Cost of living comparison
Uganda is 31.4% cheaper than Saudi Arabia.
If you lived in Uganda instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:
pay 22.3% less for restaurants
Saudi Arabia
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.42
SAR24.06
|
$2.54
UGX9,686
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.76
SAR25.37
|
$6.79
UGX25,902
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
SAR2.77
|
$0.36
UGX1,381
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
SAR1.13
|
$0.37
UGX1,401
|
|
pay 24.7% less for groceries
Saudi Arabia
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.77
SAR2.87
|
$1.06
UGX4,038
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.60
SAR13.51
|
$2.31
UGX8,816
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.27
SAR23.52
|
$2.65
UGX10,128
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.60
SAR9.76
|
$1.29
UGX4,937
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.28
SAR12.30
|
$2.40
UGX9,172
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
SAR3.58
|
$1.09
UGX4,158
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
SAR2.68
|
$0.42
UGX1,589
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
SAR2.64
|
$0.65
UGX2,488
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
SAR2.72
|
$0.42
UGX1,599
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
SAR2.07
|
$0.37
UGX1,418
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SAR1.98
|
$0.37
UGX1,431
|
|
pay 8.6% less for transportation
Saudi Arabia
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.23
SAR8.35
|
$4.88
UGX18,615
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$47.48
SAR178.10
|
$41.41
UGX158,032
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,812.24
SAR85,560.02
|
$7,692.95
UGX29,356,657
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$15.96
SAR59.86
|
$4.09
UGX15,603
|
|
pay 34.3% less for housing
Saudi Arabia
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.28
SAR252.34
|
$73.58
UGX280,770
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$371.46
SAR1,393.20
|
$231.00
UGX881,495
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$285.86
SAR1,072.16
|
$119.34
UGX455,403
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$84.36
SAR316.40
|
$41.76
UGX159,342
|
|
pay 41.9% less for childcare
Saudi Arabia
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$283.92
SAR1,064.86
|
$104.04
UGX397,039
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,207.10
SAR23,280.47
|
$4,945.64
UGX18,872,783
|
|
pay 54.1% less for entertainment and sports
Saudi Arabia
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.56
SAR5.84
|
$0.89
UGX3,399
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.57
SAR13.39
|
$2.05
UGX7,808
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.17
SAR26.91
|
$2.20
UGX8,406
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$98.93
SAR371.04
|
$53.76
UGX205,158
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.00
SAR59.99
|
$4.81
UGX18,352
|
|
pay 33.6% less for clothing
Saudi Arabia
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.71
SAR152.69
|
$16.98
UGX64,800
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$65.80
SAR246.80
|
$28.84
UGX110,049
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.30
SAR346.18
|
$77.43
UGX295,463
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.69
SAR295.13
|
$75.70
UGX288,875
|
|
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