Kampala vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kampala Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$654
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1612
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$273
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$509
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.6
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$207
$627
😷 Air quality
Bad
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
34 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
52
78
😀 Quality of life
46
67
🏙️ Population
1.68M
12.6M

The cost of living in Kampala is 29% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 7156th and 8471st ($654 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 532nd 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 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Kampala ranked 1st best city to live in Uganda vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 6597th and 3944th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kampala Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.52
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.7
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.76
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$306
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.2
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$75.9
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.99%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1172
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9242
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.2
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.77
$3.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.47
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.95
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.28
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.81
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.2
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.64
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.4
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.2
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$177
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4869
$4818

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$600
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$547
70 km or 44 mi Jinja
$542
183 km or 114 mi Tororo
$557
197 km or 122 mi Mbale
$557
212 km or 131 mi Mumias
$424
246 km or 153 mi Kisumu
$441
274 km or 171 mi Gulu
$556
288 km or 179 mi Kasese
$543
294 km or 183 mi Bunia
$748
301 km or 187 mi Eldoret
$405
317 km or 197 mi Mwanza
$493
347 km or 216 mi Beni
$747
350 km or 217 mi Byumba
$599
355 km or 220 mi Arua
$553
366 km or 227 mi Butembo
$745
377 km or 234 mi Kigali
$677
384 km or 238 mi Ruhengeri
$575
393 km or 244 mi Nakuru
$439
431 km or 268 mi Muyinga
$449
432 km or 269 mi Nyanza
$539
432 km or 269 mi Gisenyi
$572
446 km or 277 mi Kibuye
$566
452 km or 281 mi Butare
$458
471 km or 293 mi Ngozi
$448
494 km or 307 mi Ruyigi
$446
503 km or 313 mi Nairobi
$646
510 km or 317 mi Gitega
$445
514 km or 320 mi Cyangugu
$554
516 km or 321 mi Juba
$498
517 km or 321 mi Bubanza
$453
520 km or 323 mi Bukavu
$739
523 km or 325 mi Thika
$530
545 km or 339 mi Bujumbura
$493
551 km or 343 mi Rutana
$448
559 km or 348 mi Machakos
$524
563 km or 350 mi Uvira
$776
564 km or 351 mi Meru
$486
583 km or 362 mi Makamba
$449
613 km or 381 mi Arusha
$571

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617