Cost of living comparison
Central African Republic is 4.6 times more expensive than Uganda.
If you lived in Central African Republic instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Uganda
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.54
UGX9,600
|
$8.38
FCFA5,105
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.79
UGX25,672
|
$9.64
FCFA5,871
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
UGX1,368
|
$2.23
FCFA1,361
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
UGX1,389
|
$1.26
FCFA766
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Uganda
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
UGX4,002
|
$1.34
FCFA817
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.31
UGX8,738
|
$2.10
FCFA1,276
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.65
UGX10,038
|
$15.86
FCFA9,662
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
UGX4,893
|
$2.85
FCFA1,736
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
UGX9,091
|
$4.56
FCFA2,779
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
UGX4,121
|
$0.76
FCFA463
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
UGX1,575
|
$0.76
FCFA463
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
UGX2,466
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
UGX1,585
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
UGX1,406
|
?? | |
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
UGX1,418
|
?? | |
pay 1.1% less for transportation
Uganda
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
UGX18,450
|
$5.70
FCFA3,475
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.41
UGX156,632
|
$33.52
FCFA20,420
|
|
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 14.5 times more for housing
Uganda
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.58
UGX278,284
|
?? | |
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$231.00
UGX873,687
|
$2,014.78
FCFA1,227,311
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$119.34
UGX451,370
|
$2,420.70
FCFA1,474,578
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.76
UGX157,930
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Uganda
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.04
UGX393,522
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,945.64
UGX18,705,622
|
?? |
pay 98.5% more for entertainment and sports
Uganda
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
UGX3,368
|
$2.51
FCFA1,532
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.05
UGX7,739
|
$2.51
FCFA1,532
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
UGX8,332
|
$4.19
FCFA2,553
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.76
UGX203,341
|
?? | |
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
UGX18,190
|
?? | |
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Uganda
|
Central African Republic
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.98
UGX64,226
|
?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.84
UGX109,074
|
?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.43
UGX292,846
|
?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.70
UGX286,317
|
?? |
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