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Uganda vs. Chad Cost of Living Summary

Uganda is 7.1% more expensive than Chad overall.

Restaurants: pay 59.8% less in Uganda
Groceries: pay 2.9% less in Uganda
Transportation: pay 9.5% less in Uganda
Housing: pay 10.7% less in Uganda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6 times more in Uganda
Clothing: pay 34.8% less in Uganda

Expenses including restaurants, clothing, housing, transportation, and groceries are lower in Uganda. Notably, entertainment and sports is significantly more expensive in Uganda.

Uganda vs. Chad Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 59.8% less for restaurants

	Chad	Uganda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.94 FCFA5,038	$2.86 UGX10,119	-68.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$8.80 UGX31,130
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 FCFA504	$0.49 UGX1,729	-45.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.89 FCFA504	$0.30 UGX1,071	-66.1%
Average			-59.8%

Chad vs. Uganda - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.9% less for groceries

	Chad	Uganda
Bread 1 loaf	$0.36 FCFA202	$1.17 UGX4,122	+225.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.79 FCFA1,008	$2.18 UGX7,725	+22.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$14.33 FCFA8,074	$2.80 UGX9,909	-80.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.15 FCFA1,209	$1.82 UGX6,443	-15.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.25 FCFA1,828	$2.24 UGX7,911	-31.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.23 FCFA1,257	$1.29 UGX4,580	-42.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.01 FCFA571	$0.65 UGX2,295	-36.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.22 FCFA686	$0.77 UGX2,724	-36.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.16 FCFA655	$0.73 UGX2,577	-37.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 FCFA427	$0.73 UGX2,570	-4.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.76 FCFA427	$0.78 UGX2,754	+2.8%
Average			-2.9%

Chad vs. Uganda - Cost of groceries

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pay 9.5% less for transportation

	Chad	Uganda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.29 FCFA2,418	$5.73 UGX20,270	+33.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$89.44 FCFA50,383	$42.91 UGX151,787	-52.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$12,342.25 FCFA6,952,922	$10,011.73 UGX35,416,974	-18.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.02 FCFA2,267	$4.00 UGX14,167	-0.5%
Average			-9.5%

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pay 10.7% less for housing

	Chad	Uganda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$447.18 FCFA251,917	$46.09 UGX163,031	-89.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,517.71 FCFA854,992	$411.55 UGX1,455,893	-72.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$89.44 FCFA50,383	$206.19 UGX729,421	+130.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$35.00 UGX123,811
Average			-10.7%

Chad vs. Uganda - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Chad	Uganda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$173.88 UGX615,099
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$3,718.64 UGX13,154,876

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pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Chad	Uganda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.34 FCFA756	$1.43 UGX5,060	+6.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.89 FCFA504	$2.86 UGX10,119	+219.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.03 FCFA579	$3.65 UGX12,902	+254.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$45.77 UGX161,906
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$6.44 UGX22,768
Average			+160.3%

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pay 34.8% less for clothing

	Chad	Uganda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.83 FCFA15,115	$16.81 UGX59,450	-37.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$35.77 FCFA20,153	$15.94 UGX56,378	-55.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$44.72 FCFA25,192	$43.26 UGX153,052	-3.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.44 FCFA50,383	$50.77 UGX179,615	-43.2%
Average			-34.8%

Chad vs. Uganda - Cost of clothing

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