Kampala vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kampala Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$698
$1097
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1738
$3454
🏠 One person rent
$314
$577
🏘️ Family rent
$645
$1404
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.5
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$178
$1644
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
34 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
53
100
😀 Quality of life
44
78
🏙️ Population
1.68M
24.9M

The cost of living in Kampala is 36% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6903rd and 4858th ($698 vs $1097) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.5 months in Shanghai. Kampala ranked 1st best city to live in Uganda vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6624th and 675th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kampala vs Shanghai

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Kampala Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.45
$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.1
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.92
$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$200
$455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1184
$2226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$387
$1115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.44%
3.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1111
$14361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$976
$8086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.8
$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.68
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.45
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.2
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.5
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.39
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$87.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$33.6
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$125
$1181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4369
$30174

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$646
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$558
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$984
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$665
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$700
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$868
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$573
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$631
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$645
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$602
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$670
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$670
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$657
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$590
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$708
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$643
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$716
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$695
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$702
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$644
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$805
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$643
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$654
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$603
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$650
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$607
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$644
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$665
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$522
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$620
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$621
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$642
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$677
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$665
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$592
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$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$672
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$621
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$746