Cost of living comparison
Beijing is 2.3 times more expensive than Kampala.
If you lived in Beijing instead of Kampala, you would:
pay 23.6% more for restaurants
Kampala
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.27
UGX8,635
|
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.55
UGX32,507
|
$5.82
CN¥42.15
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
UGX1,587
|
$0.53
CN¥3.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
UGX1,185
|
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
|
pay 55.2% more for groceries
Kampala
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.10
UGX4,174
|
$2.04
CN¥14.77
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
UGX8,127
|
$6.63
CN¥48.01
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.84
UGX10,802
|
$7.67
CN¥55.52
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.64
UGX6,224
|
$1.89
CN¥13.69
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
UGX7,603
|
$1.80
CN¥13.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.32
UGX5,030
|
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
UGX2,020
|
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
UGX2,672
|
$0.97
CN¥7.00
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
UGX1,871
|
$0.70
CN¥5.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
UGX1,748
|
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
UGX1,632
|
$0.48
CN¥3.50
|
|
pay 36.1% more for transportation
Kampala
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.75
UGX21,877
|
$4.79
CN¥34.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.41
UGX157,454
|
$43.66
CN¥316.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$10,687.08
UGX40,633,186
|
$24,196.95
CN¥175,169.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.27
UGX16,253
|
$5.53
CN¥40.04
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Kampala
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$68.99
UGX262,313
|
$20.10
CN¥145.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$325.62
UGX1,238,042
|
$1,154.95
CN¥8,361.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$160.31
UGX609,498
|
$634.84
CN¥4,595.77
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.54
UGX157,952
|
$44.96
CN¥325.45
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for childcare
Kampala
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$184.06
UGX699,794
|
$951.31
CN¥6,886.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,945.64
UGX18,803,732
|
$27,770.10
CN¥201,036.06
|
|
pay 47.1% more for entertainment and sports
Kampala
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.07
UGX4,063
|
$1.46
CN¥10.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.67
UGX10,158
|
$4.37
CN¥31.67
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.54
UGX9,650
|
$4.37
CN¥31.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.23
UGX232,794
|
$58.33
CN¥422.25
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.01
UGX22,856
|
$10.12
CN¥73.23
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Kampala
|
Beijing
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.42
UGX62,429
|
$69.18
CN¥500.79
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.14
UGX76,578
|
$43.88
CN¥317.67
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$45.26
UGX172,064
|
$89.48
CN¥647.77
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$58.78
UGX223,483
|
$124.62
CN¥902.19
|
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