Cost of living comparison
Uganda is 32.2% more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Uganda instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 4.9% less for restaurants
|
Belarus
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.05
BYN26.42
|
$2.72
UGX9,998
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.72
BYN15.51
|
$9.48
UGX34,892
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
BYN2.05
|
$0.44
UGX1,633
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
BYN1.36
|
$0.31
UGX1,150
|
|
pay 65.0% more for groceries
|
Belarus
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
BYN1.89
|
$1.02
UGX3,759
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.92
BYN9.59
|
$1.81
UGX6,646
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.52
BYN8.28
|
$2.58
UGX9,480
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.23
BYN4.03
|
$1.58
UGX5,832
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.62
BYN5.32
|
$2.16
UGX7,965
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
BYN1.55
|
$1.24
UGX4,549
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
BYN2.38
|
$0.68
UGX2,506
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.44
|
$0.83
UGX3,064
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
BYN2.86
|
$0.70
UGX2,574
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
$0.67
UGX2,470
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
BYN0.84
|
$0.84
UGX3,100
|
|
pay 69.5% more for transportation
|
Belarus
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.81
BYN9.22
|
$5.57
UGX20,516
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$12.76
BYN41.90
|
$45.35
UGX166,927
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,579.62
BYN54,421.66
|
$8,827.16
UGX32,494,314
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.80
BYN12.48
|
$2.72
UGX9,998
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
|
Belarus
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.23
BYN33.59
|
$70.62
UGX259,955
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$263.08
BYN863.53
|
$304.59
UGX1,121,232
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.05
BYN571.30
|
$188.77
UGX694,878
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.27
BYN135.46
|
$31.44
UGX115,748
|
|
pay 48.5% less for childcare
|
Belarus
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.44
BYN989.45
|
$126.15
UGX464,363
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,103.87
BYN23,318.06
|
$4,345.68
UGX15,997,201
|
|
pay 57.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Belarus
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
BYN3.66
|
$1.36
UGX4,999
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.48
BYN4.86
|
$2.73
UGX10,044
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.64
BYN5.38
|
$2.78
UGX10,248
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.35
BYN102.92
|
$47.08
UGX173,303
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.68
BYN12.06
|
$5.84
UGX21,496
|
|
pay 60.1% less for clothing
|
Belarus
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.42
BYN195.05
|
$15.35
UGX56,490
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.14
BYN121.90
|
$13.24
UGX48,741
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.71
BYN284.61
|
$33.20
UGX122,201
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$84.07
BYN275.95
|
$50.10
UGX184,412
|
|
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