Kampala vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kampala Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$707
$775
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1744
$2025
🏠 One person rent
$316
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$635
$679
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.6
$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$679
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
34 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
52
24
😀 Quality of life
44
38
🏙️ Population
1.68M
7.82M

The cost of living in Kampala is 9% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 6887th and 6542nd ($707 vs $775) 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 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Kampala ranked 1st best city to live in Uganda vs Shangqiu ranked 316th in China, while ranked 6586th and 7163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kampala Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.75
$4.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.1
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.22
$5.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.68
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$927
$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$426
$645
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.6
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.8
$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.02%
4.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1164
$3237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$2037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.5
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.68
$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.54
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$2.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.73
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.22
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.56
$5.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$27.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.6
$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34
$76.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$432
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4412
$18304

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$579
288 km or 179 mi Kasese
$568
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$784
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$460
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$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
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$723
384 km or 238 mi Ruhengeri
$598
393 km or 244 mi Nakuru
$493
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$509
432 km or 269 mi Nyanza
$545
432 km or 269 mi Gisenyi
$587
446 km or 277 mi Kibuye
$579
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$441
471 km or 293 mi Ngozi
$509
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$509
503 km or 313 mi Nairobi
$745
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$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
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$535
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$509
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$543

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Distance City Cost of living
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$633
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$1433
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$613
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$819
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$623
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$688
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$599
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$598
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$619
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$670
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$528
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$639
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$630
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$826
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$673
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$610
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$568
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$559
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$612
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$620
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$623
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$586
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$522
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$588
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$648
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$571
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$565
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$541
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$612
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$602
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$659
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$593
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$538
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$524
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$611
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$587
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$580
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$502
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$542