Cost of living comparison
Uganda is 1.1% cheaper than Philippines.
If you lived in Uganda instead of Philippines, you would:
pay 9.1% more for restaurants
Philippines
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.36
₱193.21
|
$2.54
UGX9,650
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.06
₱176.45
|
$6.79
UGX25,807
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
₱41.15
|
$0.36
UGX1,376
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
₱23.83
|
$0.37
UGX1,396
|
|
pay 31.2% less for groceries
Philippines
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.23
₱70.61
|
$1.06
UGX4,023
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.26
₱187.43
|
$2.31
UGX8,784
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.76
₱389.17
|
$2.65
UGX10,091
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.82
₱104.81
|
$1.29
UGX4,919
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.91
₱110.10
|
$2.40
UGX9,139
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.17
₱67.09
|
$1.09
UGX4,142
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
₱38.99
|
$0.42
UGX1,583
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
₱61.13
|
$0.65
UGX2,479
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.65
₱37.49
|
$0.42
UGX1,593
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
₱46.45
|
$0.37
UGX1,413
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.02
₱58.94
|
$0.37
UGX1,426
|
|
pay 44.5% more for transportation
Philippines
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.92
₱283.12
|
$4.88
UGX18,546
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$12.10
₱696.42
|
$41.41
UGX157,454
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,173.37
₱1,449,306.18
|
$7,692.95
UGX29,249,249
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.86
₱222.14
|
$4.09
UGX15,546
|
|
pay 0.9% less for housing
Philippines
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$38.43
₱2,212.25
|
$73.58
UGX279,743
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.35
₱16,601.02
|
$231.00
UGX878,269
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$172.40
₱9,925.72
|
$119.34
UGX453,737
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$74.91
₱4,312.92
|
$41.76
UGX158,759
|
|
pay 28.4% less for childcare
Philippines
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$170.74
₱9,830.26
|
$104.04
UGX395,586
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,005.00
₱345,725.84
|
$4,945.64
UGX18,803,732
|
|
pay 3.6% less for entertainment and sports
Philippines
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.30
₱74.86
|
$0.89
UGX3,386
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.36
₱135.63
|
$2.05
UGX7,780
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.45
₱141.03
|
$2.20
UGX8,376
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.83
₱2,177.86
|
$53.76
UGX204,407
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.08
₱292.19
|
$4.81
UGX18,285
|
|
pay 2.7% more for clothing
Philippines
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$37.79
₱2,175.56
|
$16.98
UGX64,563
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.95
₱1,321.11
|
$28.84
UGX109,646
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.45
₱3,883.39
|
$77.43
UGX294,382
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$60.35
₱3,474.56
|
$75.70
UGX287,818
|
|
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