Kampala vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kampala Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$707
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1744
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$316
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$635
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.6
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$714
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
34 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
52
78
😀 Quality of life
44
66
🏙️ Population
1.68M
12.6M

The cost of living in Kampala is 35% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6887th and 8506th ($707 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 518th 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 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Kampala ranked 1st best city to live in Uganda vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 6586th and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kampala Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.75
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.1
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.22
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$2.68
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$927
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$426
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.6
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.8
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.02%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1164
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.5
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.68
$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.54
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.73
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.22
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.56
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.6
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4412
$19861

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$643
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$559
70 km or 44 mi Jinja
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183 km or 114 mi Tororo
$581
197 km or 122 mi Mbale
$583
212 km or 131 mi Mumias
$483
246 km or 153 mi Kisumu
$518
274 km or 171 mi Gulu
$579
288 km or 179 mi Kasese
$568
294 km or 183 mi Bunia
$784
301 km or 187 mi Eldoret
$460
317 km or 197 mi Mwanza
$466
347 km or 216 mi Beni
$768
350 km or 217 mi Byumba
$622
355 km or 220 mi Arua
$576
366 km or 227 mi Butembo
$760
377 km or 234 mi Kigali
$723
384 km or 238 mi Ruhengeri
$598
393 km or 244 mi Nakuru
$493
431 km or 268 mi Muyinga
$509
432 km or 269 mi Nyanza
$545
432 km or 269 mi Gisenyi
$587
446 km or 277 mi Kibuye
$579
452 km or 281 mi Butare
$441
471 km or 293 mi Ngozi
$509
494 km or 307 mi Ruyigi
$509
503 km or 313 mi Nairobi
$745
510 km or 317 mi Gitega
$510
514 km or 320 mi Cyangugu
$559
516 km or 321 mi Juba
$520
517 km or 321 mi Bubanza
$508
520 km or 323 mi Bukavu
$723
523 km or 325 mi Thika
$571
545 km or 339 mi Bujumbura
$546
551 km or 343 mi Rutana
$509
559 km or 348 mi Machakos
$482
563 km or 350 mi Uvira
$763
564 km or 351 mi Meru
$535
583 km or 362 mi Makamba
$509
613 km or 381 mi Arusha
$543

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619