Kampala vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kampala Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$717
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1679
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$303
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$495
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.5
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$142
$1459
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
34 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
57
85
😀 Quality of life
49
83
🏙️ Population
1.68M
3.03M

The cost of living in Kampala is 29% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 7003rd and 5518th ($717 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.4 months in Taichung. Kampala ranked 1st best city to live in Uganda vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 6747th and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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Kampala Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.1
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.95
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.91
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$375
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$669
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$338
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.6
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.7
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.2
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.47%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1201
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1048
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.2
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.07
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.54
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.17
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.8
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.5
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.35
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.3
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.64
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.3
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$44.7
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3783
$19915

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$658
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$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
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650