Cost of living comparison
Uganda is 30.2% cheaper than Japan.
If you lived in Uganda instead of Japan, you would:
pay 29.5% less for restaurants
Japan
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,026
|
$2.66
UGX10,063
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
¥766
|
$7.99
UGX30,188
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
¥158
|
$0.42
UGX1,593
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
¥124
|
$0.30
UGX1,118
|
|
pay 42.5% less for groceries
Japan
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
¥219
|
$1.02
UGX3,843
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.54
¥863
|
$1.55
UGX5,845
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.14
¥800
|
$2.78
UGX10,505
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
¥310
|
$1.52
UGX5,739
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥402
|
$2.10
UGX7,912
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
¥300
|
$1.24
UGX4,680
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥172
|
$0.67
UGX2,531
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
¥275
|
$0.78
UGX2,941
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
¥281
|
$0.60
UGX2,282
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥173
|
$0.49
UGX1,835
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
¥140
|
$0.67
UGX2,528
|
|
pay 28.6% less for transportation
Japan
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
¥650
|
$5.57
UGX21,040
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
¥9,444
|
$53.30
UGX201,256
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.97
¥3,339,811
|
$9,992.84
UGX37,735,465
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.44
¥3,806
|
$4.26
UGX16,100
|
|
pay 4.0% less for housing
Japan
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.46
¥5,212
|
$82.83
UGX312,780
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.50
¥74,850
|
$260.55
UGX983,917
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$321.68
¥50,109
|
$156.18
UGX589,791
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.01
¥16,669
|
$35.76
UGX135,030
|
|
pay 44.8% less for childcare
Japan
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.59
¥37,478
|
$156.55
UGX591,189
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,805.94
¥1,683,295
|
$4,882.34
UGX18,436,919
|
|
pay 27.4% less for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
¥405
|
$1.27
UGX4,780
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
¥427
|
$2.52
UGX9,504
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
¥602
|
$2.66
UGX10,063
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.52
¥8,649
|
$59.62
UGX225,155
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.57
¥1,802
|
$5.33
UGX20,126
|
|
pay 34.7% less for clothing
Japan
|
Uganda
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.65
¥6,021
|
$15.39
UGX58,113
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.96
¥4,044
|
$23.49
UGX88,692
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.99
¥8,255
|
$36.31
UGX137,106
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.48
¥13,315
|
$53.30
UGX201,256
|
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