Cost of living comparison
Kentucky is 3.4 times more expensive than Uganda.
If you lived in Kentucky instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 4.2 times more for restaurants
Uganda
|
Kentucky
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.72
UGX9,923
|
$14.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.48
UGX34,631
|
$9.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
UGX1,621
|
$2.21
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
UGX1,141
|
$1.70
|
|
pay 89.1% more for groceries
Uganda
|
Kentucky
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
UGX3,731
|
$2.61
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.81
UGX6,596
|
$5.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.58
UGX9,409
|
$2.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
UGX5,789
|
$2.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
UGX7,905
|
$4.47
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UGX4,515
|
$2.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
UGX2,487
|
$0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
UGX3,042
|
$1.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
UGX2,555
|
$2.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,451
|
$1.07
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
UGX3,077
|
$1.20
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Uganda
|
Kentucky
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
UGX20,362
|
$3.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.35
UGX165,677
|
$32.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,827.16
UGX32,251,014
|
$34,634.71
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.72
UGX9,923
|
$14.69
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Uganda
|
Kentucky
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.62
UGX258,008
|
$62.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.59
UGX1,112,837
|
$1,162.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.77
UGX689,676
|
$976.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.44
UGX114,881
|
$139.55
|
|
pay 6.8 times more for childcare
Uganda
|
Kentucky
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.15
UGX460,886
|
$1,272.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,345.68
UGX15,877,422
|
$14,996.29
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Uganda
|
Kentucky
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
UGX4,962
|
$4.57
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.73
UGX9,968
|
$4.73
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.78
UGX10,171
|
$7.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.08
UGX172,005
|
$29.83
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.84
UGX21,335
|
$11.25
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Uganda
|
Kentucky
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.35
UGX56,067
|
$45.19
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.24
UGX48,377
|
$42.32
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.20
UGX121,286
|
$86.51
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.10
UGX183,031
|
$95.35
|
|
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