Kampala vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kampala Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1679
$1608
🏠 One person rent
$303
$227
🏘️ Family rent
$495
$387
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$223
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.5
$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$671
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
34 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
57
24
😀 Quality of life
49
45
🏙️ Population
1.68M
6.56M

The cost of living in Kampala is 19% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 7003rd and 7790th ($717 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 167th 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 Shaoyang. Kampala ranked 1st best city to live in Uganda vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 6747th and 7090th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kampala Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.1
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.1
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.6
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.7
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.2
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.47%
3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1048
$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.2
$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.07
$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.54
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.5
$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.35
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.3
$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.64
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.3
$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3783
$10279

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$658
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$578
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183 km or 114 mi Tororo
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$654
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$511
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$543
274 km or 171 mi Gulu
$627
288 km or 179 mi Kasese
$567
294 km or 183 mi Bunia
$833
301 km or 187 mi Eldoret
$528
317 km or 197 mi Mwanza
$656
347 km or 216 mi Beni
$820
350 km or 217 mi Byumba
$597
355 km or 220 mi Arua
$617
366 km or 227 mi Butembo
$804
377 km or 234 mi Kigali
$758
384 km or 238 mi Ruhengeri
$499
393 km or 244 mi Nakuru
$503
431 km or 268 mi Muyinga
$687
432 km or 269 mi Nyanza
$524
432 km or 269 mi Gisenyi
$396
446 km or 277 mi Kibuye
$491
452 km or 281 mi Butare
$412
471 km or 293 mi Ngozi
$686
494 km or 307 mi Ruyigi
$687
503 km or 313 mi Nairobi
$811
510 km or 317 mi Gitega
$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
563 km or 350 mi Uvira
$842
564 km or 351 mi Meru
$549
583 km or 362 mi Makamba
$688
613 km or 381 mi Arusha
$612

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$551
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$564
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$584
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$634
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$622
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$543
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$571
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$527
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$569
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$571
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$595
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$592
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$487
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$537
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$750
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$545
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$568
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$612
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$546
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$511
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$595
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$765
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$547
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$618
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$766
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$572
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$548
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$818
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$593
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$587
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$660
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$534
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$596
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$590
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$897
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$574
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$578
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$558
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$599