Kampala vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kampala Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1697
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$322
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$541
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$136
$983
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
34 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
54
65
😀 Quality of life
48
72
🏙️ Population
1.68M
12.7M

The cost of living in Kampala is 8% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 7132nd and 6833rd ($722 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st 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 1.3 months in Suzhou. Kampala ranked 1st best city to live in Uganda vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 6923rd and 3150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kampala vs Suzhou

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Kampala Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.4
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$777
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$362
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.9
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.9
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.9
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.76%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1211
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1013
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.92
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.34
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.05
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.59
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.5
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$201
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4366
$17664

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$624
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$505
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$533
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$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
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$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
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$602

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Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$644
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$683
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$669
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$594
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$650
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$684
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$557
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1126
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$623
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$620
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$636
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1002
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$652
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$646
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$652
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$860
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$604
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$611
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$647
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$680
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$675
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$525
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$626
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$618
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$644
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$601
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$678
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$665
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$671
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$765
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$677
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$632
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$584
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$680
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$623