Cost of living comparison

Taiwan

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Uganda

Kampala vs. Taipei Cost of Living Summary

Kampala is 50.1% cheaper than Taipei.

Restaurants: pay 31.7% less in Kampala
Groceries: pay 61.3% less in Kampala
Transportation: pay 35.0% less in Kampala
Housing: pay 52.4% less in Kampala
Childcare: pay 56.6% less in Kampala
Entertainment and Sports: pay 23.7% less in Kampala
Clothing: pay 67.7% less in Kampala

Expenses including clothing, groceries, childcare, housing, transportation, and restaurants are lower in Kampala.

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Kampala vs. Taipei Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kampala instead of Taipei, you would:

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pay 31.7% less for restaurants

	Taipei	Kampala
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.71 NT$150.49	$2.45 UGX10,034	-47.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.65 NT$180.59	$7.36 UGX30,101	+30.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.92 NT$29.35	$0.37 UGX1,505	-59.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 NT$20.86	$0.27 UGX1,095	-59.0%
Average			-31.7%

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pay 61.3% less for groceries

	Taipei	Kampala
Bread 1 loaf	$2.02 NT$64.65	$0.91 UGX3,704	-55.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$9.85 NT$314.68	$2.18 UGX8,905	-77.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$11.54 NT$368.90	$2.90 UGX11,838	-74.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 NT$87.00	$1.58 UGX6,454	-42.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.45 NT$142.21	$2.05 UGX8,374	-54.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 NT$71.26	$0.95 UGX3,894	-57.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.51 NT$48.15	$0.57 UGX2,326	-62.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.38 NT$44.23	$0.59 UGX2,402	-57.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 NT$64.54	$0.54 UGX2,200	-73.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.25 NT$39.84	$0.56 UGX2,276	-55.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.04 NT$33.27	$0.56 UGX2,276	-46.5%
Average			-61.3%

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pay 35.0% less for transportation

	Taipei	Kampala
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.94 NT$126.01	$5.31 UGX21,708	+34.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.67 NT$1,203.90	$42.68 UGX174K	+13.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,523.97 NT$1M	$7,361.98 UGX30M	-78.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$8.95 NT$285.93	$2.94 UGX12,040	-67.1%
Average			-35.0%

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pay 52.4% less for housing

	Taipei	Kampala
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.40 NT$875.71	$34.66 UGX142K	+26.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,012.31 NT$32,354.87	$482.64 UGX2M	-52.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$482.92 NT$15,434.64	$167.36 UGX684K	-65.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$66.27 NT$2,118.10	$53.08 UGX217K	-19.9%
Average			-52.4%

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pay 56.6% less for childcare

	Taipei	Kampala
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$662.67 NT$21,179.76	$251.43 UGX1M	-62.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$16,675.66 NT$533K	$8,279.19 UGX34M	-50.4%
Average			-56.6%

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pay 23.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Taipei	Kampala
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.83 NT$90.29	$1.23 UGX5,017	-56.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.42 NT$109.45	$2.53 UGX10,350	-26.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.92 NT$125.41	$2.45 UGX10,034	-37.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.15 NT$1,315.12	$55.21 UGX226K	+34.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$9.73 NT$311.01	$7.36 UGX30,101	-24.3%
Average			-23.7%

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pay 67.7% less for clothing

	Taipei	Kampala
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$63.18 NT$2,019.38	$13.80 UGX56,440	-78.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.99 NT$1,277.99	$12.88 UGX52,677	-67.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.98 NT$2,715.95	$31.90 UGX130K	-62.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$105.09 NT$3,358.66	$43.25 UGX177K	-58.8%
Average			-67.7%

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