Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Western Sahara instead of Uganda, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Uganda
|
Western Sahara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.72
UGX10,033
|
?? | |
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.48
UGX35,014
|
?? | |
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
UGX1,639
|
?? | |
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
UGX1,154
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Uganda
|
Western Sahara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
UGX3,772
|
?? | |
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.81
UGX6,669
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.58
UGX9,513
|
?? | |
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
UGX5,853
|
?? | |
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
UGX7,993
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UGX4,565
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
UGX2,515
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
UGX3,075
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
UGX2,583
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,478
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
UGX3,111
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Uganda
|
Western Sahara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
UGX20,587
|
?? | |
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.35
UGX167,510
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,827.16
UGX32,607,748
|
?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.72
UGX10,033
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for housing
Uganda
|
Western Sahara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.62
UGX260,862
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.59
UGX1,125,146
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.77
UGX697,304
|
?? | |
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.44
UGX116,152
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Uganda
|
Western Sahara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.15
UGX465,984
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,345.68
UGX16,053,045
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Uganda
|
Western Sahara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
UGX5,017
|
?? | |
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.73
UGX10,079
|
?? | |
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.78
UGX10,284
|
?? | |
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.08
UGX173,908
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.84
UGX21,571
|
?? |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Uganda
|
Western Sahara
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.35
UGX56,687
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.24
UGX48,912
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.20
UGX122,627
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.10
UGX185,056
|
?? |
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