Kampala vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kampala	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$698	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1738	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$314	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$645	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$178	$4315
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	34 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	53	100
😀 Quality of life	44	100
🏙️ Population	1.68M	4.84M

The cost of living in Kampala is 73% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6903rd and 745th ($698 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Uganda and Australia, respectively. Check Uganda vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kampala compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Kampala ranked 1st best city to live in Uganda vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6624th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kampala vs Sydney

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	Kampala	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.45	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.1	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.92	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$2.65	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$200	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1184	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$387	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.1	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.44%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1111	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$976	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.82	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.8	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.68	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.45	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.68	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.23	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.79	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.2	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.5	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.39	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.64	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.5	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$33.6	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$125	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4369	$17957

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1669
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683