Kampala vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kampala Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$698
$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1738
$1559
🏠 One person rent
$314
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$645
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.5
$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$178
$680
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
34 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
53
78
😀 Quality of life
44
66
🏙️ Population
1.68M
12.6M

The cost of living in Kampala is 36% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6903rd and 8544th ($698 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 499th 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 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Kampala ranked 1st best city to live in Uganda vs Zhengzhou ranked 33rd in China, while ranked 6624th and 3982nd 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
$2.45
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.1
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.92
$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$200
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1184
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$387
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.44%
4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1111
$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$976
$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.8
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.68
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.45
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.2
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.5
$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.39
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$33.6
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$125
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4369
$19343

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$483
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$625
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$785
350 km or 217 mi Byumba
$613
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$585
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$768
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$771
384 km or 238 mi Ruhengeri
$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
514 km or 320 mi Cyangugu
$496
516 km or 321 mi Juba
$513
517 km or 321 mi Bubanza
$648
520 km or 323 mi Bukavu
$759
523 km or 325 mi Thika
$589
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$719
551 km or 343 mi Rutana
$648
559 km or 348 mi Machakos
$408
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$803
564 km or 351 mi Meru
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$647
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$638

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Distance City Cost of living
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$519
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$528
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$538
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$547
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$545
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$575
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$479
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$529
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$552
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$504
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$551
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$509
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$571
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$586
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$505
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$538
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$520
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$787
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$547
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$505
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$591
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$625
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$591
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$573
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$588
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$580
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$578
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$571
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$800
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$726
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1385
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$577
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$736
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$637
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$610
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$632
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$587
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$564
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$591