Kampala vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison
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| Kampala | Suzhou | |
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| 🚶 Cost of living one person | ||
| 👨👩👧👦 Cost of living Family | ||
| 🏠 One person rent | ||
| 🏘️ Family rent | ||
| 🍽️ Food expenses | ||
| 🚐 Transport expenses | ||
| 💳 Monthly salary after tax | ||
| 😷 Air quality | ||
| ✈️ Airport proximity | ||
| 🎓 Higher education | ||
| 😀 Quality of life | ||
| 🏙️ Population |
The cost of living in Kampala is 36% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 7156th and 5170th ($654 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th 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 0.9 months in Suzhou. Kampala ranked 1st best city to live in Uganda vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 6597th and 3722nd 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 | ||
| 🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2 | ||
| 🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's | ||
| 🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| ☕ Cappuccino | ||
| 🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz | ||
| Rent & Utilities | ||
| 🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2 | ||
| 🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2 | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc. | ||
| 🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited | ||
| 🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years | ||
| 🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| 🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2 | ||
| Transportation | ||
| 🚌 Local transport ticket | ||
| 🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport | ||
| 🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi | ||
| ⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal | ||
| Groceries | ||
| 🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb | ||
| 🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥚 Eggs, x12 | ||
| 🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb | ||
| 🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt | ||
| 🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz | ||
| 🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle | ||
| 🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz | ||
| 🚬 Cigarette pack | ||
| 💊 Cold medicince, 1 week | ||
| 🧴 Hair Shampoo | ||
| 🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls | ||
| 👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube | ||
| Other | ||
| 🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month | ||
| 🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person | ||
| 👩⚕️ Doctor's visit | ||
| 💇 Haircut, simple | ||
| 👖 Brand Jeans | ||
| 👟 Brand Sneakers | ||
| 👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month | ||
| 🏫 International Primary School, 1 year | ||
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|---|---|---|
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| 32 km or 20 mi | Entebbe | |
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| 183 km or 114 mi | Tororo | |
| 197 km or 122 mi | Mbale | |
| 212 km or 131 mi |  Mumias | |
| 246 km or 153 mi | Kisumu | |
| 274 km or 171 mi | Gulu | |
| 288 km or 179 mi | Kasese | |
| 294 km or 183 mi |  Bunia | |
| 301 km or 187 mi | Eldoret | |
| 317 km or 197 mi |  Mwanza | |
| 347 km or 216 mi | Beni | |
| 350 km or 217 mi |  Byumba | |
| 355 km or 220 mi | Arua | |
| 366 km or 227 mi | Butembo | |
| 377 km or 234 mi | Kigali | |
| 384 km or 238 mi | Ruhengeri | |
| 393 km or 244 mi | Nakuru | |
| 431 km or 268 mi |  Muyinga | |
| 432 km or 269 mi | Nyanza | |
| 432 km or 269 mi | Gisenyi | |
| 446 km or 277 mi | Kibuye | |
| 452 km or 281 mi | Butare | |
| 471 km or 293 mi | Ngozi | |
| 494 km or 307 mi | Ruyigi | |
| 503 km or 313 mi | Nairobi | |
| 510 km or 317 mi | Gitega | |
| 514 km or 320 mi | Cyangugu | |
| 516 km or 321 mi |  Juba | |
| 517 km or 321 mi | Bubanza | |
| 520 km or 323 mi | Bukavu | |
| 523 km or 325 mi | Thika | |
| 545 km or 339 mi | Bujumbura | |
| 551 km or 343 mi | Rutana | |
| 559 km or 348 mi | Machakos | |
| 563 km or 350 mi | Uvira | |
| 564 km or 351 mi | Meru | |
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Cities near Suzhou
| Distance | City | Cost of living |
|---|---|---|
| 35 km or 22 mi |  Kunshan | |
| 40 km or 25 mi | Changshu | |
| 43 km or 27 mi | Wuxi | |
| 49 km or 31 mi | Taicang | |
| 63 km or 39 mi | Jiaxing | |
| 64 km or 40 mi | Zhangjiagang | |
| 69 km or 43 mi | Huzhou | |
| 75 km or 47 mi | Jiangyin | |
| 76 km or 47 mi | Yixing | |
| 80 km or 50 mi | Nantong | |
| 82 km or 51 mi | Shanghai | |
| 83 km or 52 mi | Changzhou | |
| 84 km or 52 mi | Haimen | |
| 85 km or 53 mi | Jingjiang | |
| 88 km or 55 mi | Pudong | |
| 109 km or 68 mi | Liyang | |
| 112 km or 70 mi | Taixing | |
| 114 km or 71 mi | Qidong | |
| 120 km or 75 mi | Rugao | |
| 123 km or 77 mi | Guangde | |
| 125 km or 78 mi | Hangzhou | |
| 125 km or 78 mi | Danyang | |
| 129 km or 80 mi | Yangzhong | |
| 137 km or 85 mi | Hai'an | |
| 145 km or 90 mi | Shaoxing | |
| 148 km or 92 mi | Taizhou | |
| 149 km or 93 mi | Zhenjiang | |
| 156 km or 97 mi | Jurong | |
| 164 km or 102 mi | Yangzhou | |
| 173 km or 107 mi | Ningguo | |
| 175 km or 109 mi | Yizheng | |
| 175 km or 109 mi | Dongtai | |
| 182 km or 113 mi | Xuancheng | |
| 182 km or 113 mi | Ningbo | |
| 194 km or 120 mi | Nanjing | |
| 196 km or 122 mi | Xinghua | |
| 198 km or 123 mi | Gaoyou | |
| 202 km or 125 mi | Zhoushan | |
| 214 km or 133 mi | Wuhu | |
| 216 km or 134 mi | Tianchang |