Kampala vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kampala Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$697
$995
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1649
$2526
🏠 One person rent
$312
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$519
$975
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$87.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$140
$938
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
34 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
54
95
😀 Quality of life
48
76
🏙️ Population
1.68M
17.5M

The cost of living in Kampala is 30% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 7291st and 5618th ($697 vs $995) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 0.9 months in Shenzhen. Kampala ranked 1st best city to live in Uganda vs Shenzhen ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6847th and 1163rd 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
$2.65
$3.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$29.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.24
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$456
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$1238
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$323
$826
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38
$35.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.9
$54.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.3
$11.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.64%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$13122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1001
$6054
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.3
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.76
$4.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$1.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.12
$4.24
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.11
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.94
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$48.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.61
$7.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.5
$39.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$38.8
$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$230
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5038
$21140

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$635
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$531
70 km or 44 mi Jinja
$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
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2396
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2663
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$678
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$694
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1734
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$548
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$638
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$873
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$785
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$627
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$954
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$858
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$777
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$801
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$908
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$600
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$793
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$473
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$612
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$682
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$474
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$828
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$766
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$778
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$802
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$797
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$758
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$739
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$751
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$824
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$705
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$702
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$714
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$729
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$711
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$892
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$528
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$648