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Kampala vs. Beijing Cost of Living Summary

Kampala is 10.9% cheaper than Beijing.

Restaurants: pay 6.9% more in Kampala
Groceries: pay 9.1% more in Kampala
Transportation: pay 7.8% less in Kampala
Housing: pay 73.7% more in Kampala
Childcare: pay 82.2% less in Kampala
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.8% less in Kampala
Clothing: pay 62.0% less in Kampala

The cost of housing, groceries, and restaurants in Kampala are more expensive than in Beijing. Expenses including childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Kampala.

Kampala vs. Beijing Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kampala instead of Beijing, you would:

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pay 6.9% more for restaurants

	Beijing	Kampala
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.17 CN¥30.61	$2.72 UGX10,087	-34.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.57 CN¥40.81	$9.48 UGX35,209	+70.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.50 CN¥3.64	$0.45 UGX1,681	-8.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 CN¥2.27	$0.31 UGX1,160	+1.0%
Average			+6.9%

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pay 9.1% more for groceries

	Beijing	Kampala
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 CN¥10.52	$1.23 UGX4,559	-14.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.31 CN¥53.58	$1.81 UGX6,705	-75.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.17 CN¥52.58	$2.58 UGX9,564	-64.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.74 CN¥12.75	$1.87 UGX6,926	+7.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.53 CN¥11.23	$2.16 UGX8,035	+41.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 CN¥6.73	$1.24 UGX4,589	+34.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 CN¥5.22	$0.68 UGX2,528	-4.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.89 CN¥6.50	$0.83 UGX3,092	-6.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.58 CN¥4.27	$0.70 UGX2,597	+20.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.37 CN¥2.70	$0.67 UGX2,491	+82.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 CN¥3.45	$0.84 UGX3,127	+78.8%
Average			+9.1%

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pay 7.8% less for transportation

	Beijing	Kampala
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.36 CN¥31.97	$5.75 UGX21,349	+31.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.40 CN¥244.88	$45.35 UGX168,403	+35.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,872.18 CN¥153,049.43	$8,827.16 UGX32,781,647	-57.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.59 CN¥33.67	$2.72 UGX10,087	-40.9%
Average			-7.8%

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pay 73.7% more for housing

	Beijing	Kampala
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.28 CN¥97.40	$70.62 UGX262,253	+431.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$929.88 CN¥6,818.52	$364.73 UGX1,354,494	-60.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$492.44 CN¥3,610.93	$241.73 UGX897,713	-50.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$42.04 CN¥308.27	$31.44 UGX116,771	-25.2%
Average			+73.7%

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pay 82.2% less for childcare

	Beijing	Kampala
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$763.49 CN¥5,598.47	$126.15 UGX468,469	-83.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$22,913.01 CN¥168,014.26	$4,345.68 UGX16,138,657	-81.0%
Average			-82.2%

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pay 13.8% less for entertainment and sports

	Beijing	Kampala
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.11 CN¥8.16	$1.36 UGX5,043	+22.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.60 CN¥26.42	$2.73 UGX10,133	-24.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.48 CN¥25.51	$2.78 UGX10,339	-20.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$65.46 CN¥479.97	$47.08 UGX174,835	-28.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.35 CN¥61.22	$6.79 UGX25,217	-18.7%
Average			-13.8%

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pay 62.0% less for clothing

	Beijing	Kampala
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$62.65 CN¥459.43	$17.11 UGX63,546	-72.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.69 CN¥254.35	$13.24 UGX49,172	-61.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.45 CN¥611.94	$33.20 UGX123,281	-60.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$107.64 CN¥789.27	$50.10 UGX186,043	-53.5%
Average			-62.0%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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