Kampala vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kampala Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1697
$2561
🏠 One person rent
$322
$348
🏘️ Family rent
$541
$601
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$378
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$136
$1411
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
34 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
54
85
😀 Quality of life
48
86
🏙️ Population
1.68M
2.87M

The cost of living in Kampala is 25% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 7132nd and 5984th ($722 vs $957) 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 Taichung. Kampala ranked 1st best city to live in Uganda vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 6923rd and 409th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kampala vs Taichung

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Kampala Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$4.75
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.4
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.58
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$2.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$335
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$777
$593
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$362
$464
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.9
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.9
$90.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.9
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.76%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1211
$6960
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1013
$7979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42
$31.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.92
$11.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$3.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.72
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$7.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.34
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$6.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$32
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.05
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$47.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.59
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.5
$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$201
$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4366
$17495

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$670
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$563
70 km or 44 mi Jinja
$593
183 km or 114 mi Tororo
$624
197 km or 122 mi Mbale
$651
212 km or 131 mi Mumias
$505
246 km or 153 mi Kisumu
$533
274 km or 171 mi Gulu
$627
288 km or 179 mi Kasese
$572
294 km or 183 mi Bunia
$825
301 km or 187 mi Eldoret
$520
317 km or 197 mi Mwanza
$623
347 km or 216 mi Beni
$810
350 km or 217 mi Byumba
$620
355 km or 220 mi Arua
$617
366 km or 227 mi Butembo
$798
377 km or 234 mi Kigali
$811
384 km or 238 mi Ruhengeri
$518
393 km or 244 mi Nakuru
$508
431 km or 268 mi Muyinga
$691
432 km or 269 mi Nyanza
$544
432 km or 269 mi Gisenyi
$395
446 km or 277 mi Kibuye
$507
452 km or 281 mi Butare
$409
471 km or 293 mi Ngozi
$692
494 km or 307 mi Ruyigi
$693
503 km or 313 mi Nairobi
$797
510 km or 317 mi Gitega
$694
514 km or 320 mi Cyangugu
$517
516 km or 321 mi Juba
$528
517 km or 321 mi Bubanza
$693
520 km or 323 mi Bukavu
$798
523 km or 325 mi Thika
$455
545 km or 339 mi Bujumbura
$759
551 km or 343 mi Rutana
$691
559 km or 348 mi Machakos
$419
563 km or 350 mi Uvira
$839
564 km or 351 mi Meru
$542
583 km or 362 mi Makamba
$691
613 km or 381 mi Arusha
$602

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$888
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$879
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$709
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$889
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$910
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$937
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$882
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$941
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1108
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$796
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1257
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$910
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$997
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$841
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$999
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$668
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$634
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$903
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$656
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$723
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$654
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$696
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1067
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$682
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$698
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$634
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$705
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$602
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$465
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$763
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$464
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$673
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$589
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1064
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$610
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$697
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$665