Cost of living comparison
Uganda is 75.3% more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Uganda instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 18.2% less for restaurants
|
Lesotho
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$2.66
UGX9,993
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.94
LSL199.19
|
$7.99
UGX29,980
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL11.95
|
$0.42
UGX1,582
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL4.98
|
$0.30
UGX1,110
|
|
pay 15.0% less for groceries
|
Lesotho
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LSL14.14
|
$1.02
UGX3,816
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.55
LSL46.34
|
$1.55
UGX5,804
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL60.59
|
$2.78
UGX10,433
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.20
LSL21.83
|
$1.52
UGX5,699
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.97
LSL53.97
|
$2.10
UGX7,857
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
LSL16.04
|
$1.24
UGX4,647
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
LSL17.54
|
$0.67
UGX2,514
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
LSL23.61
|
$0.78
UGX2,921
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
LSL20.24
|
$0.60
UGX2,267
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.78
LSL14.17
|
$0.49
UGX1,823
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.89
LSL16.19
|
$0.67
UGX2,511
|
|
pay 13.2% more for transportation
|
Lesotho
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.43
LSL80.64
|
$5.57
UGX20,895
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$27.24
LSL495.73
|
$53.30
UGX199,867
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,066.76
LSL347,009.53
|
$9,992.84
UGX37,475,008
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.39
LSL98.15
|
$4.26
UGX15,989
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for housing
|
Lesotho
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$21.79
LSL396.58
|
$82.83
UGX310,621
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$190.67
LSL3,470.10
|
$260.55
UGX977,126
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$95.33
LSL1,735.05
|
$156.18
UGX585,720
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$35.76
UGX134,098
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for childcare
|
Lesotho
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.15
LSL512.25
|
$156.55
UGX587,108
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,071.37
LSL19,498.63
|
$4,882.34
UGX18,309,664
|
|
pay 70.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Lesotho
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL14.94
|
$1.27
UGX4,747
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL24.90
|
$2.52
UGX9,438
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
LSL84.27
|
$2.66
UGX9,993
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.88
LSL380.06
|
$59.62
UGX223,601
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.33
UGX19,987
|
|
pay 56.0% less for clothing
|
Lesotho
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.86
LSL743.59
|
$15.39
UGX57,712
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.13
LSL694.02
|
$23.49
UGX88,080
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.24
LSL1,751.57
|
$36.31
UGX136,159
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$136.19
LSL2,478.64
|
$53.30
UGX199,867
|
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