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Kampala vs Udaipur

for digital nomads

Under balanced weights Udaipur edges it, 45 to 37, winning 4 of the 9 factors. Kampala is stronger on nothing outright; Udaipur on safety, internet, healthcare. Change the weights in the ranker to see which one wins for you.

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 →
Cost of living: 7.9 of 45 points (scores 71/100)Safety: 6.1 of 45 points (scores 55/100)Healthcare: 6.2 of 45 points (scores 56/100)Internet: 6.2 of 45 points (scores 56/100)Visa ease: 3.6 of 45 points (scores 32/100)Getting there & around: 3.8 of 45 points (scores 34/100)Climate: 6.5 of 45 points (scores 58/100)Air quality: 0.0 of 45 points (scores 0/100)Quality of life: 4.3 of 45 points (scores 39/100)45
Udaipur
out of 100

Rajasthan's lake city, calm and photogenic

Full Udaipur profile →Where to stay in Udaipur →

Factor scores (0–100, balanced weights)

MetricKampalaUdaipur
Cost of livingno data71
Safety3955 ✓
Healthcare4556 ✓
Internet4156 ✓
Visa ease3232
Getting there & around37 ✓34
Climate67 ✓58
Air quality00
Quality of life3839 ✓

Cost

MetricKampalaUdaipur
Monthly cost, one personcountry-level estimate for at least one cityno data$750
Central one-bedroom rentno datano data

Safety and health (country-level)

MetricKampalaUdaipur
Homicides per 100k8.822.72 ✓
Political stability (0–100)50.455 ✓
UHC service coverage (0–100)5469 ✓
Life expectancy66 yrs67.3 yrs ✓

Internet (M-Lab measured medians)

MetricKampalaUdaipur
Download8 Mbps18.4 Mbps ✓
Upload3.8 Mbps7 Mbps ✓

Visa

MetricKampalaUdaipur
Nomad visanone listednone listed
Minimum income for the visano datano data
Entry, US passporte-visa requirede-visa required
Entry, EU passporte-visa requirede-visa required
Entry, UK passporte-visa requirede-visa required

Getting there and around

MetricKampalaUdaipur
Non-stop airport destinations25 ✓11
Walkability (1–5, editorial)13 ✓
Transit (1–5, editorial)2 ✓1

Climate and air

MetricKampalaUdaipur
Comfortable months per year8 ✓7
Annual mean PM2.560.2 µg/m³55 µg/m³ ✓

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

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Kampala or Udaipur?
We lack a monthly cost figure for one of the two cities.
Is Kampala or Udaipur safer?
Udaipur scores higher on safety (55 vs 39), based on national homicide rates and World Bank political-stability scores.
Where is the internet faster, Kampala or Udaipur?
Udaipur: a measured median of 18.4 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); 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); 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.