Cost of living comparison
Uganda is 9.0% more expensive than Paraguay.
If you lived in Uganda instead of Paraguay, you would:
pay 22.8% less for restaurants
Paraguay
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.18
₲30,885
|
$2.54
UGX9,650
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.53
₲33,458
|
$6.79
UGX25,807
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
₲7,432
|
$0.36
UGX1,376
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₲4,338
|
$0.37
UGX1,396
|
|
pay 5.4% more for groceries
Paraguay
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.72
₲5,282
|
$1.06
UGX4,023
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.22
₲23,743
|
$2.31
UGX8,784
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.98
₲21,992
|
$2.65
UGX10,091
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.79
₲13,235
|
$1.29
UGX4,919
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.69
₲12,466
|
$2.40
UGX9,139
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.83
₲6,148
|
$1.09
UGX4,142
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₲3,255
|
$0.42
UGX1,583
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.52
₲3,842
|
$0.65
UGX2,479
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
₲4,623
|
$0.42
UGX1,593
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
₲2,591
|
$0.37
UGX1,413
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.33
₲2,463
|
$0.37
UGX1,426
|
|
pay 5.7% less for transportation
Paraguay
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.19
₲30,962
|
$4.88
UGX18,546
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.43
₲172,954
|
$41.41
UGX157,454
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,340.40
₲113,243,793
|
$7,692.95
UGX29,249,249
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.04
₲88,845
|
$4.09
UGX15,546
|
|
pay 43.9% more for housing
Paraguay
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.67
₲152,575
|
$73.58
UGX279,743
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$339.07
₲2,503,043
|
$231.00
UGX878,269
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.13
₲1,602,857
|
$119.34
UGX453,737
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.32
₲319,823
|
$41.76
UGX158,759
|
|
pay 44.1% more for childcare
Paraguay
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.19
₲1,153,028
|
$104.04
UGX395,586
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,231.33
₲16,471,824
|
$4,945.64
UGX18,803,732
|
|
pay 12.8% more for entertainment and sports
Paraguay
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.19
₲8,751
|
$0.89
UGX3,386
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.09
₲15,419
|
$2.05
UGX7,780
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.88
₲13,898
|
$2.20
UGX8,376
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.67
₲211,664
|
$53.76
UGX204,407
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.58
₲41,180
|
$4.81
UGX18,285
|
|
pay 14.8% less for clothing
Paraguay
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.87
₲286,970
|
$16.98
UGX64,563
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.15
₲229,919
|
$28.84
UGX109,646
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.77
₲551,982
|
$77.43
UGX294,382
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$74.96
₲553,350
|
$75.70
UGX287,818
|
|
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