Kampala vs Tashkent - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kampala	Tashkent
🚶 Cost of living one person	$698	$853
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1738	$2186
🏠 One person rent	$314	$474
🏘️ Family rent	$645	$929
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$44.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$178	$522
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	34 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	53	46
😀 Quality of life	44	55
🏙️ Population	1.68M	2.96M

The cost of living in Kampala is 18% less expensive than in Tashkent. Cities ranked 6903rd and 6253rd ($698 vs $853) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Uganda and Uzbekistan, respectively. Check Uganda vs Uzbekistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kampala compared to 0.6 months in Tashkent. Kampala ranked 1st best city to live in Uganda vs Tashkent ranked 1st in Uzbekistan, while ranked 6624th and 5872nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kampala vs Tashkent

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	Kampala	Tashkent
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.45	$4.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.1	$30.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.92	$4.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$1.16
☕ Cappuccino	$2.65	$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$599
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$200	$396
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1184	$1255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$387	$783
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25	$25.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.1	$11.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.44%	22.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1111	$1748
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$976	$965
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.82	$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.8	$9.83
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.68	$3.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.45	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.68	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.23	$0.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$8.23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$0.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$6.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.79	$1.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.2	$13.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$1.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.5	$47.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.39	$5.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.64	$8.85
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.5	$50
👟 Brand Sneakers	$33.6	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$125	$295
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4369	$9301

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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 Tashkent

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Chirchiq	$444
87 km or 54 mi	Istiklol	$613
115 km or 71 mi	Shymkent	$569
117 km or 73 mi	Khujand	$623
123 km or 77 mi	Buston	$615
127 km or 79 mi	Ghafurov	$614
149 km or 92 mi	Konibodom	$613
156 km or 97 mi	Istaravshan	$613
178 km or 110 mi	Jizzakh	$507
204 km or 127 mi	Namangan	$538
226 km or 140 mi	Margilan	$591
235 km or 146 mi	Fergana	$626
238 km or 148 mi	Turkistan	$512
244 km or 152 mi	Panjakent	$602
247 km or 153 mi	Taraz	$441
254 km or 158 mi	Kentau	$501
267 km or 166 mi	Andijan	$430
267 km or 166 mi	Samarkand	$472
280 km or 174 mi	Talas	$623
306 km or 190 mi	Dushanbe	$605
308 km or 191 mi	Osh	$477
313 km or 195 mi	Toktogul	$607
314 km or 195 mi	Jalal-Abad	$538
322 km or 200 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
387 km or 241 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
400 km or 249 mi	Qarshi	$484
443 km or 275 mi	Bukhara	$431
471 km or 292 mi	Bishkek	$713
493 km or 306 mi	Kant	$674
499 km or 310 mi	Kyzylorda	$518
510 km or 317 mi	Kunduz	$394
526 km or 327 mi	Tokmok	$667
542 km or 337 mi	Turkmenabat	$1523
544 km or 338 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
562 km or 349 mi	Naryn	$637
597 km or 371 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
598 km or 372 mi	Sheberghan	$414
605 km or 376 mi	Kashgar	$634
610 km or 379 mi	Artux	$619
641 km or 398 mi	Kaskelen	$785