Cost of living comparison
Uganda is 51.2% cheaper than Michigan.
If you lived in Uganda instead of Michigan, you would:
pay 67.4% less for restaurants
Michigan
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.48
|
$2.54
UGX9,859
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.84
|
$6.79
UGX26,364
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.17
|
$0.36
UGX1,405
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.79
|
$0.37
UGX1,426
|
|
pay 57.2% less for groceries
Michigan
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.78
|
$1.06
UGX4,110
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.41
|
$2.31
UGX8,974
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.20
|
$2.65
UGX10,309
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.90
|
$1.29
UGX5,025
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.72
|
$2.40
UGX9,336
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.30
|
$1.09
UGX4,232
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
|
$0.42
UGX1,617
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.94
|
$0.65
UGX2,533
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.83
|
$0.42
UGX1,628
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
|
$0.37
UGX1,444
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
|
$0.37
UGX1,456
|
|
pay 31.1% less for transportation
Michigan
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.57
|
$4.88
UGX18,947
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.43
|
$41.41
UGX160,854
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,342.55
|
$7,692.95
UGX29,880,855
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.62
|
$4.09
UGX15,882
|
|
pay 54.6% less for housing
Michigan
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.13
|
$73.58
UGX285,784
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,107.04
|
$231.00
UGX897,235
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$934.45
|
$119.34
UGX463,535
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$125.73
|
$41.76
UGX162,187
|
|
pay 79.5% less for childcare
Michigan
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$963.48
|
$104.04
UGX404,129
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,333.33
|
$4,945.64
UGX19,209,779
|
|
pay 45.6% less for entertainment and sports
Michigan
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.66
|
$0.89
UGX3,459
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.32
|
$2.05
UGX7,948
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.84
|
$2.20
UGX8,556
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.32
|
$53.76
UGX208,821
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.13
|
$4.81
UGX18,680
|
|
pay 22.8% less for clothing
Michigan
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.07
|
$16.98
UGX65,957
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.70
|
$28.84
UGX112,014
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.63
|
$77.43
UGX300,738
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.66
|
$75.70
UGX294,034
|
|
Change currency:
ASK THE ELSEWHERE COMMUNITY
Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Uganda or Michigan. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.