Cost of living comparison
Vietnam is 40.6% more expensive than Uganda.
If you lived in Vietnam instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 4.6% more for restaurants
|
Uganda
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.54
UGX9,686
|
$1.96
₫49,745
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.79
UGX25,902
|
$4.91
₫124,446
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
UGX1,381
|
$0.59
₫15,050
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
UGX1,401
|
$0.38
₫9,742
|
|
pay 44.8% more for groceries
|
Uganda
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
UGX4,038
|
$1.11
₫28,019
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.31
UGX8,816
|
$6.92
₫175,439
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.65
UGX10,128
|
$5.46
₫138,373
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
UGX4,937
|
$1.62
₫40,984
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
UGX9,172
|
$1.78
₫45,153
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
UGX4,158
|
$1.40
₫35,423
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
UGX1,589
|
$0.52
₫13,190
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
UGX2,488
|
$0.78
₫19,697
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
UGX1,599
|
$0.49
₫12,527
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
UGX1,418
|
$0.55
₫14,052
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
UGX1,431
|
$0.54
₫13,666
|
|
pay 93.5% more for transportation
|
Uganda
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
UGX18,615
|
$4.05
₫102,671
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.41
UGX158,032
|
$8.00
₫202,681
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,692.95
UGX29,356,657
|
$40,523.11
₫1,027,058,167
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
UGX15,603
|
$5.93
₫150,416
|
|
pay 14.3% more for housing
|
Uganda
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.58
UGX280,770
|
$10.02
₫253,889
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$231.00
UGX881,495
|
$364.76
₫9,244,946
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$119.34
UGX455,403
|
$221.46
₫5,612,856
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.76
UGX159,342
|
$41.86
₫1,060,869
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
|
Uganda
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.04
UGX397,039
|
$226.70
₫5,745,824
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,945.64
UGX18,872,783
|
$10,132.35
₫256,804,485
|
|
pay 23.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Uganda
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
UGX3,399
|
$0.94
₫23,725
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.05
UGX7,808
|
$1.86
₫47,187
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
UGX8,406
|
$1.29
₫32,645
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.76
UGX205,158
|
$24.96
₫632,702
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
UGX18,352
|
$3.86
₫97,816
|
|
pay 39.2% more for clothing
|
Uganda
|
Vietnam
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.98
UGX64,800
|
$33.66
₫853,166
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.84
UGX110,049
|
$29.49
₫747,439
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.43
UGX295,463
|
$90.06
₫2,282,507
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.70
UGX288,875
|
$106.00
₫2,686,525
|
|
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