Cost of living comparison
India is 26.9% cheaper than Uganda.
If you lived in India instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 22.5% less for restaurants
Uganda
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.54
UGX9,650
|
$2.24
₹186.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.79
UGX25,807
|
$3.92
₹326.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
UGX1,376
|
$0.41
₹34.32
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
UGX1,396
|
$0.19
₹15.46
|
|
pay 33.6% less for groceries
Uganda
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
UGX4,023
|
$0.45
₹37.55
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.31
UGX8,784
|
$2.51
₹208.88
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.65
UGX10,091
|
$2.48
₹206.44
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
UGX4,919
|
$0.92
₹76.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
UGX9,139
|
$1.36
₹113.27
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
UGX4,142
|
$0.83
₹69.24
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
UGX1,583
|
$0.28
₹23.52
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
UGX2,479
|
$0.44
₹36.91
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
UGX1,593
|
$0.22
₹18.19
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
UGX1,413
|
$0.16
₹13.58
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
UGX1,426
|
$0.19
₹15.75
|
|
pay 11.2% less for transportation
Uganda
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
UGX18,546
|
$4.78
₹398.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.41
UGX157,454
|
$8.38
₹698.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,692.95
UGX29,249,249
|
$13,136.82
₹1,095,221.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
UGX15,546
|
$2.70
₹224.85
|
|
pay 49.9% less for housing
Uganda
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.58
UGX279,743
|
$8.43
₹703.17
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$231.00
UGX878,269
|
$126.14
₹10,516.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$119.34
UGX453,737
|
$85.52
₹7,129.78
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.76
UGX158,759
|
$26.13
₹2,178.30
|
|
pay 64.9% less for childcare
Uganda
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.04
UGX395,586
|
$47.60
₹3,968.62
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,945.64
UGX18,803,732
|
$1,206.46
₹100,582.75
|
|
pay 9.5% more for entertainment and sports
Uganda
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
UGX3,386
|
$1.88
₹157.02
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.05
UGX7,780
|
$1.40
₹116.83
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
UGX8,376
|
$3.85
₹320.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.76
UGX204,407
|
$17.05
₹1,421.65
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
UGX18,285
|
$2.94
₹244.87
|
|
pay 15.8% less for clothing
Uganda
|
India
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.98
UGX64,563
|
$25.43
₹2,119.89
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.84
UGX109,646
|
$26.83
₹2,236.63
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.43
UGX294,382
|
$41.28
₹3,441.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.70
UGX287,818
|
$30.75
₹2,563.59
|
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