Cost of living comparison
Uganda is 8.2% more expensive than Chad.
If you lived in Uganda instead of Chad, you would:
pay 44.9% less for restaurants
Chad
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.35
FCFA2,056
|
$2.54
UGX9,676
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$13.41
FCFA8,223
|
$6.79
UGX25,876
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.92
FCFA565
|
$0.36
UGX1,379
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
FCFA411
|
$0.37
UGX1,400
|
|
pay 44.3% less for groceries
Chad
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.06
UGX4,034
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$2.31
UGX8,808
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
FCFA4,183
|
$2.65
UGX10,118
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
FCFA1,172
|
$1.29
UGX4,932
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.40
UGX9,163
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.47
FCFA1,515
|
$1.09
UGX4,153
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.72
FCFA443
|
$0.42
UGX1,587
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.90
FCFA1,166
|
$0.65
UGX2,486
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
FCFA389
|
$0.42
UGX1,598
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
FCFA420
|
$0.37
UGX1,417
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.46
FCFA280
|
$0.37
UGX1,429
|
|
pay 13.8% more for transportation
Chad
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.29
FCFA2,015
|
$4.88
UGX18,596
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$41.41
UGX157,873
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,721.38
FCFA5,961,586
|
$7,692.95
UGX29,327,080
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$4.09
UGX15,587
|
|
pay 44.3% less for housing
Chad
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$78.22
FCFA47,967
|
$73.58
UGX280,488
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,168.19
FCFA716,386
|
$231.00
UGX880,606
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$136.88
FCFA83,942
|
$119.34
UGX454,945
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.26
FCFA117,902
|
$41.76
UGX159,181
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Chad
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$31.01
FCFA19,015
|
$104.04
UGX396,639
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,676.10
FCFA1,027,860
|
$4,945.64
UGX18,853,769
|
|
pay 15.1% less for entertainment and sports
Chad
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.34
FCFA822
|
$0.89
UGX3,395
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.82
FCFA1,114
|
$2.05
UGX7,800
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.01
FCFA1,233
|
$2.20
UGX8,398
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$134.09
FCFA82,229
|
$53.76
UGX204,951
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.03
FCFA3,084
|
$4.81
UGX18,334
|
|
pay 23.4% less for clothing
Chad
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.52
FCFA20,557
|
$16.98
UGX64,735
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$92.19
FCFA56,532
|
$28.84
UGX109,938
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$46.09
FCFA28,266
|
$77.43
UGX295,165
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$134.09
FCFA82,229
|
$75.70
UGX288,584
|
|
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