Kampala vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kampala Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$698
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1738
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$314
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$645
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.5
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$178
$1684
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
34 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
53
95
😀 Quality of life
44
86
🏙️ Population
1.68M
2.6M

The cost of living in Kampala is 41% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6903rd and 4534th ($698 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Kampala ranked 1st best city to live in Uganda vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 6624th and 339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kampala vs Taipei

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Kampala Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.45
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.1
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.92
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$2.83
 Cappuccino
$2.65
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$200
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1184
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$387
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.44%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1111
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$976
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.8
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.68
$8.61
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.45
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.2
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.5
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.39
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$33.6
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$125
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4369
$19749

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$785
350 km or 217 mi Byumba
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355 km or 220 mi Arua
$585
366 km or 227 mi Butembo
$768
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$771
384 km or 238 mi Ruhengeri
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$500
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$650
432 km or 269 mi Nyanza
$518
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$381
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$479
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$413
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$648
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$648
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$760
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$651
514 km or 320 mi Cyangugu
$496
516 km or 321 mi Juba
$513
517 km or 321 mi Bubanza
$648
520 km or 323 mi Bukavu
$759
523 km or 325 mi Thika
$589
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$719
551 km or 343 mi Rutana
$648
559 km or 348 mi Machakos
$408
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$803
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$647
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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$967
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$875
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$731
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$821
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
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$616
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$671
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$451
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$581