Kampala vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kampala Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$1002
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1679
$2658
🏠 One person rent
$303
$370
🏘️ Family rent
$495
$633
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$420
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.5
$80.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$1313
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
34 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
57
80
😀 Quality of life
49
85
🏙️ Population
1.68M
2.73M

The cost of living in Kampala is 28% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 7003rd and 5567th ($717 vs $1002) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in Uganda and Taiwan, respectively. Check Uganda vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kampala compared to 1.3 months in Kaohsiung. Kampala ranked 1st best city to live in Uganda vs Kaohsiung ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 6747th and 461st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kampala vs Kaohsiung

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Kampala Kaohsiung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$3.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.1
$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.63
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$418
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$263
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$739
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$480
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.6
$47.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.7
$72.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.2
$28.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.47%
2.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$4822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1048
$3194
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.2
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.07
$8.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.54
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$3.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$14.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$8.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$7.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$2.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$4.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.5
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$5.12
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.35
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.3
$37.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.64
$9.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$71.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.3
$111
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$446
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3783
$12260

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$658
32 km or 20 mi Entebbe
$578
70 km or 44 mi Jinja
$582
183 km or 114 mi Tororo
$623
197 km or 122 mi Mbale
$654
212 km or 131 mi Mumias
$511
246 km or 153 mi Kisumu
$543
274 km or 171 mi Gulu
$627
288 km or 179 mi Kasese
$567
294 km or 183 mi Bunia
$833
301 km or 187 mi Eldoret
$528
317 km or 197 mi Mwanza
$656
347 km or 216 mi Beni
$820
350 km or 217 mi Byumba
$597
355 km or 220 mi Arua
$617
366 km or 227 mi Butembo
$804
377 km or 234 mi Kigali
$758
384 km or 238 mi Ruhengeri
$499
393 km or 244 mi Nakuru
$503
431 km or 268 mi Muyinga
$687
432 km or 269 mi Nyanza
$524
432 km or 269 mi Gisenyi
$396
446 km or 277 mi Kibuye
$491
452 km or 281 mi Butare
$412
471 km or 293 mi Ngozi
$686
494 km or 307 mi Ruyigi
$687
503 km or 313 mi Nairobi
$811
510 km or 317 mi Gitega
$689
514 km or 320 mi Cyangugu
$505
516 km or 321 mi Juba
$527
517 km or 321 mi Bubanza
$689
520 km or 323 mi Bukavu
$803
523 km or 325 mi Thika
$460
545 km or 339 mi Bujumbura
$754
551 km or 343 mi Rutana
$688
559 km or 348 mi Machakos
$420
563 km or 350 mi Uvira
$842
564 km or 351 mi Meru
$549
583 km or 362 mi Makamba
$688
613 km or 381 mi Arusha
$612

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$894
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$854
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$914
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$894
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$894
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$914
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$1006
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$695
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$993
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$868
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$942
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$802
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$901
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1135
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1313
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$615
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$707
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$621
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$1030
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$634
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$681
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$589
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$454
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$628
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$451
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$579
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$697
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1078
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$628
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$669
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$616
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$671
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$941
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1079
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$700
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$415
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$766
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$753
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$608
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$600