Kampala vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kampala New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$1135
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1679
$2924
🏠 One person rent
$303
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$495
$885
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$385
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.5
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$1378
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
34 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
57
94
😀 Quality of life
49
87
🏙️ Population
1.68M
4.04M

The cost of living in Kampala is 37% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 7003rd and 4867th ($717 vs $1135) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.2 months in New Taipei. Kampala ranked 1st best city to live in Uganda vs New Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 6747th and 387th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kampala New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.1
$32.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$2.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$520
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$698
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.6
$72.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.7
$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.2
$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.47%
2.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$14096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1048
$6224
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.2
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.07
$9.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.54
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$3.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$2.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$7.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$4.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$9.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$4.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.5
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.35
$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.3
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.64
$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$17
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.3
$59.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$91.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$571
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3783
$17207

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$578
70 km or 44 mi Jinja
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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
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1313
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$942
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$1030
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$802
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$868
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$993
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$695
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$1006
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$914
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$894
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$894
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$914
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$628
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$634
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$854
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$894
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$628
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1078
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$621
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$615
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$700
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$901
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$753
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$707
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$671
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$677
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$681
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1079
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$616
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$696
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$666
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$697
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$600
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$586
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$672
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$604
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$454
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$650
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$589