Kampala vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kampala New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$707
$1060
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1744
$2992
🏠 One person rent
$316
$464
🏘️ Family rent
$635
$1087
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.6
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$1661
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
34 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
52
95
😀 Quality of life
44
87
🏙️ Population
1.68M
4.04M

The cost of living in Kampala is 33% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 6887th and 5212th ($707 vs $1060) 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 0.3 months in Kampala compared to 1.6 months in New Taipei. Kampala ranked 1st best city to live in Uganda vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 6586th and 279th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kampala New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.75
$4.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.1
$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.22
$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$2.49
☕ Cappuccino
$2.68
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$483
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$927
$1333
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$426
$890
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.6
$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$83.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.8
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.02%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1164
$9578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$4941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.5
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.68
$8.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.54
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$2.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$1.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$8.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$4.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.76
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.73
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.22
$9.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$7.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$29.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.56
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.6
$67.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34
$86.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4412
$13786

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$643
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$559
70 km or 44 mi Jinja
$511
183 km or 114 mi Tororo
$581
197 km or 122 mi Mbale
$583
212 km or 131 mi Mumias
$483
246 km or 153 mi Kisumu
$518
274 km or 171 mi Gulu
$579
288 km or 179 mi Kasese
$568
294 km or 183 mi Bunia
$784
301 km or 187 mi Eldoret
$460
317 km or 197 mi Mwanza
$466
347 km or 216 mi Beni
$768
350 km or 217 mi Byumba
$622
355 km or 220 mi Arua
$576
366 km or 227 mi Butembo
$760
377 km or 234 mi Kigali
$723
384 km or 238 mi Ruhengeri
$598
393 km or 244 mi Nakuru
$493
431 km or 268 mi Muyinga
$509
432 km or 269 mi Nyanza
$545
432 km or 269 mi Gisenyi
$587
446 km or 277 mi Kibuye
$579
452 km or 281 mi Butare
$441
471 km or 293 mi Ngozi
$509
494 km or 307 mi Ruyigi
$509
503 km or 313 mi Nairobi
$745
510 km or 317 mi Gitega
$510
514 km or 320 mi Cyangugu
$559
516 km or 321 mi Juba
$520
517 km or 321 mi Bubanza
$508
520 km or 323 mi Bukavu
$723
523 km or 325 mi Thika
$571
545 km or 339 mi Bujumbura
$546
551 km or 343 mi Rutana
$509
559 km or 348 mi Machakos
$482
563 km or 350 mi Uvira
$763
564 km or 351 mi Meru
$535
583 km or 362 mi Makamba
$509
613 km or 381 mi Arusha
$543

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1158
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$868
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$1028
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$745
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$828
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$864
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$698
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$931
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$841
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$818
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$761
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$707
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$706
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$661
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$801
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$841
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$683
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1229
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$666
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$654
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$719
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$821
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$776
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$807
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$673
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$712
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$731
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1231
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$642
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$719
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$702
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$643
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$731
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$708
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$633
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$592
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$716
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$605