Cost of living comparison
Arkansas is 3.1 times more expensive than Uganda.
If you lived in Arkansas instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 4.2 times more for restaurants
Uganda
|
Arkansas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.54
UGX9,676
|
$13.89
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.79
UGX25,876
|
$8.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
UGX1,379
|
$1.98
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
UGX1,400
|
$1.68
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Uganda
|
Arkansas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
UGX4,034
|
$2.54
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.31
UGX8,808
|
$5.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.65
UGX10,118
|
$3.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
UGX4,932
|
$3.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
UGX9,163
|
$3.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
UGX4,153
|
$1.77
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
UGX1,587
|
$0.66
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
UGX2,486
|
$1.63
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
UGX1,598
|
$1.68
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
UGX1,417
|
$0.82
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
UGX1,429
|
$0.98
|
|
pay 98.2% more for transportation
Uganda
|
Arkansas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
UGX18,596
|
$2.97
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.41
UGX157,873
|
$35.47
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,692.95
UGX29,327,080
|
$24,872.43
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
UGX15,587
|
$13.20
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for housing
Uganda
|
Arkansas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.58
UGX280,488
|
$66.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$231.00
UGX880,606
|
$884.30
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$119.34
UGX454,945
|
$721.79
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.76
UGX159,181
|
$140.05
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for childcare
Uganda
|
Arkansas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.04
UGX396,639
|
$887.22
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,945.64
UGX18,853,769
|
$10,052.22
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports
Uganda
|
Arkansas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
UGX3,395
|
$4.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.05
UGX7,800
|
$4.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
UGX8,398
|
$7.03
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.76
UGX204,951
|
$41.37
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
UGX18,334
|
$10.86
|
|
pay 59.2% more for clothing
Uganda
|
Arkansas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.98
UGX64,735
|
$45.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.84
UGX109,938
|
$38.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.43
UGX295,165
|
$79.04
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.70
UGX288,584
|
$101.11
|
|
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