Kampala vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kampala Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1679
$1652
🏠 One person rent
$303
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$495
$416
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$220
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.5
$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$648
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
34 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
57
24
😀 Quality of life
49
44
🏙️ Population
1.68M
7.82M

The cost of living in Kampala is 20% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 7003rd and 7835th ($717 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 183rd 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 298th in China, while ranked 6747th and 7180th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kampala Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.1
$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.6
$34.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.7
$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.2
$9.87
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.47%
3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$2747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1048
$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.2
$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.07
$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.54
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.5
$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.35
$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.3
$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.64
$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.3
$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3783
$17107

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$627
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$567
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$833
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$528
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$656
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$820
350 km or 217 mi Byumba
$597
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$617
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$804
377 km or 234 mi Kigali
$758
384 km or 238 mi Ruhengeri
$499
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$503
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$687
432 km or 269 mi Nyanza
$524
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$396
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$491
452 km or 281 mi Butare
$412
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$686
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$687
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$811
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$689
514 km or 320 mi Cyangugu
$505
516 km or 321 mi Juba
$527
517 km or 321 mi Bubanza
$689
520 km or 323 mi Bukavu
$803
523 km or 325 mi Thika
$460
545 km or 339 mi Bujumbura
$754
551 km or 343 mi Rutana
$688
559 km or 348 mi Machakos
$420
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$842
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$549
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$688
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$612

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Distance City Cost of living
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$570
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$807
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$570
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$572
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$478
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$564
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$582
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$567
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$563
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$563
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$499
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$582
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$558
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$585
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$595
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$507
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$517
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$522
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$553
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$553
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$530
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$506
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$504
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$502
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$527
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$523
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$511
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$518
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$513
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$567
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$484
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$580
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$547
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$516
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$509
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$544
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$526
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$538
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$489
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$517