Cost of living comparison
Uganda is 23.0% cheaper than Taiwan.
If you lived in Uganda instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 10.0% less for restaurants
|
Taiwan
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.21
NT$136.59
|
$2.72
UGX9,998
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.80
NT$155.92
|
$9.48
UGX34,892
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NT$30.78
|
$0.44
UGX1,633
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
NT$19.81
|
$0.31
UGX1,150
|
|
pay 39.5% less for groceries
|
Taiwan
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
NT$57.21
|
$1.02
UGX3,759
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.11
NT$230.98
|
$1.81
UGX6,646
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$367.92
|
$2.58
UGX9,480
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
NT$82.26
|
$1.58
UGX5,832
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
NT$104.23
|
$2.16
UGX7,965
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.77
NT$57.54
|
$1.24
UGX4,549
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
NT$25.94
|
$0.68
UGX2,506
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.10
NT$35.60
|
$0.83
UGX3,064
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
NT$41.14
|
$0.70
UGX2,574
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
NT$39.23
|
$0.67
UGX2,470
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.96
NT$31.07
|
$0.84
UGX3,100
|
|
pay 17.4% less for transportation
|
Taiwan
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.59
NT$116.58
|
$5.57
UGX20,516
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$37.87
NT$1,229.91
|
$45.35
UGX166,927
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,524.98
NT$1,088,784.08
|
$8,827.16
UGX32,494,314
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.35
NT$303.54
|
$2.72
UGX9,998
|
|
pay 45.8% more for housing
|
Taiwan
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$18.76
NT$609.32
|
$70.62
UGX259,955
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$386.89
NT$12,565.06
|
$304.59
UGX1,121,232
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$269.95
NT$8,767.08
|
$188.77
UGX694,878
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.00
NT$1,753.80
|
$31.44
UGX115,748
|
|
pay 71.7% less for childcare
|
Taiwan
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$472.11
NT$15,332.58
|
$126.15
UGX464,363
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,471.45
NT$469,986.34
|
$4,345.68
UGX15,997,201
|
|
pay 10.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Taiwan
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.82
NT$59.13
|
$1.36
UGX4,999
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.59
NT$84.13
|
$2.73
UGX10,044
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
NT$129.81
|
$2.78
UGX10,248
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.52
NT$1,121.09
|
$47.08
UGX173,303
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.29
NT$301.58
|
$5.84
UGX21,496
|
|
pay 57.7% less for clothing
|
Taiwan
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.92
NT$2,076.03
|
$15.35
UGX56,490
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.11
NT$912.97
|
$13.24
UGX48,741
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.13
NT$2,472.43
|
$33.20
UGX122,201
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.74
NT$2,979.32
|
$50.10
UGX184,412
|
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