Kampala vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kampala Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1679
$2209
🏠 One person rent
$303
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$495
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$292
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.5
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$1127
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
34 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
57
70
😀 Quality of life
49
71
🏙️ Population
1.68M
12.7M

The cost of living in Kampala is 7% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 7003rd and 6778th ($717 vs $771) 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 1.5 months in Suzhou. Kampala ranked 1st best city to live in Uganda vs Suzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 6747th and 3523rd 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
$2.93
$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.1
$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.6
$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.7
$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.2
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.47%
3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$5716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1048
$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.2
$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.07
$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.54
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.5
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.35
$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.3
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.64
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.3
$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$778
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3783
$15339

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$627
288 km or 179 mi Kasese
$567
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$833
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$528
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$656
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$820
350 km or 217 mi Byumba
$597
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$617
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$804
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$758
384 km or 238 mi Ruhengeri
$499
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$503
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$687
432 km or 269 mi Nyanza
$524
432 km or 269 mi Gisenyi
$396
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$491
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$412
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$686
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$687
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$811
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$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
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$754
551 km or 343 mi Rutana
$688
559 km or 348 mi Machakos
$420
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$842
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$549
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$688
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$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$632
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$679
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$673
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$597
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
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$631
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$634
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$674
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$547
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1128
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$601
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$612
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$621
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1003
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$639
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$622
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$696
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$630
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$642
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$826
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$597
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$597
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$634
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$740
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$531
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$618
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$602
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$637
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$590
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$664
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$659
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$713
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$753
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$663
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$617
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$576
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$672
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$610