Cost of living comparison
Dominica is 97.4% more expensive than Uganda.
If you lived in Dominica instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 3.2 times more for restaurants
Uganda
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.54
UGX9,600
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.79
UGX25,672
|
$6.11
EC$16.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
UGX1,368
|
$1.75
EC$4.73
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
UGX1,389
|
$1.49
EC$4.01
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for groceries
Uganda
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
UGX4,002
|
$2.54
EC$6.88
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.31
UGX8,738
|
?? | |
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.65
UGX10,038
|
$18.91
EC$51.10
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
UGX4,893
|
$3.89
EC$10.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
UGX9,091
|
?? | |
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
UGX4,121
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
UGX1,575
|
?? | |
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
UGX2,466
|
?? | |
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
UGX1,585
|
?? | |
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
UGX1,406
|
$1.09
EC$2.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
UGX1,418
|
$0.67
EC$1.81
|
|
pay 41.0% less for transportation
Uganda
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
UGX18,450
|
$4.01
EC$10.84
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.41
UGX156,632
|
$14.80
EC$40.00
|
|
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 34.3% more for housing
Uganda
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.58
UGX278,284
|
$64.75
EC$175.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$231.00
UGX873,687
|
$345.65
EC$934.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$119.34
UGX451,370
|
$197.34
EC$533.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.76
UGX157,930
|
?? | |
pay 6.7% more for childcare
Uganda
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.04
UGX393,522
|
$111.01
EC$300.00
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,945.64
UGX18,705,622
|
?? | |
pay 86.9% more for entertainment and sports
Uganda
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
UGX3,368
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.05
UGX7,739
|
$2.94
EC$7.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
UGX8,332
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.76
UGX203,341
|
$29.60
EC$80.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
UGX18,190
|
$9.25
EC$25.00
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Uganda
|
Dominica
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.98
UGX64,226
|
$70.92
EC$191.67
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.84
UGX109,074
|
$38.24
EC$103.33
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.43
UGX292,846
|
$154.18
EC$416.67
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.70
UGX286,317
|
$135.67
EC$366.67
|
|
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