Cost of living comparison
Uganda is 62.2% cheaper than Jersey.
If you lived in Uganda instead of Jersey, you would:
pay 70.4% less for restaurants
Jersey
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$49.68
£39.60
|
$2.54
UGX9,600
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.69
£6.93
|
$6.79
UGX25,672
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
£2.02
|
$0.36
UGX1,368
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
£1.39
|
$0.37
UGX1,389
|
|
pay 56.7% less for groceries
Jersey
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.12
£1.69
|
$1.06
UGX4,002
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.40
£3.50
|
$2.31
UGX8,738
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.78
£5.40
|
$2.65
UGX10,038
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.61
£3.67
|
$1.29
UGX4,893
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
£3.41
|
$2.40
UGX9,091
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.63
£1.30
|
$1.09
UGX4,121
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
£0.90
|
$0.42
UGX1,575
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.05
£1.64
|
$0.65
UGX2,466
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.61
£1.28
|
$0.42
UGX1,585
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.95
£0.76
|
$0.37
UGX1,406
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
£0.59
|
$0.37
UGX1,418
|
|
pay 56.7% less for transportation
Jersey
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.86
£5.47
|
$4.88
UGX18,450
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$64.59
£51.47
|
$41.41
UGX156,632
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,940.94
£23,064.19
|
$7,692.95
UGX29,096,637
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$35.31
£28.14
|
$4.09
UGX15,465
|
|
pay 56.9% less for housing
Jersey
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$59.54
£47.45
|
$73.58
UGX278,284
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,792.17
£1,428.25
|
$231.00
UGX873,687
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,632.47
£1,300.98
|
$119.34
UGX451,370
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$145.06
£115.60
|
$41.76
UGX157,930
|
|
pay 84.0% less for childcare
Jersey
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,971.83
£1,571.43
|
$104.04
UGX393,522
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,449.33
£14,703.01
|
$4,945.64
UGX18,705,622
|
|
pay 64.6% less for entertainment and sports
Jersey
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.14
£5.69
|
$0.89
UGX3,368
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
£3.46
|
$2.05
UGX7,739
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.82
£10.22
|
$2.20
UGX8,332
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.60
£61.04
|
$53.76
UGX203,341
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.15
£12.87
|
$4.81
UGX18,190
|
|
pay 46.4% less for clothing
Jersey
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$95.82
£76.36
|
$16.98
UGX64,226
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$51.82
£41.30
|
$28.84
UGX109,074
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$102.17
£81.42
|
$77.43
UGX292,846
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$116.23
£92.62
|
$75.70
UGX286,317
|
|
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