Cost of living comparison

Gambia

compared to

Uganda

Uganda vs. Gambia Cost of Living Summary

Uganda is 70.4% more expensive than Gambia overall.

Restaurants: pay 58.9% less in Uganda
Groceries: pay 0.8% less in Uganda
Transportation: pay 2.6 times more in Uganda
Housing: pay 2.8 times more in Uganda
Childcare: pay 47.7 times more in Uganda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.7% more in Uganda
Clothing: pay 67.3% less in Uganda

The cost of childcare, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Uganda are more expensive than in Gambia. Expenses including clothing, restaurants, and groceries are lower in Uganda. Notably, childcare, housing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Uganda.

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Uganda vs. Gambia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 58.9% less for restaurants

	Gambia	Uganda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.31 GMD536.99	$2.45 UGX10,151	-66.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.86 GMD577.36	$7.36 UGX30,452	-6.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.64 GMD193.83	$0.37 UGX1,523	-86.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.58 GMD116.16	$0.27 UGX1,107	-83.1%
Average			-58.9%

Gambia vs. Uganda - Cost of restaurants

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pay 0.8% less for groceries

	Gambia	Uganda
Bread 1 loaf	$0.63 GMD46.35	$0.91 UGX3,747	+43.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.04 GMD223.48	$2.18 UGX9,009	-28.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.12 GMD375.98	$2.90 UGX11,976	-43.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.93 GMD141.54	$1.58 UGX6,530	-18.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.23 GMD90.11	$2.05 UGX8,472	+67.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.92 GMD67.58	$0.95 UGX3,939	+3.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 GMD41.30	$0.57 UGX2,353	+1.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 GMD60.07	$0.59 UGX2,430	-28.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 GMD45.05	$0.54 UGX2,225	-12.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.41 GMD30.04	$0.56 UGX2,302	+36.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 GMD32.29	$0.56 UGX2,302	+26.7%
Average			-0.8%

Gambia vs. Uganda - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

	Gambia	Uganda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.00 GMD294.08	$5.31 UGX21,961	+32.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.55 GMD481.43	$42.68 UGX177K	+551.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$2,635.13 GMD194K	$7,361.98 UGX30M	+179.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$2.94 UGX12,181
Average			+164.6%

Gambia vs. Uganda - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.8 times more for housing

	Gambia	Uganda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$45.05 GMD3,310.81	$34.66 UGX143K	-23.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$102.56 GMD7,538.16	$482.64 UGX2M	+370.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$81.08 GMD5,959.46	$167.36 UGX692K	+106.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$23.25 GMD1,708.96	$53.08 UGX220K	+128.3%
Average			+177.4%

Gambia vs. Uganda - Cost of housing

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pay 47.7 times more for childcare

	Gambia	Uganda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$6.76 GMD496.62	$251.43 UGX1M	+3621.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$135.14 GMD9,932.43	$8,279.19 UGX34M	+6026.6%
Average			+4674.8%

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pay 6.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Gambia	Uganda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.61 GMD412.40	$1.23 UGX5,075	-78.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.69 GMD271.01	$2.53 UGX10,471	-31.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.69 GMD124.16	$2.45 UGX10,151	+45.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$23.65 GMD1,738.18	$55.21 UGX228K	+133.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.38 GMD248.31	$7.36 UGX30,452	+117.9%
Average			+6.7%

Gambia vs. Uganda - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 67.3% less for clothing

	Gambia	Uganda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$56.00 GMD4,116.00	$13.80 UGX57,098	-75.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$44.34 GMD3,258.99	$12.88 UGX53,292	-70.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$99.43 GMD7,308.11	$31.90 UGX132K	-67.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$86.99 GMD6,393.77	$43.25 UGX179K	-50.3%
Average			-67.3%

Gambia vs. Uganda - Cost of clothing

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