Cost of living comparison
Uganda is 49.8% cheaper than Iowa.
If you lived in Uganda instead of Iowa, you would:
pay 64.7% less for restaurants
Iowa
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.62
|
$2.54
UGX9,686
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.21
|
$6.79
UGX25,902
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
|
$0.36
UGX1,381
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
|
$0.37
UGX1,401
|
|
pay 58.6% less for groceries
Iowa
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.92
|
$1.06
UGX4,038
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.34
|
$2.31
UGX8,816
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.42
|
$2.65
UGX10,128
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.76
|
$1.29
UGX4,937
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.42
|
$2.40
UGX9,172
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.52
|
$1.09
UGX4,158
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
|
$0.42
UGX1,589
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.14
|
$0.65
UGX2,488
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.48
|
$0.42
UGX1,599
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
|
$0.37
UGX1,418
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.31
|
$0.37
UGX1,431
|
|
pay 22.6% less for transportation
Iowa
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.25
|
$4.88
UGX18,615
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.33
|
$41.41
UGX158,032
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,180.36
|
$7,692.95
UGX29,356,657
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.77
|
$4.09
UGX15,603
|
|
pay 56.4% less for housing
Iowa
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.34
|
$73.58
UGX280,770
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$970.95
|
$231.00
UGX881,495
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$657.81
|
$119.34
UGX455,403
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.85
|
$41.76
UGX159,342
|
|
pay 79.0% less for childcare
Iowa
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$907.34
|
$104.04
UGX397,039
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,239.17
|
$4,945.64
UGX18,872,783
|
|
pay 44.1% less for entertainment and sports
Iowa
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.64
|
$0.89
UGX3,399
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.27
|
$2.05
UGX7,808
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.77
|
$2.20
UGX8,406
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.83
|
$53.76
UGX205,158
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.60
|
$4.81
UGX18,352
|
|
pay 23.4% less for clothing
Iowa
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.72
|
$16.98
UGX64,800
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.28
|
$28.84
UGX110,049
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.53
|
$77.43
UGX295,463
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.28
|
$75.70
UGX288,875
|
|
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