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Uganda vs. Japan Cost of Living Summary

Uganda is 35.8% cheaper than Japan overall.

Restaurants: pay 24.6% less in Uganda
Groceries: pay 40.0% less in Uganda
Transportation: pay 34.2% less in Uganda
Housing: pay 25.1% less in Uganda
Childcare: pay 56.5% less in Uganda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 25.6% less in Uganda
Clothing: pay 44.8% less in Uganda

Expenses including childcare, clothing, groceries, transportation, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Uganda.

Uganda vs. Japan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 24.6% less for restaurants

	Japan	Uganda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.60 ¥1,031	$2.86 UGX10,368	-56.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.10 ¥796	$8.80 UGX31,897	+72.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.07 ¥166	$0.49 UGX1,771	-54.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 ¥119	$0.30 UGX1,098	-60.2%
Average			-24.6%

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pay 40.0% less for groceries

	Japan	Uganda
Bread 1 loaf	$1.50 ¥234	$1.17 UGX4,223	-22.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.07 ¥791	$2.18 UGX7,915	-56.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.67 ¥885	$2.80 UGX10,153	-50.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.08 ¥324	$1.82 UGX6,602	-12.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.93 ¥457	$2.24 UGX8,106	-23.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.14 ¥334	$1.29 UGX4,693	-39.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.12 ¥175	$0.65 UGX2,351	-42.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.69 ¥264	$0.77 UGX2,791	-54.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.13 ¥333	$0.73 UGX2,640	-65.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 ¥190	$0.73 UGX2,634	-40.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.15 ¥180	$0.78 UGX2,822	-32.5%
Average			-40.0%

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pay 34.2% less for transportation

	Japan	Uganda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.39 ¥686	$5.73 UGX20,769	+30.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$59.14 ¥9,236	$42.91 UGX155,522	-27.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,599.51 ¥3,529,252	$10,011.73 UGX36,288,494	-55.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$25.32 ¥3,955	$4.00 UGX14,515	-84.2%
Average			-34.2%

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pay 25.1% less for housing

	Japan	Uganda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.91 ¥5,296	$46.09 UGX167,042	+35.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$543.18 ¥84,826	$411.55 UGX1,491,719	-24.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$353.61 ¥55,222	$206.19 UGX747,370	-41.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$118.72 ¥18,539	$35.00 UGX126,857	-70.5%
Average			-25.1%

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pay 56.5% less for childcare

	Japan	Uganda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$296.89 ¥46,363	$173.88 UGX630,235	-41.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,159.48 ¥2,055,050	$3,718.64 UGX13,478,584	-71.7%
Average			-56.5%

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pay 25.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Japan	Uganda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.60 ¥407	$1.43 UGX5,184	-45.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.03 ¥473	$2.86 UGX10,368	-5.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.89 ¥607	$3.65 UGX13,219	-6.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.54 ¥9,298	$45.77 UGX165,890	-23.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$12.46 ¥1,946	$6.44 UGX23,328	-48.4%
Average			-25.6%

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pay 44.8% less for clothing

	Japan	Uganda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.79 ¥6,995	$16.81 UGX60,913	-62.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$32.04 ¥5,003	$15.94 UGX57,765	-50.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$57.37 ¥8,959	$43.26 UGX156,818	-24.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$87.37 ¥13,644	$50.77 UGX184,035	-41.9%
Average			-44.8%

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