Kampala vs Victoria - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kampala	Victoria
🚶 Cost of living one person	$698	$1495
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1738	$3864
🏠 One person rent	$314	$837
🏘️ Family rent	$645	$1959
🍽️ Food expenses	$255	$495
🚐 Transport expenses	$78.5	$52.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$178	$861
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	34 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	53	8
😀 Quality of life	44	59
🏙️ Population	1.68M	24.7K

The cost of living in Kampala is 53% less expensive than in Victoria. Cities ranked 6903rd and 3454th ($698 vs $1495) 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 0.6 months in Victoria. Kampala ranked 1st best city to live in Uganda vs Victoria ranked 1st in the Seychelles, while ranked 6624th and 5404th 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	$2.45	$15.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$27.1	$48.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.92	$9.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.37	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$2.65	$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$352	$826
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$200	$661
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1184	$1953
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$387	$1746
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25	$54.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39	$83.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.1	$88.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.44%	16.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1111	$405
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$976	$1127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.82	$0.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.8	$24.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.68	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.45	$1.43
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.68	$1.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.23	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$3.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.73	$6.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$12.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.85	$2.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$6.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.5	$3.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$9.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$4.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.79	$21.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.2	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.98	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.49	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.5	$90.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.39	$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$64.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.64	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.5	$65.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$33.6	$69.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$125	$156
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4369	$8298

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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 Victoria

Distance	City	Cost of living
1346 km or 836 mi	Mogadishu	$711
1443 km or 897 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
1470 km or 914 mi	Domoni	$1100
1556 km or 967 mi	Moroni	$1105
1569 km or 975 mi	Baidoa	$706
1642 km or 1020 mi	Toamasina	$447
1709 km or 1062 mi	Malindi	$498
1730 km or 1075 mi	Goodlands	$796
1730 km or 1075 mi	Triolet	$808
1742 km or 1083 mi	Port Louis	$812
1749 km or 1087 mi	Centre de Flacq	$667
1751 km or 1088 mi	Quatre Bornes	$671
1752 km or 1088 mi	Bambous	$745
1752 km or 1088 mi	Mombasa	$580
1759 km or 1093 mi	Curepipe	$712
1771 km or 1100 mi	Mahebourg	$785
1805 km or 1122 mi	Dar es Salaam	$811
1807 km or 1123 mi	Zanzibar	$552
1808 km or 1123 mi	Saint-Denis	$1322
1808 km or 1123 mi	Stone Town	$523
1810 km or 1124 mi	Antananarivo	$507
1811 km or 1125 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1358
1813 km or 1126 mi	Tanga	$545
1813 km or 1126 mi	La Possession	$1371
1814 km or 1127 mi	Le Port	$1400
1817 km or 1129 mi	Saint-Andre	$1368
1822 km or 1132 mi	Saint-Paul	$1459
1825 km or 1134 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1379
1840 km or 1143 mi	Saint-Leu	$1575
1852 km or 1151 mi	Le Tampon	$1396
1859 km or 1155 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1397
1863 km or 1158 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1296
1881 km or 1169 mi	Pemba	$1506
1925 km or 1196 mi	Antsirabe	$352
1953 km or 1214 mi	Nacala	$1150
1983 km or 1232 mi	Morogoro	$486
2014 km or 1252 mi	Moshi	$561
2021 km or 1256 mi	Hargeisa	$660
2045 km or 1271 mi	Meru	$541
2049 km or 1273 mi	Machakos	$408