Cost of living comparison
Uganda is 41.9% cheaper than Japan.
If you lived in Uganda instead of Japan, you would:
pay 39.9% less for restaurants
Japan
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.87
¥1,077
|
$2.54
UGX9,686
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
¥814
|
$6.79
UGX25,902
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
¥178
|
$0.36
UGX1,381
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
¥141
|
$0.37
UGX1,401
|
|
pay 55.9% less for groceries
Japan
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥248
|
$1.06
UGX4,038
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.69
¥1,049
|
$2.31
UGX8,816
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
¥866
|
$2.65
UGX10,128
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
¥293
|
$1.29
UGX4,937
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.14
¥492
|
$2.40
UGX9,172
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.55
¥399
|
$1.09
UGX4,158
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.34
¥211
|
$0.42
UGX1,589
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
¥324
|
$0.65
UGX2,488
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
¥336
|
$0.42
UGX1,599
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
¥215
|
$0.37
UGX1,418
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
¥153
|
$0.37
UGX1,431
|
|
pay 47.8% less for transportation
Japan
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
¥751
|
$4.88
UGX18,615
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.51
¥12,149
|
$41.41
UGX158,032
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,322.73
¥3,185,404
|
$7,692.95
UGX29,356,657
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.34
¥4,128
|
$4.09
UGX15,603
|
|
pay 24.4% less for housing
Japan
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
¥5,650
|
$73.58
UGX280,770
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.71
¥91,961
|
$231.00
UGX881,495
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$401.57
¥62,942
|
$119.34
UGX455,403
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.79
¥22,381
|
$41.76
UGX159,342
|
|
pay 64.8% less for childcare
Japan
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.45
¥53,833
|
$104.04
UGX397,039
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,362.75
¥1,937,749
|
$4,945.64
UGX18,872,783
|
|
pay 46.1% less for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
¥475
|
$0.89
UGX3,399
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.16
¥496
|
$2.05
UGX7,808
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.29
¥673
|
$2.20
UGX8,406
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.62
¥9,659
|
$53.76
UGX205,158
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.07
¥2,049
|
$4.81
UGX18,352
|
|
pay 14.4% less for clothing
Japan
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.55
¥6,826
|
$16.98
UGX64,800
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
¥5,035
|
$28.84
UGX110,049
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.61
¥9,344
|
$77.43
UGX295,463
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.53
¥14,190
|
$75.70
UGX288,875
|
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