Kampala vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kampala Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$697
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1649
$933
🏠 One person rent
$312
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$519
$278
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$152
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$140
$267
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
34 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
54
40
😀 Quality of life
48
60
🏙️ Population
1.68M
5.94M

The cost of living in Kampala is 5% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 7291st and 7534th ($697 vs $663) 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 17th in India, while ranked 6847th and 5942nd 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
$2.65
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.24
$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$323
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.9
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.3
$7.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.64%
9.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1001
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.3
$5.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.76
$2.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$4.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.12
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.11
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.94
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.61
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.5
$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$38.8
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$230
$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5038
$877

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$635
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$531
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$573
183 km or 114 mi Tororo
$603
197 km or 122 mi Mbale
$624
212 km or 131 mi Mumias
$524
246 km or 153 mi Kisumu
$549
274 km or 171 mi Gulu
$591
288 km or 179 mi Kasese
$541
294 km or 183 mi Bunia
$810
301 km or 187 mi Eldoret
$513
317 km or 197 mi Mwanza
$613
347 km or 216 mi Beni
$795
350 km or 217 mi Byumba
$671
355 km or 220 mi Arua
$577
366 km or 227 mi Butembo
$784
377 km or 234 mi Kigali
$872
384 km or 238 mi Ruhengeri
$553
393 km or 244 mi Nakuru
$532
431 km or 268 mi Muyinga
$688
432 km or 269 mi Nyanza
$583
432 km or 269 mi Gisenyi
$411
446 km or 277 mi Kibuye
$533
452 km or 281 mi Butare
$447
471 km or 293 mi Ngozi
$689
494 km or 307 mi Ruyigi
$688
503 km or 313 mi Nairobi
$807
510 km or 317 mi Gitega
$691
514 km or 320 mi Cyangugu
$543
516 km or 321 mi Juba
$513
517 km or 321 mi Bubanza
$688
520 km or 323 mi Bukavu
$779
523 km or 325 mi Thika
$448
545 km or 339 mi Bujumbura
$750
551 km or 343 mi Rutana
$690
559 km or 348 mi Machakos
$415
563 km or 350 mi Uvira
$828
564 km or 351 mi Meru
$543
583 km or 362 mi Makamba
$689
613 km or 381 mi Arusha
$618

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$267
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$273
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$358
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$329
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$360
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$252
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$370
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$350
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$433
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$335
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$355
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$464
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$391
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$298
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$717
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$367
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$285
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$335
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$495
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$283
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$312
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$346
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$241
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$314
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$273
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$256
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$282
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$365
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$316
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$269
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$281
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$279
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$299
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$287
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$308
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$335
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
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$309
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$298