Cost of living comparison
Uganda is 39.0% cheaper than Saint Lucia.
If you lived in Uganda instead of Saint Lucia, you would:
pay 51.4% less for restaurants
Saint Lucia
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.48
EC$17.50
|
$2.54
UGX9,676
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.86
EC$23.93
|
$6.79
UGX25,876
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.04
EC$2.82
|
$0.36
UGX1,379
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
EC$2.26
|
$0.37
UGX1,400
|
|
pay 55.4% less for groceries
Saint Lucia
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
EC$2.36
|
$1.06
UGX4,034
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.88
EC$13.18
|
$2.31
UGX8,808
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.04
EC$24.43
|
$2.65
UGX10,118
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.06
EC$8.28
|
$1.29
UGX4,932
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.16
EC$13.94
|
$2.40
UGX9,163
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.85
EC$7.69
|
$1.09
UGX4,153
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.14
|
$0.42
UGX1,587
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.56
EC$4.22
|
$0.65
UGX2,486
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.10
EC$5.68
|
$0.42
UGX1,598
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.41
EC$6.52
|
$0.37
UGX1,417
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.05
EC$2.83
|
$0.37
UGX1,429
|
|
pay 42.5% less for transportation
Saint Lucia
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.39
EC$14.58
|
$4.88
UGX18,596
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$41.41
UGX157,873
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,451.78
EC$85,000.00
|
$7,692.95
UGX29,327,080
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$4.09
UGX15,587
|
|
pay 30.7% less for housing
Saint Lucia
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$80.11
EC$216.50
|
$73.58
UGX280,488
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$338.11
EC$913.75
|
$231.00
UGX880,606
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$309.89
EC$837.50
|
$119.34
UGX454,945
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$53.05
EC$143.38
|
$41.76
UGX159,181
|
|
pay 19.5% less for childcare
Saint Lucia
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$158.80
EC$429.17
|
$104.04
UGX396,639
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,180.29
EC$14,000.00
|
$4,945.64
UGX18,853,769
|
|
pay 30.9% less for entertainment and sports
Saint Lucia
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
EC$6.03
|
$0.89
UGX3,395
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
EC$7.07
|
$2.05
UGX7,800
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
$2.20
UGX8,398
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.01
EC$108.13
|
$53.76
UGX204,951
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
EC$22.75
|
$4.81
UGX18,334
|
|
pay 42.9% less for clothing
Saint Lucia
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.51
EC$158.12
|
$16.98
UGX64,735
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$74.00
EC$200.00
|
$28.84
UGX109,938
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.19
EC$243.75
|
$77.43
UGX295,165
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$101.76
EC$275.00
|
$75.70
UGX288,584
|
|
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