Kampala vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kampala Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$698
$687
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1738
$2052
🏠 One person rent
$314
$297
🏘️ Family rent
$645
$636
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.5
$65.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$178
$958
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
34 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
53
90
😀 Quality of life
44
70
🏙️ Population
1.68M
13.9M

The cost of living in Kampala is 2% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 6903rd and 6956th ($698 vs $687) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 64th 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 11th in China, while ranked 6624th and 2306th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kampala Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.45
$4.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.1
$27.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.92
$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$0.82
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$351
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$200
$213
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1184
$826
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$387
$485
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25
$48.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$74.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$7.97
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.44%
4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1111
$6085
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$976
$2737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.8
$10.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.68
$4.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.45
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$3.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$9.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.2
$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.5
$13.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.39
$6.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$56.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$39
👟 Brand Sneakers
$33.6
$75
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$125
$548
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4369
$18215

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$785
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$585
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$768
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$771
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$492
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$500
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$650
432 km or 269 mi Nyanza
$518
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$381
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$479
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$413
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$648
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$648
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$760
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$651
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$496
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$513
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$648
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$759
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$589
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$719
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$648
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$665
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$716
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$649
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$655
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$756
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$679
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$702
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$586
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$1016
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$729
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$644
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$592
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$618
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$680
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$635
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$472
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$638
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$642
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$550
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$581
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$638
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$584
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$642
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$815
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$711
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$689
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$564
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$664
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$544
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$590
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$533
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$524
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$629
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$577
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$600
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$553
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$481
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$634
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$504
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$616