Cost of living comparison
Uganda is 52.5% cheaper than Illinois.
If you lived in Uganda instead of Illinois, you would:
pay 67.1% less for restaurants
Illinois
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.52
|
$2.54
UGX9,686
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.98
|
$6.79
UGX25,902
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.01
|
$0.36
UGX1,381
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.64
|
$0.37
UGX1,401
|
|
pay 55.7% less for groceries
Illinois
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.88
|
$1.06
UGX4,038
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.96
|
$2.31
UGX8,816
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.39
|
$2.65
UGX10,128
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.83
|
$1.29
UGX4,937
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.36
|
$2.40
UGX9,172
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.96
|
$1.09
UGX4,158
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
|
$0.42
UGX1,589
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.84
|
$0.65
UGX2,488
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.75
|
$0.42
UGX1,599
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
|
$0.37
UGX1,418
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.27
|
$0.37
UGX1,431
|
|
pay 41.2% less for transportation
Illinois
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.73
|
$4.88
UGX18,615
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$85.20
|
$41.41
UGX158,032
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,072.52
|
$7,692.95
UGX29,356,657
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.37
|
$4.09
UGX15,603
|
|
pay 55.2% less for housing
Illinois
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.28
|
$73.58
UGX280,770
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,273.55
|
$231.00
UGX881,495
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,019.22
|
$119.34
UGX455,403
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.01
|
$41.76
UGX159,342
|
|
pay 76.8% less for childcare
Illinois
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,216.39
|
$104.04
UGX397,039
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,033.13
|
$4,945.64
UGX18,872,783
|
|
pay 45.4% less for entertainment and sports
Illinois
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.94
|
$0.89
UGX3,399
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.95
|
$2.05
UGX7,808
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.52
|
$2.20
UGX8,406
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$39.16
|
$53.76
UGX205,158
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.22
|
$4.81
UGX18,352
|
|
pay 25.9% less for clothing
Illinois
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.75
|
$16.98
UGX64,800
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.86
|
$28.84
UGX110,049
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.45
|
$77.43
UGX295,463
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.59
|
$75.70
UGX288,875
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Uganda or Illinois. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.