Uganda is 58.7% cheaper than Barbados.

If you lived in Uganda instead of Barbados, you would:

pay 70.0% less for restaurants

 
Barbados
Uganda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $30.00
$60.00
$2.54
UGX9,859
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$10.41
$20.82
$6.79
UGX26,364
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.76
$3.51
$0.36
UGX1,405

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pay 67.0% less for groceries

 
Barbados
Uganda
Bread
1 loaf
$2.61
$5.23
$1.06
UGX4,110
Local cheese (8 oz) $7.69
$15.38
$2.31
UGX8,974
Milk (1 gallon) $13.27
$26.54
$2.65
UGX10,309

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pay 58.8% less for transportation

 
Barbados
Uganda
Gasoline (1 gallon) $7.94
$15.88
$4.88
UGX18,947
Monthly public transit pass $55.50
$111.00
$41.41
UGX160,854
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $42,500.00
$85,000.00
$7,692.95
UGX29,880,855

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pay 42.8% less for housing

 
Barbados
Uganda
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$59.33
$118.67
$73.58
UGX285,784
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $630.61
$1,261.21
$231.00
UGX897,235
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $447.78
$895.56
$119.34
UGX463,535

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pay 66.8% less for childcare

 
Barbados
Uganda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $313.33
$626.67
$104.04
UGX404,129
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $4,944.44
$9,888.89
$4,945.64
UGX19,209,779

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pay 56.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
Barbados
Uganda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.63
$5.26
$0.89
UGX3,459
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.50
$9.00
$2.05
UGX7,948
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$8.98
$17.96
$2.20
UGX8,556

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pay 48.7% less for clothing

 
Barbados
Uganda
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$67.75
$135.50
$16.98
UGX65,957
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$57.00
$114.00
$28.84
UGX112,014
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$142.01
$284.03
$77.43
UGX300,738

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