Cost of living comparison
Uganda is 7.7% cheaper than Brazil.
If you lived in Uganda instead of Brazil, you would:
pay 36.7% less for restaurants
Brazil
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.96
R$25.38
|
$2.54
UGX9,676
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.29
R$32.16
|
$6.79
UGX25,876
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
R$5.21
|
$0.36
UGX1,379
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
R$3.21
|
$0.37
UGX1,400
|
|
pay 8.5% less for groceries
Brazil
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.39
R$7.09
|
$1.06
UGX4,034
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.04
R$20.65
|
$2.31
UGX8,808
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.80
R$19.45
|
$2.65
UGX10,118
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
R$9.83
|
$1.29
UGX4,932
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.81
R$9.27
|
$2.40
UGX9,163
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.74
R$3.78
|
$1.09
UGX4,153
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.49
R$2.51
|
$0.42
UGX1,587
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
R$2.24
|
$0.65
UGX2,486
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
R$3.57
|
$0.42
UGX1,598
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
R$2.41
|
$0.37
UGX1,417
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
R$2.31
|
$0.37
UGX1,429
|
|
pay 27.2% less for transportation
Brazil
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
R$23.99
|
$4.88
UGX18,596
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.51
R$222.58
|
$41.41
UGX157,873
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,854.65
R$101,582.34
|
$7,692.95
UGX29,327,080
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.69
R$39.36
|
$4.09
UGX15,587
|
|
pay 47.1% more for housing
Brazil
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$19.91
R$101.89
|
$73.58
UGX280,488
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$281.83
R$1,441.92
|
$231.00
UGX880,606
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$182.14
R$931.88
|
$119.34
UGX454,945
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$58.55
R$299.56
|
$41.76
UGX159,181
|
|
pay 36.8% less for childcare
Brazil
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$251.18
R$1,285.10
|
$104.04
UGX396,639
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,814.17
R$29,747.06
|
$4,945.64
UGX18,853,769
|
|
pay 19.1% more for entertainment and sports
Brazil
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.62
R$8.28
|
$0.89
UGX3,395
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.57
R$8.05
|
$2.05
UGX7,800
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.32
R$11.84
|
$2.20
UGX8,398
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$23.14
R$118.40
|
$53.76
UGX204,951
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.80
R$29.66
|
$4.81
UGX18,334
|
|
pay 10.6% less for clothing
Brazil
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.10
R$220.53
|
$16.98
UGX64,735
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.84
R$208.94
|
$28.84
UGX109,938
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.61
R$361.25
|
$77.43
UGX295,165
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$54.94
R$281.09
|
$75.70
UGX288,584
|
|
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