Cost of living comparison
Uganda is 44.9% cheaper than Costa Rica.
If you lived in Uganda instead of Costa Rica, you would:
pay 61.1% less for restaurants
Costa Rica
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.42
₡4,732
|
$2.54
UGX9,676
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.16
₡4,102
|
$6.79
UGX25,876
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.73
₡868
|
$0.36
UGX1,379
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
₡756
|
$0.37
UGX1,400
|
|
pay 49.4% less for groceries
Costa Rica
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.87
₡940
|
$1.06
UGX4,034
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.15
₡2,086
|
$2.31
UGX8,808
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.45
₡3,242
|
$2.65
UGX10,118
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.63
₡1,322
|
$1.29
UGX4,932
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.92
₡1,969
|
$2.40
UGX9,163
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.85
₡928
|
$1.09
UGX4,153
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.66
₡332
|
$0.42
UGX1,587
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.26
₡631
|
$0.65
UGX2,486
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
₡485
|
$0.42
UGX1,598
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.92
₡464
|
$0.37
UGX1,417
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
₡543
|
$0.37
UGX1,429
|
|
pay 39.6% less for transportation
Costa Rica
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.58
₡2,806
|
$4.88
UGX18,596
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$44.09
₡22,156
|
$41.41
UGX157,873
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,829.98
₡12,980,676
|
$7,692.95
UGX29,327,080
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.39
₡6,727
|
$4.09
UGX15,587
|
|
pay 36.5% less for housing
Costa Rica
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$53.15
₡26,708
|
$73.58
UGX280,488
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$813.71
₡408,925
|
$231.00
UGX880,606
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$522.16
₡262,410
|
$119.34
UGX454,945
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$64.83
₡32,580
|
$41.76
UGX159,181
|
|
pay 56.2% less for childcare
Costa Rica
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$366.72
₡184,291
|
$104.04
UGX396,639
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,358.53
₡4,200,519
|
$4,945.64
UGX18,853,769
|
|
pay 37.4% less for entertainment and sports
Costa Rica
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.88
₡1,448
|
$0.89
UGX3,395
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.93
₡1,470
|
$2.05
UGX7,800
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.48
₡2,253
|
$2.20
UGX8,398
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.95
₡28,118
|
$53.76
UGX204,951
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.18
₡3,607
|
$4.81
UGX18,334
|
|
pay 34.0% less for clothing
Costa Rica
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.61
₡33,473
|
$16.98
UGX64,735
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.99
₡22,612
|
$28.84
UGX109,938
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$101.09
₡50,804
|
$77.43
UGX295,165
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.50
₡38,946
|
$75.70
UGX288,584
|
|
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