Kampala vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kampala Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$654
$743
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1612
$1910
🏠 One person rent
$273
$362
🏘️ Family rent
$509
$624
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.6
$69.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$207
$643
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
34 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
52
24
😀 Quality of life
46
41
🏙️ Population
1.68M
7.82M

The cost of living in Kampala is 12% less expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 7156th and 6604th ($654 vs $743) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 53rd 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 319th in China, while ranked 6597th and 7053rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kampala Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.52
$4.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.7
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.16
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$3.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$306
$588
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.2
$34.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49
$52.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$75.9
$10.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.99%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1172
$3564
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9242
$1991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.2
$16.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.77
$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.47
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$3.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.95
$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.28
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$4.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.81
$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$2.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.2
$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.64
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.4
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.2
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$177
$407
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4869
$14498

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$600
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$547
70 km or 44 mi Jinja
$542
183 km or 114 mi Tororo
$557
197 km or 122 mi Mbale
$557
212 km or 131 mi Mumias
$424
246 km or 153 mi Kisumu
$441
274 km or 171 mi Gulu
$556
288 km or 179 mi Kasese
$543
294 km or 183 mi Bunia
$748
301 km or 187 mi Eldoret
$405
317 km or 197 mi Mwanza
$493
347 km or 216 mi Beni
$747
350 km or 217 mi Byumba
$599
355 km or 220 mi Arua
$553
366 km or 227 mi Butembo
$745
377 km or 234 mi Kigali
$677
384 km or 238 mi Ruhengeri
$575
393 km or 244 mi Nakuru
$439
431 km or 268 mi Muyinga
$449
432 km or 269 mi Nyanza
$539
432 km or 269 mi Gisenyi
$572
446 km or 277 mi Kibuye
$566
452 km or 281 mi Butare
$458
471 km or 293 mi Ngozi
$448
494 km or 307 mi Ruyigi
$446
503 km or 313 mi Nairobi
$646
510 km or 317 mi Gitega
$445
514 km or 320 mi Cyangugu
$554
516 km or 321 mi Juba
$498
517 km or 321 mi Bubanza
$453
520 km or 323 mi Bukavu
$739
523 km or 325 mi Thika
$530
545 km or 339 mi Bujumbura
$493
551 km or 343 mi Rutana
$448
559 km or 348 mi Machakos
$524
563 km or 350 mi Uvira
$776
564 km or 351 mi Meru
$486
583 km or 362 mi Makamba
$449
613 km or 381 mi Arusha
$571

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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$621
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1400
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$604
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$746
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$541
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$668
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$584
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$594
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$617
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$640
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$532
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$626
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$616
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$801
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$660
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$599
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$563
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$554
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$608
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$599
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$613
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$585
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$506
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$583
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$640
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$570
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$579
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$542
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$610
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$651
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$571
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$521
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$532
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$605
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$589
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$550
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$583
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$543