Kampala vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kampala Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$654
$689
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1612
$1829
🏠 One person rent
$273
$279
🏘️ Family rent
$509
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.6
$71.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$207
$813
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
34 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
52
53
😀 Quality of life
46
53
🏙️ Population
1.68M
8.78M

The cost of living in Kampala is 5% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 7156th and 6882nd ($654 vs $689) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 102nd in Uganda and China, respectively. Check Uganda vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kampala compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Kampala ranked 1st best city to live in Uganda vs Quanzhou ranked 50th in China, while ranked 6597th and 6124th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kampala Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.52
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.7
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.32
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$186
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$306
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.2
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$75.9
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.99%
5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1172
$7109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9242
$1653
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.2
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.77
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.47
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.95
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.28
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.81
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.2
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.64
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$8.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.4
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.2
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$177
$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4869
$19406

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$600
32 km or 20 mi Entebbe
$547
70 km or 44 mi Jinja
$542
183 km or 114 mi Tororo
$557
197 km or 122 mi Mbale
$557
212 km or 131 mi Mumias
$424
246 km or 153 mi Kisumu
$441
274 km or 171 mi Gulu
$556
288 km or 179 mi Kasese
$543
294 km or 183 mi Bunia
$748
301 km or 187 mi Eldoret
$405
317 km or 197 mi Mwanza
$493
347 km or 216 mi Beni
$747
350 km or 217 mi Byumba
$599
355 km or 220 mi Arua
$553
366 km or 227 mi Butembo
$745
377 km or 234 mi Kigali
$677
384 km or 238 mi Ruhengeri
$575
393 km or 244 mi Nakuru
$439
431 km or 268 mi Muyinga
$449
432 km or 269 mi Nyanza
$539
432 km or 269 mi Gisenyi
$572
446 km or 277 mi Kibuye
$566
452 km or 281 mi Butare
$458
471 km or 293 mi Ngozi
$448
494 km or 307 mi Ruyigi
$446
503 km or 313 mi Nairobi
$646
510 km or 317 mi Gitega
$445
514 km or 320 mi Cyangugu
$554
516 km or 321 mi Juba
$498
517 km or 321 mi Bubanza
$453
520 km or 323 mi Bukavu
$739
523 km or 325 mi Thika
$530
545 km or 339 mi Bujumbura
$493
551 km or 343 mi Rutana
$448
559 km or 348 mi Machakos
$524
563 km or 350 mi Uvira
$776
564 km or 351 mi Meru
$486
583 km or 362 mi Makamba
$449
613 km or 381 mi Arusha
$571

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$676
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$851
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$721
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$675
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$719
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$664
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$667
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$678
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$890
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$995
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$746
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$791
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$857
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$860
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$588
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$917
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$725
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$799
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$913
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$716
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1011
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$738
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$860
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$863
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$655
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$952
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$744
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$812
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$721
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$643
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$787
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$645
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$620
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1083