Cost of living comparison
Uganda is 11.3% more expensive than Indonesia.
If you lived in Uganda instead of Indonesia, you would:
pay 22.7% more for restaurants
Indonesia
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.77
IDR28,783.91
|
$2.54
UGX9,686
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.51
IDR57,122.77
|
$6.79
UGX25,902
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
IDR10,343.86
|
$0.36
UGX1,381
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
IDR6,149.92
|
$0.37
UGX1,401
|
|
pay 18.5% less for groceries
Indonesia
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.19
IDR19,340.48
|
$1.06
UGX4,038
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.70
IDR60,154.95
|
$2.31
UGX8,816
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.10
IDR83,068.58
|
$2.65
UGX10,128
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.57
IDR25,498.12
|
$1.29
UGX4,937
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.49
IDR24,271.07
|
$2.40
UGX9,172
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.18
IDR19,145.08
|
$1.09
UGX4,158
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
IDR9,354.55
|
$0.42
UGX1,589
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
IDR12,097.85
|
$0.65
UGX2,488
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
IDR7,849.11
|
$0.42
UGX1,599
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
IDR8,773.90
|
$0.37
UGX1,418
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
IDR14,998.15
|
$0.37
UGX1,431
|
|
pay 58.4% more for transportation
Indonesia
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.09
IDR50,306.60
|
$4.88
UGX18,615
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.89
IDR193,417.51
|
$41.41
UGX158,032
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,361.87
IDR428,990,629.43
|
$7,692.95
UGX29,356,657
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.16
IDR67,764.16
|
$4.09
UGX15,603
|
|
pay 21.1% more for housing
Indonesia
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.62
IDR547,022.82
|
$73.58
UGX280,770
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$247.48
IDR4,027,259.46
|
$231.00
UGX881,495
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$163.01
IDR2,652,748.43
|
$119.34
UGX455,403
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.16
IDR686,017.40
|
$41.76
UGX159,342
|
|
pay 14.8% less for childcare
Indonesia
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$106.70
IDR1,736,328.40
|
$104.04
UGX397,039
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,782.48
IDR110,372,244.60
|
$4,945.64
UGX18,872,783
|
|
pay 17.0% more for entertainment and sports
Indonesia
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
IDR44,052.80
|
$0.89
UGX3,399
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.77
IDR28,882.79
|
$2.05
UGX7,808
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.13
IDR34,736.56
|
$2.20
UGX8,406
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.24
IDR459,630.32
|
$53.76
UGX205,158
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.35
IDR54,559.05
|
$4.81
UGX18,352
|
|
pay 6.8% less for clothing
Indonesia
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$41.10
IDR668,849.67
|
$16.98
UGX64,800
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.35
IDR493,905.22
|
$28.84
UGX110,049
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.01
IDR1,090,430.72
|
$77.43
UGX295,463
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$62.49
IDR1,016,837.85
|
$75.70
UGX288,875
|
|
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