Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 19.8% more expensive than Uganda.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 6.5% less for restaurants
|
Uganda
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.72
UGX9,923
|
$1.78
IDR28,857.35
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.48
UGX34,631
|
$3.24
IDR52,347.91
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
UGX1,621
|
$0.63
IDR10,181.98
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
UGX1,141
|
$0.41
IDR6,681.04
|
|
pay 17.9% more for groceries
|
Uganda
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
UGX3,731
|
$1.24
IDR20,092.18
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.81
UGX6,596
|
$4.54
IDR73,403.55
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.58
UGX9,409
|
$5.19
IDR83,978.43
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
UGX5,789
|
$1.62
IDR26,227.07
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
UGX7,905
|
$1.41
IDR22,764.29
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UGX4,515
|
$1.17
IDR18,964.06
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
UGX2,487
|
$0.62
IDR10,022.97
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
UGX3,042
|
$0.81
IDR13,131.73
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
UGX2,555
|
$0.54
IDR8,787.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,451
|
$0.56
IDR9,089.07
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
UGX3,077
|
$0.92
IDR14,940.74
|
|
pay 24.8% more for transportation
|
Uganda
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
UGX20,362
|
$3.10
IDR50,132.55
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.35
UGX165,677
|
$12.11
IDR195,806.35
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,827.16
UGX32,251,014
|
$24,176.29
IDR390,962,026.92
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.72
UGX9,923
|
$3.88
IDR62,813.55
|
|
pay 7.9% less for housing
|
Uganda
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.62
UGX258,008
|
$26.66
IDR431,201.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.59
UGX1,112,837
|
$279.33
IDR4,517,095.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.77
UGX689,676
|
$164.17
IDR2,654,892.38
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.44
UGX114,881
|
$47.78
IDR772,735.41
|
|
pay 14.2% more for childcare
|
Uganda
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.15
UGX460,886
|
$112.28
IDR1,815,656.37
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,345.68
UGX15,877,422
|
$6,061.21
IDR98,017,663.34
|
|
pay 9.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Uganda
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
UGX4,962
|
$2.74
IDR44,364.14
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.73
UGX9,968
|
$1.71
IDR27,700.61
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.78
UGX10,171
|
$2.18
IDR35,184.88
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.08
UGX172,005
|
$26.72
IDR432,130.58
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.84
UGX21,335
|
$3.16
IDR51,049.88
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
|
Uganda
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.35
UGX56,067
|
$41.98
IDR678,901.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.24
UGX48,377
|
$27.98
IDR452,539.27
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.20
UGX121,286
|
$68.38
IDR1,105,864.61
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.10
UGX183,031
|
$65.14
IDR1,053,325.28
|
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