Kampala vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kampala Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1697
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$322
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$541
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$136
$1024
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
34 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
54
95
😀 Quality of life
48
77
🏙️ Population
1.68M
17.5M

The cost of living in Kampala is 23% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 7132nd and 6106th ($722 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 12th 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 Shenzhen. Kampala ranked 1st best city to live in Uganda vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6923rd and 1113th 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
$2.86
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.4
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$777
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$362
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.9
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.9
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.9
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.76%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1211
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1013
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.92
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.34
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.05
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.59
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.5
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$201
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4366
$22916

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$670
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$563
70 km or 44 mi Jinja
$593
183 km or 114 mi Tororo
$624
197 km or 122 mi Mbale
$651
212 km or 131 mi Mumias
$505
246 km or 153 mi Kisumu
$533
274 km or 171 mi Gulu
$627
288 km or 179 mi Kasese
$572
294 km or 183 mi Bunia
$825
301 km or 187 mi Eldoret
$520
317 km or 197 mi Mwanza
$623
347 km or 216 mi Beni
$810
350 km or 217 mi Byumba
$620
355 km or 220 mi Arua
$617
366 km or 227 mi Butembo
$798
377 km or 234 mi Kigali
$811
384 km or 238 mi Ruhengeri
$518
393 km or 244 mi Nakuru
$508
431 km or 268 mi Muyinga
$691
432 km or 269 mi Nyanza
$544
432 km or 269 mi Gisenyi
$395
446 km or 277 mi Kibuye
$507
452 km or 281 mi Butare
$409
471 km or 293 mi Ngozi
$692
494 km or 307 mi Ruyigi
$693
503 km or 313 mi Nairobi
$797
510 km or 317 mi Gitega
$694
514 km or 320 mi Cyangugu
$517
516 km or 321 mi Juba
$528
517 km or 321 mi Bubanza
$693
520 km or 323 mi Bukavu
$798
523 km or 325 mi Thika
$455
545 km or 339 mi Bujumbura
$759
551 km or 343 mi Rutana
$691
559 km or 348 mi Machakos
$419
563 km or 350 mi Uvira
$839
564 km or 351 mi Meru
$542
583 km or 362 mi Makamba
$691
613 km or 381 mi Arusha
$602

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638