Kampala vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kampala Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1679
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$303
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$495
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.5
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$969
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
34 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
57
96
😀 Quality of life
49
78
🏙️ Population
1.68M
17.5M

The cost of living in Kampala is 18% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 7003rd and 6334th ($717 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 17th 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 6747th and 1094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kampala Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.1
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.6
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.7
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.2
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.47%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1048
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.2
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.07
$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.54
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.5
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.35
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.3
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.64
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.3
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3783
$22402

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$658
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$578
70 km or 44 mi Jinja
$582
183 km or 114 mi Tororo
$623
197 km or 122 mi Mbale
$654
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$511
246 km or 153 mi Kisumu
$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
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$612

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
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$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
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$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634