Kampala vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kampala Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1679
$990
🏠 One person rent
$303
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$495
$305
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.5
$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$271
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
34 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
57
40
😀 Quality of life
49
55
🏙️ Population
1.68M
5.94M

The cost of living in Kampala is 2% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 7003rd and 7068th ($717 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Uganda and India, respectively. Check Uganda vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kampala compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Kampala ranked 1st best city to live in Uganda vs Surat ranked 45th in India, while ranked 6747th and 6284th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kampala vs Surat

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Kampala Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.1
$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.6
$20.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.7
$31.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.2
$7.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.47%
9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1048
$576
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.2
$5.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.07
$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.54
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$4.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.5
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.35
$0.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.3
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.64
$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.3
$24.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$42.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$59.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3783
$922

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$511
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$543
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$627
288 km or 179 mi Kasese
$567
294 km or 183 mi Bunia
$833
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$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
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$612

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Distance City Cost of living
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$278
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$291
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$374
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$350
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$375
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$267
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$382
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$442
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$363
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$399
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$487
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$407
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$503
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$324
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$705
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$382
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$303
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$349
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$517
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$303
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$330
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$361
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$264
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$315
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$290
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$273
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$297
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$396
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$328
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$285
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$310
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$290
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$305
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$309
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$328
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$366
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$302
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$333
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$333