Kampala vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kampala Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$602
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1697
$1657
🏠 One person rent
$322
$246
🏘️ Family rent
$541
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$218
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$70
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$136
$688
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
34 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
54
17
😀 Quality of life
48
44
🏙️ Population
1.68M
7.82M

The cost of living in Kampala is 20% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 7132nd and 7914th ($722 vs $602) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 207th 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 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Kampala ranked 1st best city to live in Uganda vs Shangqiu ranked 334th in China, while ranked 6923rd and 7360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kampala vs Shangqiu

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Kampala Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$2.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.4
$4.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$0.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$233
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$777
$431
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$362
$348
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.9
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.9
$58.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.9
$8.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.76%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1211
$2751
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1013
$1731
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42
$15.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.92
$4.01
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.34
$4.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$2.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.05
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.59
$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.5
$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43
$67.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$201
$303
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4366
$16802

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$627
288 km or 179 mi Kasese
$572
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$825
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$520
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$623
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$810
350 km or 217 mi Byumba
$620
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$617
366 km or 227 mi Butembo
$798
377 km or 234 mi Kigali
$811
384 km or 238 mi Ruhengeri
$518
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$508
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$691
432 km or 269 mi Nyanza
$544
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$395
446 km or 277 mi Kibuye
$507
452 km or 281 mi Butare
$409
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$692
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$693
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$797
510 km or 317 mi Gitega
$694
514 km or 320 mi Cyangugu
$517
516 km or 321 mi Juba
$528
517 km or 321 mi Bubanza
$693
520 km or 323 mi Bukavu
$798
523 km or 325 mi Thika
$455
545 km or 339 mi Bujumbura
$759
551 km or 343 mi Rutana
$691
559 km or 348 mi Machakos
$419
563 km or 350 mi Uvira
$839
564 km or 351 mi Meru
$542
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$691
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$602

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Distance City Cost of living
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$581
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$803
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$581
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$569
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$483
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$558
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$598
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$572
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$556
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$548
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$514
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$592
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$572
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$583
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$601
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$491
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$509
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$518
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$543
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$563
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$542
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$498
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$511
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$489
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$531
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$520
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$506
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$516
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$516
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$576
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$492
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$596
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$550
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$505
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$519
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$542
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$526
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$548
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$489
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$518