Cost of living comparison
Fiji is 49.9% more expensive than Uganda.
If you lived in Fiji instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 2.0 times more for restaurants
Uganda
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.54
UGX9,676
|
$4.80
$10.87
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.79
UGX25,876
|
$7.15
$16.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
UGX1,379
|
$1.11
$2.51
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
UGX1,400
|
$0.80
$1.81
|
|
pay 50.7% more for groceries
Uganda
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
UGX4,034
|
$0.62
$1.41
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.31
UGX8,808
|
$5.01
$11.34
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.65
UGX10,118
|
$4.16
$9.41
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
UGX4,932
|
$2.20
$4.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
UGX9,163
|
$2.09
$4.73
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
UGX4,153
|
$1.03
$2.33
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
UGX1,587
|
$0.82
$1.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
UGX2,486
|
$1.08
$2.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
UGX1,598
|
$0.85
$1.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
UGX1,417
|
$0.58
$1.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
UGX1,429
|
$0.57
$1.29
|
|
pay 28.4% more for transportation
Uganda
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
UGX18,596
|
$4.68
$10.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.41
UGX157,873
|
$34.97
$79.13
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,692.95
UGX29,327,080
|
$17,383.55
$39,330.28
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
UGX15,587
|
$4.38
$9.92
|
|
pay 45.8% more for housing
Uganda
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.58
UGX280,488
|
$29.00
$65.61
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$231.00
UGX880,606
|
$491.27
$1,111.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$119.34
UGX454,945
|
$292.67
$662.15
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.76
UGX159,181
|
$35.85
$81.12
|
|
pay 57.3% more for childcare
Uganda
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.04
UGX396,639
|
$183.21
$414.51
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,945.64
UGX18,853,769
|
$6,847.61
$15,492.71
|
|
pay 75.1% more for entertainment and sports
Uganda
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
UGX3,395
|
$2.37
$5.36
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.05
UGX7,800
|
$2.49
$5.62
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
UGX8,398
|
$8.22
$18.59
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.76
UGX204,951
|
$17.78
$40.23
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
UGX18,334
|
$3.93
$8.89
|
|
pay 12.4% less for clothing
Uganda
|
Fiji
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.98
UGX64,735
|
$18.44
$41.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.84
UGX109,938
|
$25.92
$58.65
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.43
UGX295,165
|
$55.34
$125.21
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.70
UGX288,584
|
$60.86
$137.69
|
|
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