Kampala vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kampala Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$698
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1738
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$314
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$645
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$78.5
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$178
$1050
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
34 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
53
93
😀 Quality of life
44
83
🏙️ Population
1.68M
2.33M

The cost of living in Kampala is 20% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6903rd and 6171st ($698 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 6624th and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kampala vs Taoyuan

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Kampala Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.45
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.1
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.92
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$2.65
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$352
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$200
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1184
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$387
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$59.1
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
21.44%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1111
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$976
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.82
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.8
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.68
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.45
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.68
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.78
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.73
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.88
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.5
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.79
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.2
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.5
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.39
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.64
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.5
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$33.6
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$125
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4369
$18619

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$483
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$785
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$613
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$585
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$768
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$771
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$500
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$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
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$496
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$513
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$648
520 km or 323 mi Bukavu
$759
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$589
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$719
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$648
559 km or 348 mi Machakos
$408
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$803
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$821
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$897
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$1073
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$1181
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$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
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$967
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$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
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$770
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$747
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$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$669
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$648
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$956
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$644
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$627
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$823
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$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
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$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
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$664
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$630
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$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
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$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
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$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
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$451
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$581
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$587
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$677
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$616
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