Cost of living comparison
Uganda is 3.0% more expensive than Cabo Verde.
If you lived in Uganda instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
pay 23.0% less for restaurants
Cabo Verde
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.66
CVE471.78
|
$2.66
UGX9,993
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.05
CVE409.65
|
$7.99
UGX29,980
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.80
CVE182.01
|
$0.42
UGX1,582
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.00
CVE101.02
|
$0.30
UGX1,110
|
|
pay 32.9% less for groceries
Cabo Verde
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.64
CVE166.45
|
$1.02
UGX3,816
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.91
CVE497.28
|
$1.55
UGX5,804
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.40
CVE445.55
|
$2.78
UGX10,433
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.51
CVE253.60
|
$1.52
UGX5,699
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
CVE266.97
|
$2.10
UGX7,857
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.29
CVE130.08
|
$1.24
UGX4,647
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
CVE103.24
|
$0.67
UGX2,514
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
CVE125.44
|
$0.78
UGX2,921
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
CVE137.42
|
$0.60
UGX2,267
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
CVE61.57
|
$0.49
UGX1,823
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
CVE73.58
|
$0.67
UGX2,511
|
|
pay 5.3% more for transportation
Cabo Verde
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.44
CVE550.29
|
$5.57
UGX20,895
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.60
CVE2,084.83
|
$53.30
UGX199,867
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,486.52
CVE2,680,496.57
|
$9,992.84
UGX37,475,008
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.14
CVE1,937.01
|
$4.26
UGX15,989
|
|
pay 6.1% less for housing
Cabo Verde
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.04
CVE5,570.04
|
$82.83
UGX310,621
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$278.73
CVE28,207.97
|
$260.55
UGX977,126
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.85
CVE20,933.39
|
$156.18
UGX585,720
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$63.51
CVE6,427.73
|
$35.76
UGX134,098
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Cabo Verde
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$111.50
CVE11,284.15
|
$156.55
UGX587,108
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,707.91
CVE172,844.49
|
$4,882.34
UGX18,309,664
|
|
pay 10.6% more for entertainment and sports
Cabo Verde
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
CVE263.35
|
$1.27
UGX4,747
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
CVE157.59
|
$2.52
UGX9,438
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.42
CVE446.94
|
$2.66
UGX9,993
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.08
CVE3,145.27
|
$59.62
UGX223,601
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.89
CVE595.67
|
$5.33
UGX19,987
|
|
pay 46.4% less for clothing
Cabo Verde
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$29.45
CVE2,980.86
|
$15.39
UGX57,712
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.43
CVE2,978.33
|
$23.49
UGX88,080
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.48
CVE7,942.21
|
$36.31
UGX136,159
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$147.22
CVE14,899.25
|
$53.30
UGX199,867
|
|
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