Cost of living comparison
Uganda is 34.1% cheaper than Japan.
If you lived in Uganda instead of Japan, you would:
pay 19.4% less for restaurants
|
Japan
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.44
¥1,008
|
$2.72
UGX9,923
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.94
¥773
|
$9.48
UGX34,631
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
¥152
|
$0.44
UGX1,621
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
¥115
|
$0.31
UGX1,141
|
|
pay 41.6% less for groceries
|
Japan
|
Uganda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
¥238
|
$1.02
UGX3,731
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
¥895
|
$1.81
UGX6,596
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥854
|
$2.58
UGX9,409
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
¥316
|
$1.58
UGX5,789
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
¥427
|
$2.16
UGX7,905
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.17
¥340
|
$1.24
UGX4,515
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
¥160
|
$0.68
UGX2,487
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.64
¥257
|
$0.83
UGX3,042
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.04
¥319
|
$0.70
UGX2,555
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥198
|
$0.67
UGX2,451
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
¥169
|
$0.84
UGX3,077
|
|
pay 34.8% less for transportation
|
Japan
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
¥661
|
$5.57
UGX20,362
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
¥9,045
|
$45.35
UGX165,677
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,042.19
¥3,448,391
|
$8,827.16
UGX32,251,014
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.42
¥3,977
|
$2.72
UGX9,923
|
|
pay 6.6% less for housing
|
Japan
|
Uganda
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.09
¥4,864
|
$70.62
UGX258,008
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.38
¥78,281
|
$304.59
UGX1,112,837
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.42
¥50,910
|
$188.77
UGX689,676
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.04
¥17,684
|
$31.44
UGX114,881
|
|
pay 58.5% less for childcare
|
Japan
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.10
¥45,072
|
$126.15
UGX460,886
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,095.30
¥1,735,805
|
$4,345.68
UGX15,877,422
|
|
pay 30.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Japan
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
¥424
|
$1.36
UGX4,962
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
¥435
|
$2.73
UGX9,968
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.98
¥623
|
$2.78
UGX10,171
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
¥9,029
|
$47.08
UGX172,005
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
¥1,873
|
$5.84
UGX21,335
|
|
pay 47.5% less for clothing
|
Japan
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.54
¥6,343
|
$15.35
UGX56,067
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.82
¥4,195
|
$13.24
UGX48,377
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.08
¥8,460
|
$33.20
UGX121,286
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.66
¥12,776
|
$50.10
UGX183,031
|
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