Foshan vs Kampala - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Kampala
🚶 Cost of living one person
$602
$707
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1932
$1744
🏠 One person rent
$185
$316
🏘️ Family rent
$415
$635
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$84.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$184
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
34 km
🎓 Higher education
95
52
😀 Quality of life
70
44
🏙️ Population
9.5M
1.68M

The cost of living in Foshan is 15% less expensive than in Kampala. Cities ranked 7753rd and 6887th ($602 vs $707) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st and 1st in China and Uganda, respectively. Check China vs Uganda comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Foshan compared to 0.3 months in Kampala. Foshan ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Kampala ranked 1st in Uganda, while ranked 2359th and 6586th among best cities to live in the world.

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Foshan Kampala
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.6
$2.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$27.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.28
☕ Cappuccino
$3.26
$2.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$200
$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$927
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$426
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.5
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$40.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
22.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$1164
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2043
$876
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$45.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.69
$2.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.54
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$3.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$4.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$2.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$2.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.61
$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.69
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.2
$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.08
$6.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.45
$6.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$17.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.6
$34
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24357
$4412

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19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$763
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$830
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$491
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$678
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$806
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$808
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$824
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$641
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1590
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$958
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$629
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2427
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2753
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$895
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$801
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$819
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$852
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$783
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$780
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1014
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$774
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$774
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$794
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$746
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$726
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$795
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$691
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$781
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$725
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$813
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$592
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$605
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$538
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$623
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$607
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$618
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$611
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$671
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$660

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Kira Town
$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