Kampala vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kampala Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$707
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1744
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$316
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$635
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.6
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$1084
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
34 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
52
93
😀 Quality of life
44
83
🏙️ Population
1.68M
2.33M

The cost of living in Kampala is 19% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6887th and 6227th ($707 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Kampala ranked 1st best city to live in Uganda vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 6586th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kampala Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.75
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.1
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.22
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.68
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$209
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$927
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$426
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.6
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.8
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.02%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1164
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$876
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.5
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.68
$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.54
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.19
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.77
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.8
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.73
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.22
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.2
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.56
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17.1
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.6
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4412
$13630

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$643
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$559
70 km or 44 mi Jinja
$511
183 km or 114 mi Tororo
$581
197 km or 122 mi Mbale
$583
212 km or 131 mi Mumias
$483
246 km or 153 mi Kisumu
$518
274 km or 171 mi Gulu
$579
288 km or 179 mi Kasese
$568
294 km or 183 mi Bunia
$784
301 km or 187 mi Eldoret
$460
317 km or 197 mi Mwanza
$466
347 km or 216 mi Beni
$768
350 km or 217 mi Byumba
$622
355 km or 220 mi Arua
$576
366 km or 227 mi Butembo
$760
377 km or 234 mi Kigali
$723
384 km or 238 mi Ruhengeri
$598
393 km or 244 mi Nakuru
$493
431 km or 268 mi Muyinga
$509
432 km or 269 mi Nyanza
$545
432 km or 269 mi Gisenyi
$587
446 km or 277 mi Kibuye
$579
452 km or 281 mi Butare
$441
471 km or 293 mi Ngozi
$509
494 km or 307 mi Ruyigi
$509
503 km or 313 mi Nairobi
$745
510 km or 317 mi Gitega
$510
514 km or 320 mi Cyangugu
$559
516 km or 321 mi Juba
$520
517 km or 321 mi Bubanza
$508
520 km or 323 mi Bukavu
$723
523 km or 325 mi Thika
$571
545 km or 339 mi Bujumbura
$546
551 km or 343 mi Rutana
$509
559 km or 348 mi Machakos
$482
563 km or 350 mi Uvira
$763
564 km or 351 mi Meru
$535
583 km or 362 mi Makamba
$509
613 km or 381 mi Arusha
$543

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Distance City Cost of living
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$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691