Cost of living comparison
Indonesia is 10.0% more expensive than Uganda.
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 9.3% less for restaurants
|
Uganda
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.66
UGX9,744
|
$1.89
IDR29,880.82
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.99
UGX29,232
|
$3.26
IDR51,691.63
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
UGX1,543
|
$0.55
IDR8,787.43
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
UGX1,083
|
$0.35
IDR5,618.39
|
|
pay 24.5% more for groceries
|
Uganda
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
UGX3,721
|
$1.15
IDR18,153.44
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
UGX5,660
|
$4.13
IDR65,488.64
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
UGX10,173
|
$5.06
IDR80,254.23
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
UGX5,557
|
$1.54
IDR24,367.37
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
UGX7,661
|
$1.45
IDR23,018.78
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UGX4,532
|
$1.16
IDR18,363.41
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,451
|
$0.61
IDR9,700.73
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
UGX2,848
|
$0.83
IDR13,170.13
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
UGX2,210
|
$0.55
IDR8,724.07
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
UGX1,777
|
$0.56
IDR8,893.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,448
|
$0.93
IDR14,747.03
|
|
pay 1.7% more for transportation
|
Uganda
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
UGX20,373
|
$3.05
IDR48,290.23
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$53.30
UGX194,882
|
$10.64
IDR168,650.12
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,992.84
UGX36,540,361
|
$23,932.07
IDR379,300,754.43
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.26
UGX15,591
|
$3.94
IDR62,477.14
|
|
pay 9.0% less for housing
|
Uganda
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.83
UGX302,874
|
$27.71
IDR439,248.87
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$260.55
UGX952,756
|
$249.00
IDR3,946,404.54
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$156.18
UGX571,112
|
$155.92
IDR2,471,202.19
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.76
UGX130,754
|
$48.30
IDR765,468.12
|
|
pay 0.3% more for childcare
|
Uganda
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.55
UGX572,466
|
$111.78
IDR1,771,531.82
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,882.34
UGX17,853,011
|
$6,305.88
IDR99,942,216.85
|
|
pay 9.3% less for entertainment and sports
|
Uganda
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
UGX4,628
|
$2.59
IDR40,987.17
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
UGX9,203
|
$1.73
IDR27,378.18
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
UGX9,744
|
$2.18
IDR34,625.88
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.62
UGX218,024
|
$25.20
IDR399,381.75
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.33
UGX19,488
|
$3.00
IDR47,585.97
|
|
pay 70.8% more for clothing
|
Uganda
|
Indonesia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.39
UGX56,272
|
$41.19
IDR652,778.61
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.49
UGX85,883
|
$26.77
IDR424,344.96
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.31
UGX132,763
|
$64.33
IDR1,019,560.64
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.30
UGX194,882
|
$66.42
IDR1,052,655.40
|
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