
350 km or 217 mi	Byumba	$622
355 km or 220 mi	Arua	$576
366 km or 227 mi	Butembo	$760
377 km or 234 mi	Kigali	$723
384 km or 238 mi	Ruhengeri	$598
393 km or 244 mi	Nakuru	$493
431 km or 268 mi	Muyinga	$509
432 km or 269 mi	Nyanza	$545
432 km or 269 mi	Gisenyi	$587
446 km or 277 mi	Kibuye	$579
452 km or 281 mi	Butare	$441
471 km or 293 mi	Ngozi	$509
494 km or 307 mi	Ruyigi	$509
503 km or 313 mi	Nairobi	$745
510 km or 317 mi	Gitega	$510
514 km or 320 mi	Cyangugu	$559
516 km or 321 mi	Juba	$520
517 km or 321 mi	Bubanza	$508
520 km or 323 mi	Bukavu	$723
523 km or 325 mi	Thika	$571
545 km or 339 mi	Bujumbura	$546
551 km or 343 mi	Rutana	$509
559 km or 348 mi	Machakos	$482
563 km or 350 mi	Uvira	$763
564 km or 351 mi	Meru	$535
583 km or 362 mi	Makamba	$509
613 km or 381 mi	Arusha	$543

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2852
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$709
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$604
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$549
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$745
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$750
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$752
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$699
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$630
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$585
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$590
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$518
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$571
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$617
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$732
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$687
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$499
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$729
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$579
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$950
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$670
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$420
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$624
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$759
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$496
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$441
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$459
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$530
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$671
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$485
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$669
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$637