Cost of living comparison

 United Kingdom
compared to
 Uganda
Uganda vs. United Kingdom Cost of Living Summary
Uganda vs. United Kingdom Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Uganda instead of United Kingdom, you would:

pay 60.8% less for restaurants

 
United Kingdom
Uganda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $18.70
£14.08
$2.72
UGX9,934
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.25
£6.97
$9.48
UGX34,667
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $2.23
£1.68
$0.44
UGX1,622

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pay 26.9% less for groceries

 
United Kingdom
Uganda
Bread
1 loaf
$1.53
£1.15
$1.02
UGX3,735
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.35
£3.28
$1.81
UGX6,603
Milk (1 gallon) $5.92
£4.46
$2.58
UGX9,419

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pay 58.5% less for transportation

 
United Kingdom
Uganda
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.07
£5.33
$5.57
UGX20,383
Monthly public transit pass $98.23
£73.95
$45.35
UGX165,847
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $34,832.80
£26,223.59
$8,827.16
UGX32,284,052

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pay 41.0% less for housing

 
United Kingdom
Uganda
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$39.40
£29.66
$70.62
UGX258,272
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,243.58
£936.22
$304.59
UGX1,113,977
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,020.84
£768.53
$188.77
UGX690,382

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pay 84.2% less for childcare

 
United Kingdom
Uganda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $1,497.56
£1,127.43
$126.15
UGX461,358
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $18,629.32
£14,024.94
$4,345.68
UGX15,893,687

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pay 48.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
United Kingdom
Uganda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $5.63
£4.23
$1.36
UGX4,967
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.12
£3.10
$2.73
UGX9,979
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$17.47
£13.15
$2.78
UGX10,182

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pay 64.7% less for clothing

 
United Kingdom
Uganda
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$78.43
£59.05
$15.35
UGX56,125
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$40.13
£30.21
$13.24
UGX48,426
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$90.36
£68.02
$33.20
UGX121,410

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