Taiwan vs Uganda - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taiwan Uganda
🚶 Cost of living one person
$963
$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2788
$1652
🏠 One person rent
$385
$298
🏘️ Family rent
$921
$602
🍽️ Food expenses
$373
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$97.9
$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1491
$177
💸 GDP per capita
$24828
$1014
😃 Human freedom index
8.56
5.75
❤️ Life expectancy
79.1
63.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
67
26
🌐 English speaking %
30%
89.9%
🎓 Higher education
89
70
😀 Quality of life
78
24
🏙️ Population
23.4M
47.1M

The average cost of living in Taiwan ($963) is 45% more expensive than in Uganda ($665). Taiwan ranked 91st vs 153rd for Uganda in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Taiwan compared to 0.3 months in Uganda. Ranked 31st and 159th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Taiwan vs Uganda

We calculate prices for Taiwan and Uganda as a population-weighted mean of 17 and 9 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Taiwan Uganda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.48
$2.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.06
$7.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.29
 Cappuccino
$2.92
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$401
$253
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$290
$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1057
$829
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$763
$408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.7
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.1
$40.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.5
$68.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.94%
22.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7413
$1153
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4299
$861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.2
$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.93
$2.68
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.97
$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.11
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.92
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.82
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.85
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$3.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$4.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.68
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.67
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.72
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.54
$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.81
$2.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.6
$4.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.89
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.53
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.6
$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.78
$6.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.5
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.8
$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.5
$17.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$34
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$464
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14683
$4412

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Taiwan

City Cost of living Population
New Taipei
$1060
4.04M
Taipei
$1158
2.6M
Taichung
$931
3.03M
Kaohsiung
$932
2.73M
Taoyuan
$868
2.33M
Tainan
$841
1.87M
Hsinchu
$864
499K
Keelung
$1028
367K
Zhubei
$828
218K
Chiayi
$707
252K
Changhua
$841
225K
Kinmen
$821
144K
Miaoli
$698
86.2K
Douliu
$761
109K
Nantou
$818
97.4K
Yilan
$745
95K
Taitung
$801
103K

In Uganda

City Cost of living Population
Kampala
$707
1.68M
Kira Town
$643
317K
Gulu
$579
177K
Kasese
$568
115K
Mbale
$583
96.2K
Jinja
$511
72.9K
Arua
$576
62K
Entebbe
$559
70K
Tororo
$581
41.9K