Cost of living comparison
Uganda is 88.2% more expensive than Iran.
If you lived in Uganda instead of Iran, you would:
pay 2.3% less for restaurants
Iran
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.82
IRR160,554
|
$2.66
UGX10,063
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.47
IRR145,919
|
$7.99
UGX30,188
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
IRR32,821
|
$0.42
UGX1,593
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
IRR34,247
|
$0.30
UGX1,118
|
|
pay 59.5% more for groceries
Iran
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
IRR23,521
|
$1.02
UGX3,843
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.14
IRR90,207
|
$1.55
UGX5,845
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.87
IRR120,859
|
$2.78
UGX10,505
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
IRR49,545
|
$1.52
UGX5,739
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.67
IRR70,331
|
$2.10
UGX7,912
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,799
|
$1.24
UGX4,680
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
IRR33,951
|
$0.67
UGX2,531
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.49
IRR20,634
|
$0.78
UGX2,941
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
IRR12,876
|
$0.60
UGX2,282
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
IRR11,300
|
$0.49
UGX1,835
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR10,146
|
$0.67
UGX2,528
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Iran
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.31
IRR97,104
|
$5.57
UGX21,040
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.56
IRR486,295
|
$53.30
UGX201,256
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$68,309.12
IRR2,874,106,262
|
$9,992.84
UGX37,735,465
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.86
IRR120,545
|
$4.26
UGX16,100
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Iran
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.08
IRR550,415
|
$82.83
UGX312,780
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$363.68
IRR15,301,700
|
$260.55
UGX983,917
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$243.70
IRR10,253,505
|
$156.18
UGX589,791
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$12.71
IRR534,611
|
$35.76
UGX135,030
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for childcare
Iran
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.02
IRR3,871,811
|
$156.55
UGX591,189
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,173.77
IRR49,386,213
|
$4,882.34
UGX18,436,919
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
Iran
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.81
IRR34,251
|
$1.27
UGX4,780
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.26
IRR53,145
|
$2.52
UGX9,504
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.97
IRR82,839
|
$2.66
UGX10,063
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.74
IRR746,467
|
$59.62
UGX225,155
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.64
IRR68,977
|
$5.33
UGX20,126
|
|
pay 41.9% less for clothing
Iran
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.76
IRR1,462,425
|
$15.39
UGX58,113
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.88
IRR1,299,473
|
$23.49
UGX88,692
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.71
IRR4,532,093
|
$36.31
UGX137,106
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$67.95
IRR2,859,030
|
$53.30
UGX201,256
|
|
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