Cost of living comparison
Dominican Republic is 69.3% more expensive than Uganda.
If you lived in Dominican Republic instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 90.6% more for restaurants
Uganda
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.66
UGX9,993
|
$7.38
DOP429.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.99
UGX29,980
|
$7.46
DOP434.42
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
UGX1,582
|
$0.89
DOP51.91
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
UGX1,110
|
$0.54
DOP31.24
|
|
pay 28.2% more for groceries
Uganda
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
UGX3,816
|
$1.66
DOP96.48
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
UGX5,804
|
$3.27
DOP190.36
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
UGX10,433
|
$4.40
DOP256.39
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
UGX5,699
|
$1.66
DOP96.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
UGX7,857
|
$2.27
DOP132.35
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UGX4,647
|
$1.11
DOP64.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,514
|
$0.33
DOP19.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
UGX2,921
|
$1.06
DOP61.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
UGX2,267
|
$0.63
DOP37.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
UGX1,823
|
$0.63
DOP36.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,511
|
$1.01
DOP58.75
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Uganda
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
UGX20,895
|
$4.82
DOP280.79
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.30
UGX199,867
|
$58.49
DOP3,408.40
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,992.84
UGX37,475,008
|
$27,453.03
DOP1,599,736.73
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.26
UGX15,989
|
$21.84
DOP1,272.52
|
|
pay 48.2% more for housing
Uganda
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.83
UGX310,621
|
$39.22
DOP2,285.16
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$260.55
UGX977,126
|
$602.75
DOP35,123.19
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$156.18
UGX585,720
|
$333.99
DOP19,462.46
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.76
UGX134,098
|
$35.91
DOP2,092.33
|
|
pay 36.2% more for childcare
Uganda
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.55
UGX587,108
|
$276.66
DOP16,121.41
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,882.34
UGX18,309,664
|
$4,677.72
DOP272,578.88
|
|
pay 21.9% more for entertainment and sports
Uganda
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
UGX4,747
|
$2.54
DOP148.06
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
UGX9,438
|
$2.09
DOP121.66
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
UGX9,993
|
$4.15
DOP241.77
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.62
UGX223,601
|
$34.54
DOP2,012.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.33
UGX19,987
|
$5.98
DOP348.52
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Uganda
|
Dominican Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.39
UGX57,712
|
$43.13
DOP2,513.02
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.49
UGX88,080
|
$47.94
DOP2,793.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.31
UGX136,159
|
$79.26
DOP4,618.37
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.30
UGX199,867
|
$81.48
DOP4,748.03
|
|
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