Kampala vs Kaohsiung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kampala Kaohsiung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$697
$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1649
$2603
🏠 One person rent
$312
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$519
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$245
$410
🚐 Transport expenses
$88
$80
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$140
$1504
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
34 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
54
80
😀 Quality of life
48
88
🏙️ Population
1.68M
2.71M

The cost of living in Kampala is 28% less expensive than in Kaohsiung. Cities ranked 7291st and 5770th ($697 vs $971) 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 1.5 months in Kaohsiung. Kampala ranked 1st best city to live in Uganda vs Kaohsiung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 6847th and 281st 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
$2.65
$4.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.8
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.24
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.33
$1.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.5
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$453
$349
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$825
$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$323
$468
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38
$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.9
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.3
$26.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.64%
2.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1233
$4645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1001
$3214
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.92
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.3
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.76
$9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$3.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.96
$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.33
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.92
$7.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$15.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$6.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$2.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$3.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$2.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.33
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.13
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.12
$4.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.11
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.94
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$2.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.61
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$69.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.61
$8.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.5
$92.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$38.8
$88.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$230
$470
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5038
$13326

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$635
32 km or 20 mi Entebbe
$531
70 km or 44 mi Jinja
$573
183 km or 114 mi Tororo
$603
197 km or 122 mi Mbale
$624
212 km or 131 mi Mumias
$524
246 km or 153 mi Kisumu
$549
274 km or 171 mi Gulu
$591
288 km or 179 mi Kasese
$541
294 km or 183 mi Bunia
$810
301 km or 187 mi Eldoret
$513
317 km or 197 mi Mwanza
$613
347 km or 216 mi Beni
$795
350 km or 217 mi Byumba
$671
355 km or 220 mi Arua
$577
366 km or 227 mi Butembo
$784
377 km or 234 mi Kigali
$872
384 km or 238 mi Ruhengeri
$553
393 km or 244 mi Nakuru
$532
431 km or 268 mi Muyinga
$688
432 km or 269 mi Nyanza
$583
432 km or 269 mi Gisenyi
$411
446 km or 277 mi Kibuye
$533
452 km or 281 mi Butare
$447
471 km or 293 mi Ngozi
$689
494 km or 307 mi Ruyigi
$688
503 km or 313 mi Nairobi
$807
510 km or 317 mi Gitega
$691
514 km or 320 mi Cyangugu
$543
516 km or 321 mi Juba
$513
517 km or 321 mi Bubanza
$688
520 km or 323 mi Bukavu
$779
523 km or 325 mi Thika
$448
545 km or 339 mi Bujumbura
$750
551 km or 343 mi Rutana
$690
559 km or 348 mi Machakos
$415
563 km or 350 mi Uvira
$828
564 km or 351 mi Meru
$543
583 km or 362 mi Makamba
$689
613 km or 381 mi Arusha
$618

Cities near Kaohsiung

Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617