Kampala vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kampala Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$654
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1612
$1362
🏠 One person rent
$273
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$509
$340
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.6
$65.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$207
$608
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
34 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
52
71
😀 Quality of life
46
63
🏙️ Population
1.68M
10.6M

The cost of living in Kampala is 35% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 7156th and 8597th ($654 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 537th 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 1.3 months in Shijiazhuang. Kampala ranked 1st best city to live in Uganda vs Shijiazhuang ranked 31st in China, while ranked 6597th and 4919th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kampala vs Shijiazhuang

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Kampala Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.52
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.7
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$386
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$306
$255
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.2
$33.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49
$51.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$75.9
$7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.99%
3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1172
$2477
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9242
$1720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.2
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.77
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.47
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$2.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.95
$3.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.28
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.81
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.2
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.64
$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$33.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.4
$49
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.2
$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$177
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4869
$4869

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Kira Town
$600
32 km or 20 mi Entebbe
$547
70 km or 44 mi Jinja
$542
183 km or 114 mi Tororo
$557
197 km or 122 mi Mbale
$557
212 km or 131 mi Mumias
$424
246 km or 153 mi Kisumu
$441
274 km or 171 mi Gulu
$556
288 km or 179 mi Kasese
$543
294 km or 183 mi Bunia
$748
301 km or 187 mi Eldoret
$405
317 km or 197 mi Mwanza
$493
347 km or 216 mi Beni
$747
350 km or 217 mi Byumba
$599
355 km or 220 mi Arua
$553
366 km or 227 mi Butembo
$745
377 km or 234 mi Kigali
$677
384 km or 238 mi Ruhengeri
$575
393 km or 244 mi Nakuru
$439
431 km or 268 mi Muyinga
$449
432 km or 269 mi Nyanza
$539
432 km or 269 mi Gisenyi
$572
446 km or 277 mi Kibuye
$566
452 km or 281 mi Butare
$458
471 km or 293 mi Ngozi
$448
494 km or 307 mi Ruyigi
$446
503 km or 313 mi Nairobi
$646
510 km or 317 mi Gitega
$445
514 km or 320 mi Cyangugu
$554
516 km or 321 mi Juba
$498
517 km or 321 mi Bubanza
$453
520 km or 323 mi Bukavu
$739
523 km or 325 mi Thika
$530
545 km or 339 mi Bujumbura
$493
551 km or 343 mi Rutana
$448
559 km or 348 mi Machakos
$524
563 km or 350 mi Uvira
$776
564 km or 351 mi Meru
$486
583 km or 362 mi Makamba
$449
613 km or 381 mi Arusha
$571

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$527
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$525
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$545
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$569
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$549
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$539
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$569
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$592
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$587
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$612
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$598
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$650
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$466
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$599
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$587
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$601
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$583
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$613
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$576
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$573
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$621
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$509
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$572
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$594
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$633
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$650
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$522
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$713
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$633
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$521
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$570
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$617
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$625
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$643
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$572
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$739
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$607
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$707
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$733