Cost of living comparison
Uganda is 48.5% cheaper than Louisiana.
If you lived in Uganda instead of Louisiana, you would:
pay 68.5% less for restaurants
Louisiana
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.75
|
$2.54
UGX9,676
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.14
|
$6.79
UGX25,876
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
|
$0.36
UGX1,379
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.68
|
$0.37
UGX1,400
|
|
pay 58.7% less for groceries
Louisiana
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.09
|
$1.06
UGX4,034
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.18
|
$2.31
UGX8,808
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.38
|
$2.65
UGX10,118
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.90
|
$1.29
UGX4,932
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.53
|
$2.40
UGX9,163
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.19
|
$1.09
UGX4,153
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.73
|
$0.42
UGX1,587
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.89
|
$0.65
UGX2,486
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.95
|
$0.42
UGX1,598
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.56
|
$0.37
UGX1,417
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.19
|
$0.37
UGX1,429
|
|
pay 20.9% less for transportation
Louisiana
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
|
$4.88
UGX18,596
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.62
|
$41.41
UGX157,873
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,299.00
|
$7,692.95
UGX29,327,080
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.95
|
$4.09
UGX15,587
|
|
pay 55.7% less for housing
Louisiana
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$66.25
|
$73.58
UGX280,488
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,120.97
|
$231.00
UGX880,606
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$959.56
|
$119.34
UGX454,945
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$125.89
|
$41.76
UGX159,181
|
|
pay 65.9% less for childcare
Louisiana
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$613.33
|
$104.04
UGX396,639
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,660.00
|
$4,945.64
UGX18,853,769
|
|
pay 39.8% less for entertainment and sports
Louisiana
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.43
|
$0.89
UGX3,395
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.35
|
$2.05
UGX7,800
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.48
|
$2.20
UGX8,398
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.08
|
$53.76
UGX204,951
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.54
|
$4.81
UGX18,334
|
|
pay 30.1% less for clothing
Louisiana
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.51
|
$16.98
UGX64,735
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.33
|
$28.84
UGX109,938
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.27
|
$77.43
UGX295,165
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$97.50
|
$75.70
UGX288,584
|
|
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