Cost of living comparison
Uganda is 11.3% more expensive than Indonesia.
If you lived in Uganda instead of Indonesia, you would:
pay 22.7% more for restaurants
Indonesia
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.77
IDR28,398.05
|
$2.54
UGX9,585
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.51
IDR56,357.02
|
$6.79
UGX25,631
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
IDR10,205.20
|
$0.36
UGX1,366
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
IDR6,067.48
|
$0.37
UGX1,386
|
|
pay 18.5% less for groceries
Indonesia
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
IDR19,081.22
|
$1.06
UGX3,996
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
IDR59,348.56
|
$2.31
UGX8,724
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.10
IDR81,955.02
|
$2.65
UGX10,022
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
IDR25,156.31
|
$1.29
UGX4,886
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
IDR23,945.71
|
$2.40
UGX9,077
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
IDR18,888.43
|
$1.09
UGX4,114
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
IDR9,229.15
|
$0.42
UGX1,572
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
IDR11,935.67
|
$0.65
UGX2,463
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
IDR7,743.89
|
$0.42
UGX1,583
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
IDR8,656.28
|
$0.37
UGX1,403
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
IDR14,797.10
|
$0.37
UGX1,416
|
|
pay 58.4% more for transportation
Indonesia
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.09
IDR49,632.22
|
$4.88
UGX18,420
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.89
IDR190,824.69
|
$41.41
UGX156,384
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,361.87
IDR423,239,873.35
|
$7,692.95
UGX29,050,495
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.16
IDR66,855.76
|
$4.09
UGX15,440
|
|
pay 21.1% more for housing
Indonesia
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.62
IDR539,689.81
|
$73.58
UGX277,842
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.48
IDR3,973,272.76
|
$231.00
UGX872,301
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$163.01
IDR2,617,187.49
|
$119.34
UGX450,654
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.16
IDR676,821.11
|
$41.76
UGX157,680
|
|
pay 14.8% less for childcare
Indonesia
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.70
IDR1,713,052.37
|
$104.04
UGX392,898
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,782.48
IDR108,892,669.50
|
$4,945.64
UGX18,675,958
|
|
pay 17.0% more for entertainment and sports
Indonesia
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
IDR43,462.26
|
$0.89
UGX3,363
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
IDR28,495.61
|
$2.05
UGX7,727
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.13
IDR34,270.90
|
$2.20
UGX8,319
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.24
IDR453,468.83
|
$53.76
UGX203,018
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
IDR53,827.67
|
$4.81
UGX18,161
|
|
pay 6.8% less for clothing
Indonesia
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.10
IDR659,883.53
|
$16.98
UGX64,124
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.35
IDR487,284.27
|
$28.84
UGX108,901
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.01
IDR1,075,813.15
|
$77.43
UGX292,381
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.49
IDR1,003,206.81
|
$75.70
UGX285,863
|
|
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