Kampala vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kampala Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1697
$1473
🏠 One person rent
$322
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$541
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$136
$664
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
34 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
54
68
😀 Quality of life
48
68
🏙️ Population
1.68M
12.6M

The cost of living in Kampala is 41% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 7132nd and 8643rd ($722 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 498th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Kampala ranked 1st best city to live in Uganda vs Zhengzhou ranked 37th in China, while ranked 6923rd and 4641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kampala vs Zhengzhou

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Kampala Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.4
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$777
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$362
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.9
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.9
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.9
$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.76%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1211
$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1013
$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.92
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.34
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.05
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.59
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.5
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$201
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4366
$21713

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183 km or 114 mi Tororo
$624
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212 km or 131 mi Mumias
$505
246 km or 153 mi Kisumu
$533
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$627
288 km or 179 mi Kasese
$572
294 km or 183 mi Bunia
$825
301 km or 187 mi Eldoret
$520
317 km or 197 mi Mwanza
$623
347 km or 216 mi Beni
$810
350 km or 217 mi Byumba
$620
355 km or 220 mi Arua
$617
366 km or 227 mi Butembo
$798
377 km or 234 mi Kigali
$811
384 km or 238 mi Ruhengeri
$518
393 km or 244 mi Nakuru
$508
431 km or 268 mi Muyinga
$691
432 km or 269 mi Nyanza
$544
432 km or 269 mi Gisenyi
$395
446 km or 277 mi Kibuye
$507
452 km or 281 mi Butare
$409
471 km or 293 mi Ngozi
$692
494 km or 307 mi Ruyigi
$693
503 km or 313 mi Nairobi
$797
510 km or 317 mi Gitega
$694
514 km or 320 mi Cyangugu
$517
516 km or 321 mi Juba
$528
517 km or 321 mi Bubanza
$693
520 km or 323 mi Bukavu
$798
523 km or 325 mi Thika
$455
545 km or 339 mi Bujumbura
$759
551 km or 343 mi Rutana
$691
559 km or 348 mi Machakos
$419
563 km or 350 mi Uvira
$839
564 km or 351 mi Meru
$542
583 km or 362 mi Makamba
$691
613 km or 381 mi Arusha
$602

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$516
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$516
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$518
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$509
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$483
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$489
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$518
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$520
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$507
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$506
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$514
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$498
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$491
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$506
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$523
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$518
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$569
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$534
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$525
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$542
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$531
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$543
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$531
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$598
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$492
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$583
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$659
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$803
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$572
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$602
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$596
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$545
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$578
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$540
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$529
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$556