Dongguan vs Kampala - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dongguan Kampala
🚶 Cost of living one person
$656
$698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1973
$1738
🏠 One person rent
$250
$314
🏘️ Family rent
$527
$645
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$255
🚐 Transport expenses
$84
$78.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$742
$178
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
46 km
34 km
🎓 Higher education
69
53
😀 Quality of life
69
44
🏙️ Population
10.5M
1.68M

The cost of living in Dongguan is 6% less expensive than in Kampala. Cities ranked 7169th and 6903rd ($656 vs $698) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 97th and 1st in China and Uganda, respectively. Check China vs Uganda comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Dongguan compared to 0.3 months in Kampala. Dongguan ranked 16th best city to live in China vs Kampala ranked 1st in Uganda, while ranked 2941st and 6624th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dongguan vs Kampala

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Dongguan Kampala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.41
$2.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.24
$8.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.37
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$2.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$171
$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$659
$1184
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$406
$387
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.3
$25
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$39
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$59.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.08%
21.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5615
$1111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3422
$976
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.1
$40.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.16
$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.79
$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$4.09
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.07
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.72
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.79
$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.1
$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$6.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$48.2
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.17
$5.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$39.3
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.3
$33.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$489
$125
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20945
$4369

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$774
65 km or 40 mi Shenzhen
$916
66 km or 41 mi Foshan
$611
68 km or 43 mi Huizhou
$601
70 km or 44 mi Zhongshan
$461
86 km or 53 mi Jiangmen
$804
88 km or 54 mi Zhuhai
$653
93 km or 58 mi Kowloon
$2432
95 km or 59 mi Hong Kong
$2737
100 km or 62 mi Macau
$1588
100 km or 62 mi Qingyuan
$794
124 km or 77 mi Heyuan
$764
132 km or 82 mi Kaiping
$812
133 km or 83 mi Zhaoqing
$793
165 km or 103 mi Shanwei
$936
176 km or 109 mi Yunfu
$823
196 km or 122 mi Shaoguan
$818
226 km or 141 mi Yangjiang
$877
239 km or 148 mi Lianzhou
$755
249 km or 155 mi Puning
$569
253 km or 157 mi Wuzhou
$803
271 km or 168 mi Hezhou
$758
273 km or 170 mi Jieyang
$443
279 km or 173 mi Meizhou
$655
302 km or 188 mi Chaozhou
$451
303 km or 188 mi Shantou
$581
315 km or 195 mi Chenzhou
$724
323 km or 201 mi Gaozhou
$761
329 km or 205 mi Maoming
$756
332 km or 206 mi Ganzhou
$761
372 km or 231 mi Yulin
$771
401 km or 249 mi Zhanjiang
$764
403 km or 250 mi Longyan
$649
424 km or 263 mi Guigang
$702
430 km or 267 mi Guilin
$522
430 km or 267 mi Zhangzhou
$664
437 km or 271 mi Yongzhou
$609
444 km or 276 mi Hengyang
$590
464 km or 288 mi Liuzhou
$579
467 km or 290 mi Laibin
$598

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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