Cost of living comparison
Cote d'Ivoire is 93.5% more expensive than Uganda.
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 62.0% more for restaurants
|
Uganda
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.72
UGX9,998
|
$3.27
F CFA2,033
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.48
UGX34,892
|
$10.21
F CFA6,353
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
UGX1,633
|
$0.75
F CFA469
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
UGX1,150
|
$0.78
F CFA486
|
|
pay 54.4% more for groceries
|
Uganda
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
UGX3,759
|
$0.62
F CFA386
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.81
UGX6,646
|
$7.52
F CFA4,676
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.58
UGX9,480
|
$9.66
F CFA6,012
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
UGX5,832
|
$2.16
F CFA1,341
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
UGX7,965
|
$2.96
F CFA1,844
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UGX4,549
|
$1.58
F CFA985
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
UGX2,506
|
$0.45
F CFA283
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
UGX3,064
|
$0.57
F CFA353
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
UGX2,574
|
$0.70
F CFA437
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,470
|
$0.70
F CFA435
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
UGX3,100
|
$0.88
F CFA550
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
|
Uganda
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
UGX20,516
|
$5.32
F CFA3,309
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.35
UGX166,927
|
$44.93
F CFA27,952
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,827.16
UGX32,494,314
|
$29,410.06
F CFA18,295,540
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.72
UGX9,998
|
$14.54
F CFA9,046
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Uganda
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.62
UGX259,955
|
$48.27
F CFA30,031
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.59
UGX1,121,232
|
$812.41
F CFA505,386
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.77
UGX694,878
|
$291.38
F CFA181,261
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.44
UGX115,748
|
$135.65
F CFA84,388
|
|
pay 13.0% more for childcare
|
Uganda
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.15
UGX464,363
|
$198.79
F CFA123,664
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,345.68
UGX15,997,201
|
$2,968.24
F CFA1,846,494
|
|
pay 0.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Uganda
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
UGX4,999
|
$0.98
F CFA610
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.73
UGX10,044
|
$2.38
F CFA1,478
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.78
UGX10,248
|
$1.23
F CFA762
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.08
UGX173,303
|
$75.48
F CFA46,954
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.84
UGX21,496
|
$8.17
F CFA5,082
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for clothing
|
Uganda
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.35
UGX56,490
|
$73.53
F CFA45,739
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.24
UGX48,741
|
$51.74
F CFA32,187
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.20
UGX122,201
|
$73.47
F CFA45,705
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.10
UGX184,412
|
$111.65
F CFA69,455
|
|
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