Kampala vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kampala Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$1646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1697
$3641
🏠 One person rent
$322
$932
🏘️ Family rent
$541
$1570
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$528
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$58.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$136
$912
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
34 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
54
8
😀 Quality of life
48
48
🏙️ Population
1.68M
24.7K

The cost of living in Kampala is 56% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 7132nd and 3471st ($722 vs $1646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Uganda and the Seychelles, respectively. Check Uganda vs the Seychelles comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kampala compared to 0.6 months in Victoria. Kampala ranked 1st best city to live in Uganda vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 6923rd and 6854th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kampala vs Victoria

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Kampala Victoria
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$15.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$50.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.4
$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$4.52
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$5.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$2.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$927
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$696
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$777
$1660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$362
$1259
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.9
$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.9
$115
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.9
$116
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.76%
12.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1211
$464
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1013
$1188
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42
$27.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.92
$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$2.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.53
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$3.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$4.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$19.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.34
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$2.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$84.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.05
$7.74
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$70
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.59
$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.5
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$201
$150
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4366
$8971

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$670
32 km or 20 mi Entebbe
$563
70 km or 44 mi Jinja
$593
183 km or 114 mi Tororo
$624
197 km or 122 mi Mbale
$651
212 km or 131 mi Mumias
$505
246 km or 153 mi Kisumu
$533
274 km or 171 mi Gulu
$627
288 km or 179 mi Kasese
$572
294 km or 183 mi Bunia
$825
301 km or 187 mi Eldoret
$520
317 km or 197 mi Mwanza
$623
347 km or 216 mi Beni
$810
350 km or 217 mi Byumba
$620
355 km or 220 mi Arua
$617
366 km or 227 mi Butembo
$798
377 km or 234 mi Kigali
$811
384 km or 238 mi Ruhengeri
$518
393 km or 244 mi Nakuru
$508
431 km or 268 mi Muyinga
$691
432 km or 269 mi Nyanza
$544
432 km or 269 mi Gisenyi
$395
446 km or 277 mi Kibuye
$507
452 km or 281 mi Butare
$409
471 km or 293 mi Ngozi
$692
494 km or 307 mi Ruyigi
$693
503 km or 313 mi Nairobi
$797
510 km or 317 mi Gitega
$694
514 km or 320 mi Cyangugu
$517
516 km or 321 mi Juba
$528
517 km or 321 mi Bubanza
$693
520 km or 323 mi Bukavu
$798
523 km or 325 mi Thika
$455
545 km or 339 mi Bujumbura
$759
551 km or 343 mi Rutana
$691
559 km or 348 mi Machakos
$419
563 km or 350 mi Uvira
$839
564 km or 351 mi Meru
$542
583 km or 362 mi Makamba
$691
613 km or 381 mi Arusha
$602

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Distance City Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi Mogadishu
$724
1443 km or 897 mi Mamoudzou
$1652
1470 km or 914 mi Domoni
$1237
1556 km or 967 mi Moroni
$1233
1569 km or 975 mi Baidoa
$743
1642 km or 1020 mi Toamasina
$481
1709 km or 1062 mi Malindi
$553
1730 km or 1075 mi Goodlands
$807
1730 km or 1075 mi Triolet
$815
1742 km or 1083 mi Port Louis
$812
1749 km or 1087 mi Centre de Flacq
$672
1751 km or 1088 mi Quatre Bornes
$697
1752 km or 1088 mi Bambous
$749
1752 km or 1088 mi Mombasa
$604
1759 km or 1093 mi Curepipe
$819
1771 km or 1100 mi Mahebourg
$796
1805 km or 1122 mi Dar es Salaam
$763
1807 km or 1123 mi Zanzibar
$588
1808 km or 1123 mi Saint-Denis
$1562
1808 km or 1123 mi Stone Town
$551
1810 km or 1124 mi Antananarivo
$564
1811 km or 1125 mi Sainte-Suzanne
$1588
1813 km or 1126 mi Tanga
$544
1813 km or 1126 mi La Possession
$1600
1814 km or 1127 mi Le Port
$1624
1817 km or 1129 mi Saint-Andre
$1597
1822 km or 1132 mi Saint-Paul
$1681
1825 km or 1134 mi Saint-Benoit
$1602
1840 km or 1143 mi Saint-Leu
$1795
1852 km or 1151 mi Le Tampon
$1618
1859 km or 1155 mi Saint-Pierre
$1640
1863 km or 1158 mi Saint-Joseph
$1468
1881 km or 1169 mi Pemba
$1521
1925 km or 1196 mi Antsirabe
$496
1953 km or 1214 mi Nacala
$1181
1983 km or 1232 mi Morogoro
$408
2014 km or 1252 mi Moshi
$523
2021 km or 1256 mi Hargeisa
$712
2045 km or 1271 mi Meru
$542
2049 km or 1273 mi Machakos
$419