Cost of living comparison
Uganda is 24.4% cheaper than Solomon Islands.
If you lived in Uganda instead of Solomon Islands, you would:
pay 65.7% less for restaurants
Solomon Islands
|
Uganda
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.43
SBD45.99
|
$2.54
UGX9,600
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$15.07
SBD127.74
|
$6.79
UGX25,672
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.41
SBD20.44
|
$0.36
UGX1,368
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.21
SBD10.22
|
$0.37
UGX1,389
|
|
pay 60.4% less for groceries
Solomon Islands
|
Uganda
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
SBD12.14
|
$1.06
UGX4,002
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.62
SBD73.07
|
$2.31
UGX8,738
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$10.04
SBD85.11
|
$2.65
UGX10,038
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.70
SBD39.86
|
$1.29
UGX4,893
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.27
SBD36.16
|
$2.40
UGX9,091
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
SBD16.84
|
$1.09
UGX4,121
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
SBD4.64
|
$0.42
UGX1,575
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.73
SBD23.18
|
$0.65
UGX2,466
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.81
SBD15.33
|
$0.42
UGX1,585
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.02
SBD17.15
|
$0.37
UGX1,406
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.34
SBD11.36
|
$0.37
UGX1,418
|
|
pay 6.3% more for transportation
Solomon Islands
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
SBD38.89
|
$4.88
UGX18,450
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$41.41
UGX156,632
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$7,692.95
UGX29,096,637
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$4.09
UGX15,465
|
|
pay 80.8% less for housing
Solomon Islands
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$482,280.24
SBD4,087,781.27
|
$73.58
UGX278,284
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$582.76
SBD4,939.40
|
$231.00
UGX873,687
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$663.14
SBD5,620.70
|
$119.34
UGX451,370
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$41.76
UGX157,930
|
|
pay 11.5% more for childcare
Solomon Islands
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.57
SBD1,021.95
|
$104.04
UGX393,522
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,617.10
SBD30,658.36
|
$4,945.64
UGX18,705,622
|
|
pay 33.8% less for entertainment and sports
Solomon Islands
|
Uganda
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.52
SBD38.32
|
$0.89
UGX3,368
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.02
SBD34.06
|
$2.05
UGX7,739
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
SBD32.70
|
$2.20
UGX8,332
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.29
SBD510.97
|
$53.76
UGX203,341
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.22
SBD35.77
|
$4.81
UGX18,190
|
|
pay 52.4% more for clothing
Solomon Islands
|
Uganda
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.10
SBD178.84
|
$16.98
UGX64,226
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$7.23
SBD61.32
|
$28.84
UGX109,074
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$114.54
SBD970.85
|
$77.43
UGX292,846
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$120.57
SBD1,021.95
|
$75.70
UGX286,317
|
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