Cost of living comparison
Uganda is 51.6% more expensive than Lesotho.
If you lived in Uganda instead of Lesotho, you would:
pay 16.6% less for restaurants
Lesotho
|
Uganda
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$2.54
UGX9,600
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.99
LSL203.38
|
$6.79
UGX25,672
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
LSL12.20
|
$0.36
UGX1,368
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.27
LSL5.08
|
$0.37
UGX1,389
|
|
pay 12.0% less for groceries
Lesotho
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.75
LSL13.80
|
$1.06
UGX4,002
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.78
LSL33.01
|
$2.31
UGX8,738
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.51
LSL64.92
|
$2.65
UGX10,038
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.18
LSL21.82
|
$1.29
UGX4,893
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.11
LSL39.11
|
$2.40
UGX9,091
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.85
LSL15.80
|
$1.09
UGX4,121
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
LSL17.02
|
$0.42
UGX1,575
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
LSL17.25
|
$0.65
UGX2,466
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
LSL14.88
|
$0.42
UGX1,585
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
LSL13.19
|
$0.37
UGX1,406
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
LSL13.80
|
$0.37
UGX1,418
|
|
pay 9.2% more for transportation
Lesotho
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.33
LSL61.62
|
$4.88
UGX18,450
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.90
LSL442.23
|
$41.41
UGX156,632
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,189.33
LSL355,002.66
|
$7,692.95
UGX29,096,637
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.32
LSL98.39
|
$4.09
UGX15,465
|
|
pay 7.6% more for housing
Lesotho
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$42.49
LSL786.08
|
$73.58
UGX278,284
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$274.13
LSL5,071.47
|
$231.00
UGX873,687
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$162.65
LSL3,009.07
|
$119.34
UGX451,370
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.93
LSL775.64
|
$41.76
UGX157,930
|
|
pay 4.6 times more for childcare
Lesotho
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$28.78
LSL532.50
|
$104.04
UGX393,522
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$877.23
LSL16,228.69
|
$4,945.64
UGX18,705,622
|
|
pay 24.8% more for entertainment and sports
Lesotho
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.82
LSL15.25
|
$0.89
UGX3,368
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.37
LSL25.42
|
$2.05
UGX7,739
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.66
LSL86.21
|
$2.20
UGX8,332
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$26.50
LSL490.24
|
$53.76
UGX203,341
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.11
LSL76.07
|
$4.81
UGX18,190
|
|
pay 14.6% less for clothing
Lesotho
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.43
LSL748.04
|
$16.98
UGX64,226
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.59
LSL473.34
|
$28.84
UGX109,074
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$68.53
LSL1,267.87
|
$77.43
UGX292,846
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$102.34
LSL1,893.35
|
$75.70
UGX286,317
|
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