Kampala vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kampala Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$697
$648
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1649
$1514
🏠 One person rent
$312
$306
🏘️ Family rent
$519
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$82.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$140
$771
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
34 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
54
49
😀 Quality of life
48
71
🏙️ Population
1.68M
8.78M

The cost of living in Kampala is 8% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 7291st and 7630th ($697 vs $648) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 134th in Uganda and China, respectively. Check Uganda vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kampala compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Kampala ranked 1st best city to live in Uganda vs Quanzhou ranked 26th in China, while ranked 6847th and 3354th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kampala vs Quanzhou

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Kampala Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.65
$2.23
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.24
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$2.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$245
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$440
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$323
$334
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38
$31.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.9
$48.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.3
$13.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.64%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$2944
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1001
$1964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.3
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.76
$3.93
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$0.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$1.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$5.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$7.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.12
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.11
$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.94
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.61
$5.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$8.22
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.5
$20.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$38.8
$87.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$230
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5038
$9745

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$635
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$531
70 km or 44 mi Jinja
$573
183 km or 114 mi Tororo
$603
197 km or 122 mi Mbale
$624
212 km or 131 mi Mumias
$524
246 km or 153 mi Kisumu
$549
274 km or 171 mi Gulu
$591
288 km or 179 mi Kasese
$541
294 km or 183 mi Bunia
$810
301 km or 187 mi Eldoret
$513
317 km or 197 mi Mwanza
$613
347 km or 216 mi Beni
$795
350 km or 217 mi Byumba
$671
355 km or 220 mi Arua
$577
366 km or 227 mi Butembo
$784
377 km or 234 mi Kigali
$872
384 km or 238 mi Ruhengeri
$553
393 km or 244 mi Nakuru
$532
431 km or 268 mi Muyinga
$688
432 km or 269 mi Nyanza
$583
432 km or 269 mi Gisenyi
$411
446 km or 277 mi Kibuye
$533
452 km or 281 mi Butare
$447
471 km or 293 mi Ngozi
$689
494 km or 307 mi Ruyigi
$688
503 km or 313 mi Nairobi
$807
510 km or 317 mi Gitega
$691
514 km or 320 mi Cyangugu
$543
516 km or 321 mi Juba
$513
517 km or 321 mi Bubanza
$688
520 km or 323 mi Bukavu
$779
523 km or 325 mi Thika
$448
545 km or 339 mi Bujumbura
$750
551 km or 343 mi Rutana
$690
559 km or 348 mi Machakos
$415
563 km or 350 mi Uvira
$828
564 km or 351 mi Meru
$543
583 km or 362 mi Makamba
$689
613 km or 381 mi Arusha
$618

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$643
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$892
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$729
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$673
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$702
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$679
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$705
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$640
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$689
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$672
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$874
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$942
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$687
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$884
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$868
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$921
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$474
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$889
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$904
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$612
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$682
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$938
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$473
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1123
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$600
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$971
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$979
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$792
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$617
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$844
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$717
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$758
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$684
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$596
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$774
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$603
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$603
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$954