Kampala vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kampala Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$654
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1612
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$273
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$509
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$234
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.6
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$207
$1180
😷 Air quality
Bad
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
34 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
52
93
😀 Quality of life
46
86
🏙️ Population
1.68M
2.29M

The cost of living in Kampala is 24% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 7156th and 6163rd ($654 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 10th 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 Taoyuan. Kampala ranked 1st best city to live in Uganda vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 6597th and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kampala Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.52
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.2
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.7
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.46
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$221
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$152
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$306
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.2
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$75.9
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.99%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1172
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9242
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.76
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$51.2
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.77
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.47
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.15
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.95
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.28
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.81
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.2
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.64
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.4
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.2
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$177
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4869
$13937

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$600
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$547
70 km or 44 mi Jinja
$542
183 km or 114 mi Tororo
$557
197 km or 122 mi Mbale
$557
212 km or 131 mi Mumias
$424
246 km or 153 mi Kisumu
$441
274 km or 171 mi Gulu
$556
288 km or 179 mi Kasese
$543
294 km or 183 mi Bunia
$748
301 km or 187 mi Eldoret
$405
317 km or 197 mi Mwanza
$493
347 km or 216 mi Beni
$747
350 km or 217 mi Byumba
$599
355 km or 220 mi Arua
$553
366 km or 227 mi Butembo
$745
377 km or 234 mi Kigali
$677
384 km or 238 mi Ruhengeri
$575
393 km or 244 mi Nakuru
$439
431 km or 268 mi Muyinga
$449
432 km or 269 mi Nyanza
$539
432 km or 269 mi Gisenyi
$572
446 km or 277 mi Kibuye
$566
452 km or 281 mi Butare
$458
471 km or 293 mi Ngozi
$448
494 km or 307 mi Ruyigi
$446
503 km or 313 mi Nairobi
$646
510 km or 317 mi Gitega
$445
514 km or 320 mi Cyangugu
$554
516 km or 321 mi Juba
$498
517 km or 321 mi Bubanza
$453
520 km or 323 mi Bukavu
$739
523 km or 325 mi Thika
$530
545 km or 339 mi Bujumbura
$493
551 km or 343 mi Rutana
$448
559 km or 348 mi Machakos
$524
563 km or 350 mi Uvira
$776
564 km or 351 mi Meru
$486
583 km or 362 mi Makamba
$449
613 km or 381 mi Arusha
$571

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716