Kampala vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kampala	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$707	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1744	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$316	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$635	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.6	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$184	$4399
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	34 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	52	99
😀 Quality of life	44	99
🏙️ Population	1.68M	4.84M

The cost of living in Kampala is 75% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 6887th and 312th ($707 vs $2801) 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 1.6 months in Sydney. Kampala ranked 1st best city to live in Uganda vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 6586th and 4th 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	$2.75	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.1	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.22	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$2.68	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$270	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$209	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$927	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$426	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.6	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.6	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.02%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1164	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$876	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.82	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.5	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.68	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.54	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.73	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.22	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.56	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.6	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4412	$18951

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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 Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754