Cost of living comparison
Uganda is 43.0% more expensive than Belarus.
If you lived in Uganda instead of Belarus, you would:
pay 8.6% less for restaurants
Belarus
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.95
BYN22.72
|
$2.66
UGX10,063
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
BYN14.15
|
$7.99
UGX30,188
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
BYN1.98
|
$0.42
UGX1,593
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
BYN1.33
|
$0.30
UGX1,118
|
|
pay 50.6% more for groceries
Belarus
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
BYN1.93
|
$1.02
UGX3,843
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.10
BYN10.15
|
$1.55
UGX5,845
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.36
BYN7.73
|
$2.78
UGX10,505
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.19
BYN3.90
|
$1.52
UGX5,739
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
BYN5.16
|
$2.10
UGX7,912
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
BYN1.41
|
$1.24
UGX4,680
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
BYN2.39
|
$0.67
UGX2,531
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
BYN2.41
|
$0.78
UGX2,941
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.84
BYN2.74
|
$0.60
UGX2,282
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.20
BYN0.66
|
$0.49
UGX1,835
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.26
BYN0.85
|
$0.67
UGX2,528
|
|
pay 96.8% more for transportation
Belarus
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.78
BYN9.09
|
$5.57
UGX21,040
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.98
BYN42.43
|
$53.30
UGX201,256
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$16,464.32
BYN53,831.63
|
$9,992.84
UGX37,735,465
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.69
BYN12.05
|
$4.26
UGX16,100
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Belarus
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.11
BYN33.04
|
$82.83
UGX312,780
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$245.08
BYN801.31
|
$260.55
UGX983,917
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$157.93
BYN516.36
|
$156.18
UGX589,791
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$40.75
BYN133.25
|
$35.76
UGX135,030
|
|
pay 30.8% less for childcare
Belarus
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$350.75
BYN1,146.80
|
$156.55
UGX591,189
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,210.54
BYN17,036.36
|
$4,882.34
UGX18,436,919
|
|
pay 62.9% more for entertainment and sports
Belarus
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.99
BYN3.24
|
$1.27
UGX4,780
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.41
BYN4.60
|
$2.52
UGX9,504
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.54
BYN5.05
|
$2.66
UGX10,063
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.83
BYN100.81
|
$59.62
UGX225,155
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.76
BYN12.30
|
$5.33
UGX20,126
|
|
pay 48.2% less for clothing
Belarus
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$61.63
BYN201.49
|
$15.39
UGX58,113
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.72
BYN106.97
|
$23.49
UGX88,692
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.42
BYN259.66
|
$36.31
UGX137,106
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.20
BYN268.75
|
$53.30
UGX201,256
|
|
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