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
¥994
|
$2.72
UGX9,998
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.94
¥763
|
$9.48
UGX34,892
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
¥150
|
$0.44
UGX1,633
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
¥113
|
$0.31
UGX1,150
|
|
pay 41.6% less for groceries
|
Japan
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
¥235
|
$1.02
UGX3,759
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
¥883
|
$1.81
UGX6,646
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥842
|
$2.58
UGX9,480
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
¥311
|
$1.58
UGX5,832
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
¥421
|
$2.16
UGX7,965
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.17
¥336
|
$1.24
UGX4,549
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
¥158
|
$0.68
UGX2,506
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.64
¥253
|
$0.83
UGX3,064
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.04
¥314
|
$0.70
UGX2,574
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥195
|
$0.67
UGX2,470
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
¥167
|
$0.84
UGX3,100
|
|
pay 34.8% less for transportation
|
Japan
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
¥652
|
$5.57
UGX20,516
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
¥8,923
|
$45.35
UGX166,927
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,042.19
¥3,401,882
|
$8,827.16
UGX32,494,314
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.42
¥3,924
|
$2.72
UGX9,998
|
|
pay 6.6% less for housing
|
Japan
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.09
¥4,798
|
$70.62
UGX259,955
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.38
¥77,226
|
$304.59
UGX1,121,232
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.42
¥50,223
|
$188.77
UGX694,878
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.04
¥17,446
|
$31.44
UGX115,748
|
|
pay 58.5% less for childcare
|
Japan
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.10
¥44,464
|
$126.15
UGX464,363
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,095.30
¥1,712,394
|
$4,345.68
UGX15,997,201
|
|
pay 30.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Japan
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
¥418
|
$1.36
UGX4,999
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
¥429
|
$2.73
UGX10,044
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.98
¥615
|
$2.78
UGX10,248
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
¥8,908
|
$47.08
UGX173,303
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
¥1,848
|
$5.84
UGX21,496
|
|
pay 47.5% less for clothing
|
Japan
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.54
¥6,257
|
$15.35
UGX56,490
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.82
¥4,139
|
$13.24
UGX48,741
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.08
¥8,346
|
$33.20
UGX122,201
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.66
¥12,604
|
$50.10
UGX184,412
|
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