Kampala vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kampala Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$707
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1744
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$316
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$635
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.6
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
34 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
52
96
😀 Quality of life
44
79
🏙️ Population
1.68M
17.7M

The cost of living in Kampala is 26% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6887th and 5948th ($707 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Kampala ranked 1st best city to live in Uganda vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6586th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kampala vs Shenzhen

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Kampala Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.75
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.1
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.22
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.68
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$927
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$426
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.6
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.8
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.02%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1164
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.5
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.68
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.54
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.73
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.22
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.56
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.6
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4412
$24117

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$643
32 km or 20 mi Entebbe
$559
70 km or 44 mi Jinja
$511
183 km or 114 mi Tororo
$581
197 km or 122 mi Mbale
$583
212 km or 131 mi Mumias
$483
246 km or 153 mi Kisumu
$518
274 km or 171 mi Gulu
$579
288 km or 179 mi Kasese
$568
294 km or 183 mi Bunia
$784
301 km or 187 mi Eldoret
$460
317 km or 197 mi Mwanza
$466
347 km or 216 mi Beni
$768
350 km or 217 mi Byumba
$622
355 km or 220 mi Arua
$576
366 km or 227 mi Butembo
$760
377 km or 234 mi Kigali
$723
384 km or 238 mi Ruhengeri
$598
393 km or 244 mi Nakuru
$493
431 km or 268 mi Muyinga
$509
432 km or 269 mi Nyanza
$545
432 km or 269 mi Gisenyi
$587
446 km or 277 mi Kibuye
$579
452 km or 281 mi Butare
$441
471 km or 293 mi Ngozi
$509
494 km or 307 mi Ruyigi
$509
503 km or 313 mi Nairobi
$745
510 km or 317 mi Gitega
$510
514 km or 320 mi Cyangugu
$559
516 km or 321 mi Juba
$520
517 km or 321 mi Bubanza
$508
520 km or 323 mi Bukavu
$723
523 km or 325 mi Thika
$571
545 km or 339 mi Bujumbura
$546
551 km or 343 mi Rutana
$509
559 km or 348 mi Machakos
$482
563 km or 350 mi Uvira
$763
564 km or 351 mi Meru
$535
583 km or 362 mi Makamba
$509
613 km or 381 mi Arusha
$543

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618