Uganda is 59.5% more expensive than Somalia.

If you lived in Uganda instead of Somalia, you would:

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pay 7.1% less for restaurants

 
Somalia
Uganda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.65
SOS1,513
$2.66
UGX9,744
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$5.33
SOS3,044
$7.99
UGX29,232
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.71
SOS407
$0.42
UGX1,543

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pay 18.6% less for groceries

 
Somalia
Uganda
Bread
1 loaf
$0.97
SOS555
$1.02
UGX3,721
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.96
SOS1,118
$1.55
UGX5,660
Milk (1 gallon) $6.37
SOS3,637
$2.78
UGX10,173

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pay 27.1% more for transportation

 
Somalia
Uganda
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.08
SOS2,329
$5.57
UGX20,373
Monthly public transit pass $37.50
SOS21,404
$53.30
UGX194,882
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $5,750.00
SOS3,282,014
$9,992.84
UGX36,540,361

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pay 53.7% more for housing

 
Somalia
Uganda
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$30.62
SOS17,480
$82.83
UGX302,874
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $207.78
SOS118,596
$260.55
UGX952,756
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $86.25
SOS49,232
$156.18
UGX571,112

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pay 4.1 times more for childcare

 
Somalia
Uganda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $55.21
SOS31,512
$156.55
UGX572,466
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $922.50
SOS526,549
$4,882.34
UGX17,853,011

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pay 44.8% more for entertainment and sports

 
Somalia
Uganda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $8.50
SOS4,852
$1.27
UGX4,628
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.22
SOS698
$2.52
UGX9,203
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.34
SOS768
$2.66
UGX9,744

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pay 10.2% more for clothing

 
Somalia
Uganda
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$18.61
SOS10,623
$15.39
UGX56,272
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$23.11
SOS13,191
$23.49
UGX85,883
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$25.89
SOS14,777
$36.31
UGX132,763

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