Cost of living comparison
Uganda is 41.3% more expensive than Tajikistan.
If you lived in Uganda instead of Tajikistan, you would:
pay 11.6% less for restaurants
|
Tajikistan
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.61
TJS60.01
|
$2.72
UGX9,998
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.97
TJS85.24
|
$9.48
UGX34,892
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
TJS6.33
|
$0.44
UGX1,633
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.28
TJS3.00
|
$0.31
UGX1,150
|
|
pay 58.0% more for groceries
|
Tajikistan
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.57
TJS6.10
|
$1.02
UGX3,759
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
TJS45.75
|
$1.81
UGX6,646
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.05
TJS32.56
|
$2.58
UGX9,480
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.47
TJS15.76
|
$1.58
UGX5,832
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
TJS20.14
|
$2.16
UGX7,965
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.54
TJS5.81
|
$1.24
UGX4,549
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
TJS9.40
|
$0.68
UGX2,506
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.09
TJS11.68
|
$0.83
UGX3,064
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.36
TJS3.86
|
$0.70
UGX2,574
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
TJS3.15
|
$0.67
UGX2,470
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.21
TJS2.21
|
$0.84
UGX3,100
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for transportation
|
Tajikistan
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.19
TJS34.08
|
$5.57
UGX20,516
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
$45.35
UGX166,927
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,113.17
TJS215,052.90
|
$8,827.16
UGX32,494,314
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.11
TJS33.26
|
$2.72
UGX9,998
|
|
pay 37.0% more for housing
|
Tajikistan
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.95
TJS256.06
|
$70.62
UGX259,955
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$365.06
TJS3,903.24
|
$304.59
UGX1,121,232
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$230.24
TJS2,461.79
|
$188.77
UGX694,878
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.90
TJS383.80
|
$31.44
UGX115,748
|
|
pay 19.3% less for childcare
|
Tajikistan
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.65
TJS1,140.28
|
$126.15
UGX464,363
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,076.23
TJS107,736.50
|
$4,345.68
UGX15,997,201
|
|
pay 37.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tajikistan
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.12
TJS12.00
|
$1.36
UGX4,999
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.61
TJS17.25
|
$2.73
UGX10,044
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.34
TJS25.01
|
$2.78
UGX10,248
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.25
TJS323.41
|
$47.08
UGX173,303
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.68
TJS50.01
|
$5.84
UGX21,496
|
|
pay 31.9% less for clothing
|
Tajikistan
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$24.79
TJS265.07
|
$15.35
UGX56,490
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.11
TJS386.09
|
$13.24
UGX48,741
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.71
TJS820.20
|
$33.20
UGX122,201
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.36
TJS410.10
|
$50.10
UGX184,412
|
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