Kampala vs Riga - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kampala Riga
🚶 Cost of living one person
$707
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1744
$2907
🏠 One person rent
$316
$568
🏘️ Family rent
$635
$964
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$392
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.6
$84
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$1324
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
34 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
52
61
😀 Quality of life
44
79
🏙️ Population
1.68M
605K

The cost of living in Kampala is 40% less expensive than in Riga. Cities ranked 6887th and 4672nd ($707 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Uganda and Latvia, respectively. Check Uganda vs Latvia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kampala compared to 1.1 months in Riga. Kampala ranked 1st best city to live in Uganda vs Riga ranked 1st in Latvia, while ranked 6586th and 580th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kampala Riga
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.75
$9.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.1
$54.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.22
$7.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$5.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.68
$3.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$510
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$334
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$927
$922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$426
$598
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.6
$181
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.8
$18.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.02%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1164
$2784
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$1763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.5
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.68
$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.54
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$2.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$7.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.86
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$2.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$8.61
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.73
$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.22
$8.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$2.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$3.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$43.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.56
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.6
$77.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4412
$13962

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Jurmala
$1377
34 km or 21 mi Ogre
$1111
40 km or 25 mi Jelgava
$856
103 km or 64 mi Valmiera
$893
118 km or 74 mi Jekabpils
$946
123 km or 77 mi Siauliai
$999
129 km or 80 mi Mazeikiai
$1042
137 km or 85 mi Panevezys
$902
161 km or 100 mi Ventspils
$923
161 km or 100 mi Parnu
$1102
174 km or 108 mi Kuressaare
$1151
181 km or 112 mi Viljandi
$966
186 km or 115 mi Utena
$950
190 km or 118 mi Daugavpils
$899
195 km or 121 mi Liepaja
$1029
203 km or 126 mi Rezekne
$817
209 km or 130 mi Jonava
$856
223 km or 138 mi Tartu
$1120
228 km or 142 mi Kaunas
$1191
229 km or 142 mi Klaipeda
$1016
262 km or 163 mi Vilnius
$1341
270 km or 168 mi Marijampole
$886
271 km or 168 mi Pskov
$440
279 km or 174 mi Tallinn
$1447
283 km or 176 mi Alytus
$871
286 km or 178 mi Maardu
$1278
298 km or 185 mi Rakvere
$973
327 km or 203 mi Suwalki
$1061
330 km or 205 mi Kohtla-Jarve
$990
335 km or 208 mi Kaliningrad
$578
339 km or 211 mi Raseborg
$1525
347 km or 215 mi Sillamae
$979
353 km or 219 mi Kirkkonummi
$1608
357 km or 222 mi Visby
$1363
361 km or 225 mi Narva
$846
362 km or 225 mi Helsinki
$1936
364 km or 226 mi Espoo
$2023
365 km or 227 mi Grodno
$390
365 km or 227 mi Elk
$1057
367 km or 228 mi Lohja
$1363