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Hurghada vs Kampala

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Under balanced weights Hurghada edges it, 49 to 37, winning 7 of the 9 factors. Hurghada is stronger on getting there & around, air quality, healthcare; Kampala on nothing outright. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

Cost of living: 8.2 of 49 points (scores 74/100)Safety: 5.2 of 49 points (scores 47/100)Healthcare: 6.6 of 49 points (scores 60/100)Internet: 4.9 of 49 points (scores 44/100)Visa ease: 3.8 of 49 points (scores 34/100)Getting there & around: 6.0 of 49 points (scores 54/100)Climate: 7.4 of 49 points (scores 67/100)Air quality: 1.8 of 49 points (scores 16/100)Quality of life: 5.4 of 49 points (scores 49/100)49
Hurghada
out of 100

Red Sea resort city with diving and winter sun

Full Hurghada profile →Where to stay in Hurghada →
Safety: 4.8 of 37 points (scores 39/100)Healthcare: 5.6 of 37 points (scores 45/100)Internet: 5.2 of 37 points (scores 41/100)Visa ease: 4.0 of 37 points (scores 32/100)Getting there & around: 4.6 of 37 points (scores 37/100)Climate: 8.3 of 37 points (scores 67/100)Air quality: 0.0 of 37 points (scores 0/100)Quality of life: 4.7 of 37 points (scores 38/100)37
Kampala
out of 100

Hilly, friendly and full of energy

Full Kampala profile →Where to stay in Kampala →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricHurghadaKampala
Cost of living74no data
Safety47 ✓39
Healthcare60 ✓45
Internet44 ✓41
Visa ease34 ✓32
Getting there & around54 ✓37
Climate6767
Air quality16 ✓0
Quality of life49 ✓38

Cost

MetricHurghadaKampala
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one city$700no data
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricHurghadaKampala
Homicides per 100k4.2 ✓8.82
Political stability (0–100)5050.4 ✓
UHC service coverage (0–100)71 ✓54
Life expectancy69.1 yrs ✓66 yrs

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricHurghadaKampala
Download11.8 Mbps ✓8 Mbps
Upload1.6 Mbps3.8 Mbps ✓

Visa

MetricHurghadaKampala
Nomad visanone listednone listed
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passportvisa on arrival ✓e-visa required
Entry, EU passportvisa on arrival ✓e-visa required
Entry, UK passportvisa on arrival ✓e-visa required

Getting there and around

MetricHurghadaKampala
Non-stop airport destinations82 ✓25
Walkability (1–5, editorial)2 ✓1
Transit (1–5, editorial)22

Climate and air

MetricHurghadaKampala
Comfortable months per year88
Annual mean PM2.542.7 µg/m³ ✓60.2 µg/m³

✓ marks the better value in each row; ties and missing data are left unmarked.

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Hurghada or Kampala?
We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
Is Hurghada or Kampala safer?
Hurghada scores higher on safety (47 vs 39), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Hurghada or Kampala?
Hurghada: a measured median of 11.8 Mbps versus 8 Mbps (M-Lab, 2024).

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Sources: Cost of Living Global 2026 (city rows); 2026 Cost of Living Index (country level); Digital Nomad Visas 2026; Worldwide Governance Indicators — Political Stability and Absence of Violence (score 0–100); Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population; Victims of intentional homicide per 100,000 population (national data, latest year); UHC service coverage index; Life expectancy at birth (years), both sexes; M-Lab NDT statistics (city aggregates, 2024); Airport destinations (Wikipedia airline and destination tables); NASA POWER climatology (2001–2020 monthly means); WHO Ambient Air Quality Database, June 2026 update (V8); SatPM2.5 satellite-derived annual PM2.5 (V6.GL.02.04); Human Development Index (HDR 2025, HDI 2023); EF English Proficiency Index 2024 (band); Walkability and transit ratings (editorial); Passport Index dataset (visa requirements, 199 passports × 199 destinations); OpenStreetMap restaurants (Overpass API); Starlink availability map. Dataset 2026.10.7. See each city page for per-metric footnotes and the methodology.