Cost of living comparison
Nepal is 9.0% cheaper than Uganda.
If you lived in Nepal instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 20.2% less for restaurants
Uganda
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.66
UGX9,993
|
$1.85
NPR247.16
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.99
UGX29,980
|
$6.43
NPR857.03
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
UGX1,582
|
$0.47
NPR63.12
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
UGX1,110
|
$0.17
NPR22.43
|
|
pay 20.0% less for groceries
Uganda
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
UGX3,816
|
$0.48
NPR63.35
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
UGX5,804
|
$3.46
NPR460.70
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
UGX10,433
|
$2.89
NPR385.87
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
UGX5,699
|
$1.47
NPR195.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
UGX7,857
|
$1.40
NPR186.72
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UGX4,647
|
$1.06
NPR140.81
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,514
|
$0.42
NPR56.41
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
UGX2,921
|
$0.53
NPR70.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
UGX2,267
|
$0.28
NPR37.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
UGX1,823
|
$0.20
NPR26.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,511
|
$0.26
NPR34.48
|
|
pay 73.2% more for transportation
Uganda
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
UGX20,895
|
$4.93
NPR656.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.30
UGX199,867
|
$14.97
NPR1,995.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,992.84
UGX37,475,008
|
$32,088.94
NPR4,277,686.37
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.26
UGX15,989
|
$10.88
NPR1,450.33
|
|
pay 57.2% less for housing
Uganda
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.83
UGX310,621
|
$9.92
NPR1,322.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$260.55
UGX977,126
|
$90.65
NPR12,083.76
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$156.18
UGX585,720
|
$66.00
NPR8,798.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.76
UGX134,098
|
$29.38
NPR3,916.78
|
|
pay 47.9% less for childcare
Uganda
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.55
UGX587,108
|
$69.48
NPR9,261.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,882.34
UGX18,309,664
|
$2,917.30
NPR388,896.51
|
|
pay 9.5% less for entertainment and sports
Uganda
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
UGX4,747
|
$2.32
NPR308.74
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
UGX9,438
|
$1.51
NPR201.26
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
UGX9,993
|
$2.93
NPR391.14
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.62
UGX223,601
|
$22.95
NPR3,058.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.33
UGX19,987
|
$3.23
NPR431.08
|
|
pay 18.7% more for clothing
Uganda
|
Nepal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.39
UGX57,712
|
$22.32
NPR2,975.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.49
UGX88,080
|
$35.72
NPR4,762.03
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.31
UGX136,159
|
$42.27
NPR5,635.02
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.30
UGX199,867
|
$32.72
NPR4,361.79
|
|
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