Kampala vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kampala Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$698
$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1738
$1915
🏠 One person rent
$314
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$645
$643
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$224
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.5
$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$178
$707
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
34 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
53
24
😀 Quality of life
44
38
🏙️ Population
1.68M
7.82M

The cost of living in Kampala is 5% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 6903rd and 6735th ($698 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 43rd 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 months in Shangqiu. Kampala ranked 1st best city to live in Uganda vs Shangqiu ranked 300th in China, while ranked 6624th and 7140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kampala Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.45
$3.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.1
$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.92
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.06
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$200
$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1184
$464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$387
$609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25
$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.44%
3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1111
$3083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$976
$1982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.8
$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.68
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.45
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.2
$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.5
$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.39
$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$27
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$33.6
$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$125
$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4369
$17921

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$646
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$600
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1385
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$584
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$787
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$545
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$660
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$580
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$577
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$591
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$643
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$484
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$602
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$591
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$800
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$633
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$586
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$547
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$538
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$591
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$593
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$548
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$571
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$512
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$575
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$625
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$552
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$551
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$528
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$519
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$575
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$578
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$637
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$571
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$522
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$505
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$591
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$571
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$561
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$479
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$529