Cost of living comparison
Uganda is 12.7% cheaper than Lebanon.
If you lived in Uganda instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 45.8% less for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
LBP536,861
|
$2.66
UGX10,063
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP626,337
|
$7.99
UGX30,188
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,435
|
$0.42
UGX1,593
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,488
|
$0.30
UGX1,118
|
|
pay 43.0% more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.56
LBP49,833
|
$1.02
UGX3,843
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.99
LBP356,580
|
$1.55
UGX5,845
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.67
LBP507,408
|
$2.78
UGX10,505
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
LBP169,065
|
$1.52
UGX5,739
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.02
LBP270,083
|
$2.10
UGX7,912
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
LBP47,435
|
$1.24
UGX4,680
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.41
LBP36,669
|
$0.67
UGX2,531
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP26,199
|
$0.78
UGX2,941
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
LBP38,656
|
$0.60
UGX2,282
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
LBP25,502
|
$0.49
UGX1,835
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.38
LBP33,568
|
$0.67
UGX2,528
|
|
pay 21.5% less for transportation
Lebanon
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LBP314,228
|
$5.57
UGX21,040
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,835,441
|
$53.30
UGX201,256
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$23,750.00
LBP2,125,073,062
|
$9,992.84
UGX37,735,465
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,936
|
$4.26
UGX16,100
|
|
pay 24.9% less for housing
Lebanon
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,529,761
|
$82.83
UGX312,780
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$485.94
LBP43,480,113
|
$260.55
UGX983,917
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.12
LBP22,111,084
|
$156.18
UGX589,791
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$178.38
LBP15,961,075
|
$35.76
UGX135,030
|
|
pay 13.4% more for childcare
Lebanon
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$230.00
LBP20,579,655
|
$156.55
UGX591,189
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,075.00
LBP275,141,039
|
$4,882.34
UGX18,436,919
|
|
pay 6.1% more for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,430
|
$1.27
UGX4,780
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.74
LBP155,795
|
$2.52
UGX9,504
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,902
|
$2.66
UGX10,063
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.17
LBP3,593,983
|
$59.62
UGX225,155
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.75
LBP603,968
|
$5.33
UGX20,126
|
|
pay 59.4% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$59.34
LBP5,309,887
|
$15.39
UGX58,113
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,857,310
|
$23.49
UGX88,692
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$95.60
LBP8,553,552
|
$36.31
UGX137,106
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.43
LBP8,628,116
|
$53.30
UGX201,256
|
|
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