Kampala vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kampala Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1679
$1433
🏠 One person rent
$303
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$495
$328
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.5
$60.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$575
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
34 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
57
77
😀 Quality of life
49
68
🏙️ Population
1.68M
12.6M

The cost of living in Kampala is 42% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 7003rd and 8651st ($717 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 491st 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 1.1 months in Zhengzhou. Kampala ranked 1st best city to live in Uganda vs Zhengzhou ranked 36th in China, while ranked 6747th and 4484th 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
$2.93
$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.1
$17
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$0.78
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$138
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.6
$35.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.7
$54.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.2
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.47%
4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$2753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1048
$1340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.2
$10.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.07
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.54
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$2.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$0.83
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.5
$2.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.35
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.3
$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.64
$5.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$4.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.3
$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3783
$19556

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$627
288 km or 179 mi Kasese
$567
294 km or 183 mi Bunia
$833
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$528
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$656
347 km or 216 mi Beni
$820
350 km or 217 mi Byumba
$597
355 km or 220 mi Arua
$617
366 km or 227 mi Butembo
$804
377 km or 234 mi Kigali
$758
384 km or 238 mi Ruhengeri
$499
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$503
431 km or 268 mi Muyinga
$687
432 km or 269 mi Nyanza
$524
432 km or 269 mi Gisenyi
$396
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$491
452 km or 281 mi Butare
$412
471 km or 293 mi Ngozi
$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
545 km or 339 mi Bujumbura
$754
551 km or 343 mi Rutana
$688
559 km or 348 mi Machakos
$420
563 km or 350 mi Uvira
$842
564 km or 351 mi Meru
$549
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$688
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$612

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Distance City Cost of living
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$513
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$518
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$522
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$517
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$478
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$502
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$517
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$523
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$506
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$511
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$510
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$506
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$507
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$503
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$525
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$515
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$572
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$537
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$513
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$544
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$527
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$553
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$551
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$534
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$582
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$484
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$585
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$689
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$807
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$567
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$598
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$580
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$552
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$581
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$543
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$518
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$563