Cost of living comparison
Uganda is 5.1 times more expensive than Tonga.
If you lived in Uganda instead of Tonga, you would:
pay 63.5% less for restaurants
Tonga
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.44
TOP20.00
|
$2.66
UGX10,063
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.27
TOP21.98
|
$7.99
UGX30,188
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.67
TOP6.33
|
$0.42
UGX1,593
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.39
TOP5.67
|
$0.30
UGX1,118
|
|
pay 34.0% less for groceries
Tonga
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.03
TOP2.43
|
$1.02
UGX3,843
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
TOP9.83
|
$1.55
UGX5,845
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.01
TOP14.26
|
$2.78
UGX10,505
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.06
TOP12.00
|
$1.52
UGX5,739
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
TOP6.42
|
$2.10
UGX7,912
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$1.24
UGX4,680
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
TOP2.27
|
$0.67
UGX2,531
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
TOP2.42
|
$0.78
UGX2,941
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.40
TOP3.33
|
$0.60
UGX2,282
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
TOP2.95
|
$0.49
UGX1,835
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
TOP2.04
|
$0.67
UGX2,528
|
|
pay 2.8% less for transportation
Tonga
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
TOP11.35
|
$5.57
UGX21,040
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$53.30
UGX201,256
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,904.72
TOP13,996.86
|
$9,992.84
UGX37,735,465
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$70.65
TOP167.46
|
$4.26
UGX16,100
|
|
pay 59.4% less for housing
Tonga
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$126.53
TOP299.93
|
$82.83
UGX312,780
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$260.55
UGX983,917
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$156.18
UGX589,791
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$225.77
TOP535.17
|
$35.76
UGX135,030
|
|
pay 29.7 times more for childcare
Tonga
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$109.66
TOP259.94
|
$156.55
UGX591,189
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$84.35
TOP199.96
|
$4,882.34
UGX18,436,919
|
|
pay 7.9% more for entertainment and sports
Tonga
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.37
TOP8.00
|
$1.27
UGX4,780
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.95
TOP7.00
|
$2.52
UGX9,504
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.12
TOP23.99
|
$2.66
UGX10,063
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$59.62
UGX225,155
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$5.33
UGX20,126
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Tonga
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$4.22
TOP10.00
|
$15.39
UGX58,113
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$10.54
TOP24.99
|
$23.49
UGX88,692
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$21.09
TOP49.99
|
$36.31
UGX137,106
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$29.52
TOP69.98
|
$53.30
UGX201,256
|
|
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