Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 10.5% more expensive than Uganda.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 23.2% more for restaurants
|
Uganda
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.72
UGX9,998
|
$2.65
SOS1,519
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.48
UGX34,892
|
$4.67
SOS2,675
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
UGX1,633
|
$0.81
SOS463
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
UGX1,150
|
$0.51
SOS293
|
|
pay 23.3% more for groceries
|
Uganda
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
UGX3,759
|
$0.97
SOS557
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.81
UGX6,646
|
$1.96
SOS1,123
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.58
UGX9,480
|
$5.93
SOS3,400
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
UGX5,832
|
$2.21
SOS1,266
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
UGX7,965
|
$2.67
SOS1,531
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UGX4,549
|
$1.73
SOS990
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
UGX2,506
|
$0.88
SOS506
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
UGX3,064
|
$1.32
SOS754
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
UGX2,574
|
$0.54
SOS312
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,470
|
$0.60
SOS344
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
UGX3,100
|
$0.54
SOS311
|
|
pay 17.0% more for transportation
|
Uganda
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
UGX20,516
|
$4.12
SOS2,363
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.35
UGX166,927
|
$25.00
SOS14,331
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,827.16
UGX32,494,314
|
$5,750.00
SOS3,296,075
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.72
UGX9,998
|
$7.43
SOS4,261
|
|
pay 11.3% more for housing
|
Uganda
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.62
UGX259,955
|
$30.62
SOS17,555
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.59
UGX1,121,232
|
$160.00
SOS91,717
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.77
UGX694,878
|
$93.33
SOS53,502
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.44
UGX115,748
|
$94.31
SOS54,064
|
|
pay 69.6% less for childcare
|
Uganda
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.15
UGX464,363
|
$55.21
SOS31,647
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,345.68
UGX15,997,201
|
$742.50
SOS425,624
|
|
pay 51.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Uganda
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
UGX4,999
|
$7.00
SOS4,013
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.73
UGX10,044
|
$1.24
SOS709
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.78
UGX10,248
|
$1.34
SOS771
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.08
UGX173,303
|
$30.00
SOS17,197
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.84
UGX21,496
|
$5.00
SOS2,866
|
|
pay 16.3% more for clothing
|
Uganda
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.35
UGX56,490
|
$18.61
SOS10,668
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.24
UGX48,741
|
$23.11
SOS13,248
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.20
UGX122,201
|
$25.89
SOS14,840
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.10
UGX184,412
|
$45.78
SOS26,241
|
|
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