Kampala vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kampala	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$707	$1552
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1744	$3818
🏠 One person rent	$316	$876
🏘️ Family rent	$635	$1845
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$481
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.6	$79.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$184	$819
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	34 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	52	8
😀 Quality of life	44	58
🏙️ Population	1.68M	24.7K

The cost of living in Kampala is 54% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 6887th and 3466th ($707 vs $1552) 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 0.3 months in Kampala compared to 0.5 months in Victoria. Kampala ranked 1st best city to live in Uganda vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 6586th and 5469th 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	$2.75	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.1	$43.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.22	$9.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.28	$3.63
☕ Cappuccino	$2.68	$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$270	$813
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$209	$707
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$927	$1874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$426	$1618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.6	$49.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.6	$77.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$98.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.02%	16.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1164	$419
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$876	$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.82	$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$45.5	$23.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.68	$41.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.54	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.71	$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.19	$1.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$3.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$11.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$1.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$6.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.86	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.95
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$3.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.8	$9.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.17	$3.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.73	$19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.22	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.01	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.34	$2.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.3	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.2	$89
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.56	$4.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$72.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.36	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.6	$64.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34	$68.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$124	$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4412	$8081

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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 Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$719
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1549
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1093
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1091
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$711
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$457
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$502
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$796
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$804
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$826
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$789
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$674
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$767
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$560
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$701
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$777
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$722
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$736
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1397
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$675
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$519
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1432
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$601
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1441
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1481
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1444
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1538
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1451
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1665
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1457
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1454
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1371
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1500
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$348
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1394
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$639
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$548
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$684
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$535
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$482