Cost of living comparison
Russia is 42.2% more expensive than Uganda.
If you lived in Russia instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 80.0% more for restaurants
Uganda
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.54
UGX9,686
|
$7.74
RUB721.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.79
UGX25,902
|
$4.69
RUB436.88
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
UGX1,381
|
$0.85
RUB78.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
UGX1,401
|
$0.41
RUB38.17
|
|
pay 11.9% more for groceries
Uganda
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
UGX4,038
|
$0.54
RUB49.85
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.31
UGX8,816
|
$4.40
RUB410.04
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.65
UGX10,128
|
$3.48
RUB323.86
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
UGX4,937
|
$1.27
RUB118.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
UGX9,172
|
$1.79
RUB166.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
UGX4,158
|
$0.62
RUB57.34
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
UGX1,589
|
$0.56
RUB52.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
UGX2,488
|
$0.66
RUB61.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
UGX1,599
|
$1.03
RUB95.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
UGX1,418
|
$0.30
RUB27.69
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
UGX1,431
|
$0.25
RUB23.57
|
|
pay 46.1% more for transportation
Uganda
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
UGX18,615
|
$2.37
RUB221.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.41
UGX158,032
|
$19.36
RUB1,803.03
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,692.95
UGX29,356,657
|
$31,226.85
RUB2,908,883.23
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
UGX15,603
|
$3.41
RUB317.42
|
|
pay 22.5% more for housing
Uganda
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.58
UGX280,770
|
$6.56
RUB611.26
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$231.00
UGX881,495
|
$310.33
RUB28,908.07
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$119.34
UGX455,403
|
$214.38
RUB19,969.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.76
UGX159,342
|
$69.84
RUB6,506.29
|
|
pay 53.4% more for childcare
Uganda
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.04
UGX397,039
|
$220.41
RUB20,531.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,945.64
UGX18,872,783
|
$4,693.93
RUB437,254.61
|
|
pay 0.7% more for entertainment and sports
Uganda
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
UGX3,399
|
$1.55
RUB144.70
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.05
UGX7,808
|
$1.73
RUB161.36
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
UGX8,406
|
$2.23
RUB208.05
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.76
UGX205,158
|
$31.55
RUB2,939.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
UGX18,352
|
$4.06
RUB378.34
|
|
pay 80.5% more for clothing
Uganda
|
Russia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.98
UGX64,800
|
$62.85
RUB5,855.11
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.84
UGX110,049
|
$39.44
RUB3,674.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.43
UGX295,463
|
$79.13
RUB7,371.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.70
UGX288,875
|
$85.30
RUB7,946.18
|
|
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