Kampala vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kampala Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$707
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1744
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$316
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$635
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.6
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$1012
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
34 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
52
90
😀 Quality of life
44
71
🏙️ Population
1.68M
13.9M

The cost of living in Kampala is 0.5% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6887th and 6862nd ($707 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 81st 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 1.4 months in Tianjin. Kampala ranked 1st best city to live in Uganda vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 6586th and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kampala Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.75
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.1
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.22
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.68
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$927
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$426
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.6
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.8
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.02%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1164
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.5
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.68
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.54
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.73
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.22
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.56
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.6
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4412
$16590

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$622
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$576
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$760
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$723
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$598
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$493
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$509
432 km or 269 mi Nyanza
$545
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$587
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$579
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$441
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$509
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$509
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$745
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$510
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$559
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$520
517 km or 321 mi Bubanza
$508
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$723
523 km or 325 mi Thika
$571
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$546
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$509
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$763
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$700
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$734
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$679
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$693
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$786
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$720
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$742
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$611
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$1067
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$769
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$675
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$620
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$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$677
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$482
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$668
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$684
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$572
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$605
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$670
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$614
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$677
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$869
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$760
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$748
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$588
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$720
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$616
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$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$670
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$597
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$632
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$581
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$507
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$657
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$526
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