Kampala vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kampala Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$646
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1679
$1842
🏠 One person rent
$303
$274
🏘️ Family rent
$495
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$226
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.5
$65.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$940
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
34 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
57
89
😀 Quality of life
49
74
🏙️ Population
1.68M
13.9M

The cost of living in Kampala is 11% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 7003rd and 7452nd ($717 vs $646) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 98th 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 Tianjin. Kampala ranked 1st best city to live in Uganda vs Tianjin ranked 9th in China, while ranked 6747th and 2435th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kampala Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.1
$21.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$586
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$390
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.6
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.7
$46.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.2
$7.05
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.47%
3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$5873
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1048
$2154
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.2
$11.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.07
$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.54
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.52
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$1.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$3.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$0.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$8.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.5
$5.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$3.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.35
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.3
$14.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.64
$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$57
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.3
$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$77.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3783
$18657

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$656
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$820
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$597
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$617
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$804
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$758
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$499
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$503
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$687
432 km or 269 mi Nyanza
$524
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$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
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$505
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$527
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$689
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$803
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$460
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$754
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$688
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$842
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$641
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$707
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$634
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$619
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$750
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$638
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$688
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$565
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$1029
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$724
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$634
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$558
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$564
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$660
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$614
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$456
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$580
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$616
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$533
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$505
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$480
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$574
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$454
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$741
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$694
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$654
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$523
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$558
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$527
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$499
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$535
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$527
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$615
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$544
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$550
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$562
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$505
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$652
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$548
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$573