Kampala vs Zhoukou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kampala Zhoukou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$707
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1744
$1664
🏠 One person rent
$316
$190
🏘️ Family rent
$635
$330
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.6
$63.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$690
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
34 km
119 km
🎓 Higher education
52
17
😀 Quality of life
44
37
🏙️ Population
1.68M
9.03M

The cost of living in Kampala is 18% more expensive than in Zhoukou. Cities ranked 6887th and 7790th ($707 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 315th 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 Zhoukou. Kampala ranked 1st best city to live in Uganda vs Zhoukou ranked 337th in China, while ranked 6586th and 7211th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kampala Zhoukou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.75
$3.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.1
$27.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.22
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.01
☕ Cappuccino
$2.68
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$2.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$927
$483
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$426
$215
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.6
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$49.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.8
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.02%
4.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1164
$3443
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$1985
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.5
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.68
$2.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.54
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$3.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$2.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$1.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$1.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$25.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$0.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.73
$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.22
$3.81
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$45.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.56
$6.13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$23.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$4.74
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.6
$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34
$114
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4412
$15431

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$581
197 km or 122 mi Mbale
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$483
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$518
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$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
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$543

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Xiangcheng
$598
59 km or 36 mi Luohe
$612
78 km or 49 mi Jieshou
$619
88 km or 55 mi Xuchang
$610
92 km or 57 mi Zhumadian
$659
104 km or 65 mi Changge
$568
110 km or 69 mi Wugang
$587
120 km or 75 mi Xinzheng
$559
123 km or 76 mi Yuzhou
$571
125 km or 78 mi Pingdingshan
$611
128 km or 80 mi Shangqiu
$775
133 km or 83 mi Kaifeng
$623
135 km or 84 mi Fuyang
$673
154 km or 96 mi Zhengzhou
$522
154 km or 96 mi Xinmi
$541
170 km or 106 mi Yongcheng
$633
173 km or 107 mi Xingyang
$531
175 km or 109 mi Xinyang
$683
175 km or 109 mi Dengfeng
$542
177 km or 110 mi Changyuan
$819
177 km or 110 mi Ruzhou
$555
193 km or 120 mi Heze
$1433
197 km or 123 mi Gongyi
$535
199 km or 123 mi Xinxiang
$588
202 km or 125 mi Huaibei
$613
205 km or 127 mi Weihui
$586
208 km or 129 mi Nanyang
$655
210 km or 131 mi Yanshi
$521
215 km or 134 mi Suzhou
$639
218 km or 136 mi Huixian
$565
220 km or 137 mi Jiaozuo
$502
223 km or 138 mi Mengzhou
$517
226 km or 141 mi Qinyang
$525
234 km or 146 mi Luoyang
$511
236 km or 147 mi Guangshui
$647
238 km or 148 mi Hebi
$648
240 km or 149 mi Puyang
$826
242 km or 150 mi Zaoyang
$614
243 km or 151 mi Suizhou
$650
245 km or 152 mi Xuzhou
$528