Kampala vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kampala Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$697
$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1649
$2040
🏠 One person rent
$312
$242
🏘️ Family rent
$519
$417
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$140
$801
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
34 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
54
18
😀 Quality of life
48
46
🏙️ Population
1.68M
6.49M

The cost of living in Kampala is 2% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 7291st and 7385th ($697 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 80th 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 1.2 months in Shangrao. Kampala ranked 1st best city to live in Uganda vs Shangrao ranked 234th in China, while ranked 6847th and 7068th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kampala vs Shangrao

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Kampala Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.65
$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.24
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$0.75
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$279
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$323
$323
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.9
$44.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.3
$15.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.64%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$5055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1001
$2527
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.3
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.76
$5.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.12
$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.11
$5.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.94
$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.61
$7.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$42.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$6.18
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.5
$59
👟 Brand Sneakers
$38.8
$82.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$230
$555
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5038
$25646

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$635
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$531
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$573
183 km or 114 mi Tororo
$603
197 km or 122 mi Mbale
$624
212 km or 131 mi Mumias
$524
246 km or 153 mi Kisumu
$549
274 km or 171 mi Gulu
$591
288 km or 179 mi Kasese
$541
294 km or 183 mi Bunia
$810
301 km or 187 mi Eldoret
$513
317 km or 197 mi Mwanza
$613
347 km or 216 mi Beni
$795
350 km or 217 mi Byumba
$671
355 km or 220 mi Arua
$577
366 km or 227 mi Butembo
$784
377 km or 234 mi Kigali
$872
384 km or 238 mi Ruhengeri
$553
393 km or 244 mi Nakuru
$532
431 km or 268 mi Muyinga
$688
432 km or 269 mi Nyanza
$583
432 km or 269 mi Gisenyi
$411
446 km or 277 mi Kibuye
$533
452 km or 281 mi Butare
$447
471 km or 293 mi Ngozi
$689
494 km or 307 mi Ruyigi
$688
503 km or 313 mi Nairobi
$807
510 km or 317 mi Gitega
$691
514 km or 320 mi Cyangugu
$543
516 km or 321 mi Juba
$513
517 km or 321 mi Bubanza
$688
520 km or 323 mi Bukavu
$779
523 km or 325 mi Thika
$448
545 km or 339 mi Bujumbura
$750
551 km or 343 mi Rutana
$690
559 km or 348 mi Machakos
$415
563 km or 350 mi Uvira
$828
564 km or 351 mi Meru
$543
583 km or 362 mi Makamba
$689
613 km or 381 mi Arusha
$618

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Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$596
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$617
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$603
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$628
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$435
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$646
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$603
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$611
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$686
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$689
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$542
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$696
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$615
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$551
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$640
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$672
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$652
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$661
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$774
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$717
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$653
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$587
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$618
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$684
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$899
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$679
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$612
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$667
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$592
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$670
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$677
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$671
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$632
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$687
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$680
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$658
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$691
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$673
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$610
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$628