Cost of living comparison
Thailand is 57.4% more expensive than Uganda.
If you lived in Thailand instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 11.6% more for restaurants
Uganda
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.54
UGX9,686
|
$2.08
THB77.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.79
UGX25,902
|
$5.66
THB209.36
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
UGX1,381
|
$0.67
THB24.71
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
UGX1,401
|
$0.35
THB13.10
|
|
pay 53.8% more for groceries
Uganda
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
UGX4,038
|
$1.48
THB54.91
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.31
UGX8,816
|
$7.99
THB295.87
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.65
UGX10,128
|
$6.46
THB239.06
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
UGX4,937
|
$1.75
THB64.65
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
UGX9,172
|
$1.07
THB39.64
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
UGX4,158
|
$1.20
THB44.59
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
UGX1,589
|
$0.50
THB18.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
UGX2,488
|
$0.79
THB29.31
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
UGX1,599
|
$0.59
THB21.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
UGX1,418
|
$0.62
THB22.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
UGX1,431
|
$0.46
THB17.02
|
|
pay 99.0% more for transportation
Uganda
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
UGX18,615
|
$4.57
THB169.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.41
UGX158,032
|
$24.32
THB900.23
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,692.95
UGX29,356,657
|
$31,287.73
THB1,158,303.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
UGX15,603
|
$9.68
THB358.43
|
|
pay 10.4% more for housing
Uganda
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.58
UGX280,770
|
$17.10
THB633.04
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$231.00
UGX881,495
|
$290.79
THB10,765.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$119.34
UGX455,403
|
$207.49
THB7,681.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.76
UGX159,342
|
$49.43
THB1,829.94
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Uganda
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.04
UGX397,039
|
$334.45
THB12,381.81
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,945.64
UGX18,872,783
|
$9,908.05
THB366,805.94
|
|
pay 35.4% more for entertainment and sports
Uganda
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
UGX3,399
|
$1.90
THB70.28
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.05
UGX7,808
|
$1.94
THB71.98
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
UGX8,406
|
$3.61
THB133.76
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.76
UGX205,158
|
$47.07
THB1,742.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
UGX18,352
|
$5.63
THB208.51
|
|
pay 31.0% more for clothing
Uganda
|
Thailand
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.98
UGX64,800
|
$40.39
THB1,495.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.84
UGX110,049
|
$27.03
THB1,000.66
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.43
UGX295,463
|
$82.02
THB3,036.49
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.70
UGX288,875
|
$65.30
THB2,417.34
|
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