Kampala vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kampala New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$654
$1011
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1612
$2876
🏠 One person rent
$273
$394
🏘️ Family rent
$509
$948
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.6
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$207
$1496
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
34 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
52
95
😀 Quality of life
46
88
🏙️ Population
1.68M
4.36M

The cost of living in Kampala is 35% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 7156th and 5229th ($654 vs $1011) 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 1.5 months in New Taipei. Kampala ranked 1st best city to live in Uganda vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 6597th and 181st among best cities to live in the world.

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Kampala New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.52
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.7
$4.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.81
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$302
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$1097
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$306
$766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.2
$61.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49
$94.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$75.9
$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.99%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1172
$9649
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9242
$5036
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.2
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.77
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.47
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$2.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$4.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$2.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$23.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$5.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.95
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.28
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$9.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.81
$7.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.2
$31.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.64
$9.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$35.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$16.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.4
$60.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.2
$84.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$177
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4869
$11035

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$600
32 km or 20 mi Entebbe
$547
70 km or 44 mi Jinja
$542
183 km or 114 mi Tororo
$557
197 km or 122 mi Mbale
$557
212 km or 131 mi Mumias
$424
246 km or 153 mi Kisumu
$441
274 km or 171 mi Gulu
$556
288 km or 179 mi Kasese
$543
294 km or 183 mi Bunia
$748
301 km or 187 mi Eldoret
$405
317 km or 197 mi Mwanza
$493
347 km or 216 mi Beni
$747
350 km or 217 mi Byumba
$599
355 km or 220 mi Arua
$553
366 km or 227 mi Butembo
$745
377 km or 234 mi Kigali
$677
384 km or 238 mi Ruhengeri
$575
393 km or 244 mi Nakuru
$439
431 km or 268 mi Muyinga
$449
432 km or 269 mi Nyanza
$539
432 km or 269 mi Gisenyi
$572
446 km or 277 mi Kibuye
$566
452 km or 281 mi Butare
$458
471 km or 293 mi Ngozi
$448
494 km or 307 mi Ruyigi
$446
503 km or 313 mi Nairobi
$646
510 km or 317 mi Gitega
$445
514 km or 320 mi Cyangugu
$554
516 km or 321 mi Juba
$498
517 km or 321 mi Bubanza
$453
520 km or 323 mi Bukavu
$739
523 km or 325 mi Thika
$530
545 km or 339 mi Bujumbura
$493
551 km or 343 mi Rutana
$448
559 km or 348 mi Machakos
$524
563 km or 350 mi Uvira
$776
564 km or 351 mi Meru
$486
583 km or 362 mi Makamba
$449
613 km or 381 mi Arusha
$571

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi Taipei
$1169
29 km or 18 mi Taoyuan
$861
33 km or 20 mi Keelung
$860
42 km or 26 mi Yilan
$863
48 km or 30 mi Zhubei
$917
53 km or 33 mi Hsinchu
$860
80 km or 50 mi Miaoli
$746
124 km or 77 mi Taichung
$995
140 km or 87 mi Changhua
$890
144 km or 90 mi Nantou
$857
171 km or 106 mi Douliu
$791
198 km or 123 mi Chiayi
$725
246 km or 153 mi Fuzhou
$664
250 km or 155 mi Putian
$675
252 km or 157 mi Taitung
$952
259 km or 161 mi Tainan
$913
267 km or 166 mi Ningde
$694
283 km or 176 mi Ishigaki
$1114
289 km or 179 mi Quanzhou
$689
290 km or 180 mi Jinjiang
$676
291 km or 181 mi Kaohsiung
$932
318 km or 197 mi Rui'an
$744
321 km or 199 mi Kinmen
$851
341 km or 212 mi Wenzhou
$787
345 km or 214 mi Xiamen
$721
375 km or 233 mi Nanping
$678
375 km or 233 mi Wenling
$735
386 km or 240 mi Zhangzhou
$719
387 km or 241 mi Miyakojima
$1115
408 km or 253 mi Sanming
$667
411 km or 256 mi Lishui
$741
428 km or 266 mi Linhai
$719
445 km or 277 mi Longyan
$713
457 km or 284 mi Wuyishan
$655
489 km or 304 mi Jinhua
$811
497 km or 309 mi Yiwu
$725
507 km or 315 mi Quzhou
$644
510 km or 317 mi Chaozhou
$588
515 km or 320 mi Shangrao
$721
515 km or 320 mi Shantou
$589