Kampala vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kampala Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$722
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1697
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$322
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$541
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$85.1
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$136
$1619
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
34 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
54
94
😀 Quality of life
48
89
🏙️ Population
1.68M
2.44M

The cost of living in Kampala is 43% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 7132nd and 4661st ($722 vs $1257) 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 0.2 months in Kampala compared to 1.3 months in Taipei. Kampala ranked 1st best city to live in Uganda vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 6923rd and 266th 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
$2.86
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.3
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.4
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.81
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$430
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$197
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$777
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$362
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.9
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.9
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$45.9
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.76%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1211
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1013
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.85
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.92
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.44
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.12
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.83
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.61
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.23
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.34
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.04
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.32
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$49.3
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.05
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.8
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.59
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.5
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$43
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$201
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4366
$18442

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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
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602