Cost of living comparison
Uganda is 35.9% cheaper than Haiti.
If you lived in Uganda instead of Haiti, you would:
pay 74.9% less for restaurants
Haiti
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
HTG1,593.87
|
$2.54
UGX9,676
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.00
HTG1,992.34
|
$6.79
UGX25,876
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.04
HTG271.40
|
$0.36
UGX1,379
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.25
HTG298.85
|
$0.37
UGX1,400
|
|
pay 37.6% less for groceries
Haiti
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.67
HTG222.45
|
$1.06
UGX4,034
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.48
HTG196.92
|
$2.31
UGX8,808
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.68
HTG754.18
|
$2.65
UGX10,118
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.80
HTG371.28
|
$1.29
UGX4,932
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.93
HTG788.19
|
$2.40
UGX9,163
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.82
|
$1.09
UGX4,153
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.82
|
$0.42
UGX1,587
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.65
UGX2,486
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.00
HTG132.82
|
$0.42
UGX1,598
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.27
HTG301.24
|
$0.37
UGX1,417
|
|
Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.37
UGX1,429
|
|
pay 8.0% more for transportation
Haiti
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.51
HTG333.80
|
$4.88
UGX18,596
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$41.41
UGX157,873
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,000.00
HTG4,648,786.76
|
$7,692.95
UGX29,327,080
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$4.09
UGX15,587
|
|
pay 50.5% less for housing
Haiti
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$165.98
HTG22,045.98
|
$73.58
UGX280,488
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$231.00
UGX880,606
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$119.34
UGX454,945
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$76.47
HTG10,157.01
|
$41.76
UGX159,181
|
|
pay 12.0% less for childcare
Haiti
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.00
HTG13,282.25
|
$104.04
UGX396,639
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,867.80
HTG912,198.45
|
$4,945.64
UGX18,853,769
|
|
pay 29.7% less for entertainment and sports
Haiti
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.50
HTG597.70
|
$0.89
UGX3,395
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.77
HTG367.27
|
$2.05
UGX7,800
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.00
HTG265.64
|
$2.20
UGX8,398
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$69.54
HTG9,236.68
|
$53.76
UGX204,951
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$4.81
UGX18,334
|
|
pay 54.6% less for clothing
Haiti
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.00
HTG10,625.80
|
$16.98
UGX64,735
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$28.84
UGX109,938
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$120.00
HTG15,938.70
|
$77.43
UGX295,165
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$150.00
HTG19,923.37
|
$75.70
UGX288,584
|
|
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