Cost of living comparison
South Carolina is 3.7 times more expensive than Uganda.
If you lived in South Carolina instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 5.0 times more for restaurants
Uganda
|
South Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.66
UGX9,919
|
$19.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.99
UGX29,756
|
$11.28
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
UGX1,570
|
$2.13
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
UGX1,102
|
$1.82
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for groceries
Uganda
|
South Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
UGX3,788
|
$3.12
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
UGX5,761
|
$5.25
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
UGX10,355
|
$3.40
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
UGX5,656
|
$3.01
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
UGX7,798
|
$4.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UGX4,613
|
$2.63
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,495
|
$0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
UGX2,899
|
$2.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
UGX2,250
|
$2.05
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
UGX1,809
|
$1.34
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,492
|
$1.30
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Uganda
|
South Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
UGX20,738
|
$3.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.30
UGX198,372
|
$49.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,992.84
UGX37,194,793
|
$31,719.77
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.26
UGX15,870
|
$19.66
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
Uganda
|
South Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.83
UGX308,299
|
$63.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$260.55
UGX969,820
|
$1,418.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$156.18
UGX581,341
|
$1,353.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.76
UGX133,096
|
$142.73
|
|
pay 6.9 times more for childcare
Uganda
|
South Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.55
UGX582,718
|
$1,435.24
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,882.34
UGX18,172,756
|
$22,437.28
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Uganda
|
South Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
UGX4,711
|
$4.93
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
UGX9,368
|
$5.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
UGX9,919
|
$7.17
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.62
UGX221,929
|
$33.54
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.33
UGX19,837
|
$11.80
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Uganda
|
South Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.39
UGX57,280
|
$43.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.49
UGX87,421
|
$42.39
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.31
UGX135,141
|
$84.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.30
UGX198,372
|
$113.36
|
|
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