Cost of living comparison
Uganda is 31.5% cheaper than Dominican Republic.
If you lived in Uganda instead of Dominican Republic, you would:
pay 47.8% less for restaurants
Dominican Republic
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.34
$372.61
|
$2.54
UGX9,676
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.81
$459.02
|
$6.79
UGX25,876
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
$65.47
|
$0.36
UGX1,379
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
$43.62
|
$0.37
UGX1,400
|
|
pay 27.6% less for groceries
Dominican Republic
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
$99.45
|
$1.06
UGX4,034
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.02
$236.14
|
$2.31
UGX8,808
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.63
$272.21
|
$2.65
UGX10,118
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.76
$103.38
|
$1.29
UGX4,932
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.46
$144.34
|
$2.40
UGX9,163
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
$63.98
|
$1.09
UGX4,153
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
$23.17
|
$0.42
UGX1,587
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
$60.15
|
$0.65
UGX2,486
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
$37.02
|
$0.42
UGX1,598
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.52
$30.28
|
$0.37
UGX1,417
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
$55.31
|
$0.37
UGX1,429
|
|
pay 41.4% less for transportation
Dominican Republic
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.87
$286.06
|
$4.88
UGX18,596
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.42
$2,728.12
|
$41.41
UGX157,873
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,862.63
$1,637,416.46
|
$7,692.95
UGX29,327,080
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.60
$1,387.15
|
$4.09
UGX15,587
|
|
pay 22.0% less for housing
Dominican Republic
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.94
$2,875.81
|
$73.58
UGX280,488
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$578.74
$34,010.90
|
$231.00
UGX880,606
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$346.71
$20,375.20
|
$119.34
UGX454,945
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$47.82
$2,810.28
|
$41.76
UGX159,181
|
|
pay 36.1% less for childcare
Dominican Republic
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$282.63
$16,609.58
|
$104.04
UGX396,639
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,435.46
$319,428.04
|
$4,945.64
UGX18,853,769
|
|
pay 16.5% less for entertainment and sports
Dominican Republic
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.86
$168.27
|
$0.89
UGX3,395
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.11
$123.99
|
$2.05
UGX7,800
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.82
$283.05
|
$2.20
UGX8,398
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.32
$1,899.48
|
$53.76
UGX204,951
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.19
$364.01
|
$4.81
UGX18,334
|
|
pay 29.3% less for clothing
Dominican Republic
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$46.16
$2,712.86
|
$16.98
UGX64,735
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.40
$2,785.82
|
$28.84
UGX109,938
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.59
$4,736.30
|
$77.43
UGX295,165
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.04
$4,997.31
|
$75.70
UGX288,584
|
|
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