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Uganda vs. Lebanon Cost of Living Summary

Uganda is 21.4% cheaper than Lebanon overall.

Restaurants: pay 45.8% less in Uganda
Groceries: pay 37.5% more in Uganda
Transportation: pay 28.6% less in Uganda
Housing: pay 26.8% less in Uganda
Childcare: pay 19.6% less in Uganda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 7.3% less in Uganda
Clothing: pay 59.3% less in Uganda

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

Uganda vs. Lebanon Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 45.8% less for restaurants

	Lebanon	Uganda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.66 LBP684K	$2.86 UGX10,148	-62.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 LBP714K	$8.80 UGX31,220	+10.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.63 LBP145K	$0.49 UGX1,734	-70.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 LBP68,099	$0.30 UGX1,075	-60.3%
Average			-45.8%

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pay 37.5% more for groceries

	Lebanon	Uganda
Bread 1 loaf	$0.60 LBP53,696	$1.17 UGX4,134	+93.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.95 LBP353K	$2.18 UGX7,747	-44.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.56 LBP497K	$2.80 UGX9,938	-49.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.33 LBP208K	$1.82 UGX6,462	-21.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.54 LBP316K	$2.24 UGX7,934	-36.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.68 LBP61,120	$1.29 UGX4,594	+89.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.46 LBP40,763	$0.65 UGX2,302	+42.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.41 LBP36,358	$0.77 UGX2,731	+89.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.46 LBP41,475	$0.73 UGX2,584	+56.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 LBP29,387	$0.73 UGX2,578	+120.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 LBP40,124	$0.78 UGX2,762	+73.3%
Average			+37.5%

Lebanon vs. Uganda - Cost of groceries

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pay 28.6% less for transportation

	Lebanon	Uganda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.44 LBP307K	$5.73 UGX20,329	+66.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$72.50 LBP6M	$42.91 UGX152K	-40.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,750.00 LBP3B	$10,011.73 UGX36M	-65.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$16.00 LBP1M	$4.00 UGX14,207	-75.0%
Average			-28.6%

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pay 26.8% less for housing

	Lebanon	Uganda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.92 LBP3M	$46.09 UGX163K	+21.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.15 LBP51M	$411.55 UGX1M	-27.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$277.78 LBP25M	$206.19 UGX732K	-25.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$139.38 LBP12M	$35.00 UGX124K	-74.9%
Average			-26.8%

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pay 19.6% less for childcare

	Lebanon	Uganda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$248.75 LBP22M	$173.88 UGX617K	-30.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,093.75 LBP366M	$3,718.64 UGX13M	-9.2%
Average			-19.6%

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pay 7.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Lebanon	Uganda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.00 LBP357K	$1.43 UGX5,074	-64.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.89 LBP258K	$2.86 UGX10,148	-1.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.52 LBP226K	$3.65 UGX12,939	+44.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.92 LBP4M	$45.77 UGX162K	+6.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.25 LBP737K	$6.44 UGX22,833	-22.0%
Average			-7.3%

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pay 59.3% less for clothing

	Lebanon	Uganda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$53.44 LBP5M	$16.81 UGX59,621	-68.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$50.00 LBP4M	$15.94 UGX56,540	-68.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$101.94 LBP9M	$43.26 UGX153K	-57.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.93 LBP8M	$50.77 UGX180K	-42.9%
Average			-59.3%

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