Cost of living comparison
Argentina is 40.6% more expensive than Uganda.
If you lived in Argentina instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Uganda
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.54
UGX9,600
|
$6.95
ARS6,106.92
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.79
UGX25,672
|
$4.91
ARS4,316.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
UGX1,368
|
$1.18
ARS1,033.24
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
UGX1,389
|
$0.81
ARS714.57
|
|
pay 6.5% more for groceries
Uganda
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
UGX4,002
|
$1.16
ARS1,017.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.31
UGX8,738
|
$3.30
ARS2,897.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.65
UGX10,038
|
$3.02
ARS2,650.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
UGX4,893
|
$1.48
ARS1,299.63
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
UGX9,091
|
$1.86
ARS1,635.68
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
UGX4,121
|
$0.70
ARS617.70
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
UGX1,575
|
$0.61
ARS533.90
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
UGX2,466
|
$0.48
ARS419.17
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
UGX1,585
|
$0.61
ARS539.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
UGX1,406
|
$0.31
ARS275.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
UGX1,418
|
$0.37
ARS326.45
|
|
pay 61.6% more for transportation
Uganda
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
UGX18,450
|
$3.41
ARS2,993.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.41
UGX156,632
|
$19.26
ARS16,915.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,692.95
UGX29,096,637
|
$24,101.65
ARS21,167,088.56
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
UGX15,465
|
$8.86
ARS7,777.11
|
|
pay 6.0% less for housing
Uganda
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.58
UGX278,284
|
$21.98
ARS19,300.27
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$231.00
UGX873,687
|
$237.02
ARS208,160.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$119.34
UGX451,370
|
$180.77
ARS158,760.56
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.76
UGX157,930
|
$38.32
ARS33,650.82
|
|
pay 4.0% more for childcare
Uganda
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.04
UGX393,522
|
$116.37
ARS102,199.19
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,945.64
UGX18,705,622
|
$4,756.21
ARS4,177,102.67
|
|
pay 0.9% less for entertainment and sports
Uganda
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
UGX3,368
|
$1.80
ARS1,580.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.05
UGX7,739
|
$1.63
ARS1,434.70
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
UGX8,332
|
$1.91
ARS1,678.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.76
UGX203,341
|
$22.57
ARS19,822.40
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
UGX18,190
|
$4.09
ARS3,591.25
|
|
pay 95.8% more for clothing
Uganda
|
Argentina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.98
UGX64,226
|
$59.01
ARS51,827.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.84
UGX109,074
|
$50.10
ARS44,000.01
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.43
UGX292,846
|
$112.10
ARS98,448.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.70
UGX286,317
|
$88.63
ARS77,835.03
|
|
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