Cost of living comparison
Peru is 39.0% more expensive than Uganda.
If you lived in Peru instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 55.1% more for restaurants
Uganda
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.66
UGX9,775
|
$3.27
PEN12.33
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.99
UGX29,326
|
$5.37
PEN20.24
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
UGX1,548
|
$1.03
PEN3.89
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
UGX1,086
|
$0.55
PEN2.07
|
|
pay 12.9% more for groceries
Uganda
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
UGX3,733
|
$1.88
PEN7.08
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
UGX5,678
|
$3.14
PEN11.84
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
UGX10,205
|
$4.68
PEN17.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
UGX5,575
|
$2.49
PEN9.37
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
UGX7,686
|
$2.54
PEN9.57
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UGX4,546
|
$0.65
PEN2.43
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,459
|
$0.39
PEN1.46
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
UGX2,857
|
$0.45
PEN1.70
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
UGX2,217
|
$0.48
PEN1.80
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
UGX1,783
|
$0.43
PEN1.62
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,456
|
$0.44
PEN1.66
|
|
pay 73.1% more for transportation
Uganda
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
UGX20,439
|
$5.37
PEN20.23
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.30
UGX195,508
|
$17.78
PEN67.02
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,992.84
UGX36,657,747
|
$20,101.60
PEN75,752.88
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.26
UGX15,641
|
$15.41
PEN58.08
|
|
pay 11.0% more for housing
Uganda
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.83
UGX303,847
|
$29.39
PEN110.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$260.55
UGX955,817
|
$337.81
PEN1,273.02
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$156.18
UGX572,947
|
$246.39
PEN928.52
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.76
UGX131,174
|
$43.26
PEN163.03
|
|
pay 19.1% more for childcare
Uganda
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.55
UGX574,305
|
$193.88
PEN730.64
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,882.34
UGX17,910,364
|
$5,589.22
PEN21,062.98
|
|
pay 21.6% more for entertainment and sports
Uganda
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
UGX4,643
|
$2.06
PEN7.76
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
UGX9,232
|
$2.73
PEN10.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
UGX9,775
|
$5.11
PEN19.26
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.62
UGX218,725
|
$32.12
PEN121.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.33
UGX19,551
|
$4.85
PEN18.28
|
|
pay 79.9% more for clothing
Uganda
|
Peru
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.39
UGX56,453
|
$45.11
PEN169.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.49
UGX86,159
|
$23.43
PEN88.28
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.31
UGX133,190
|
$70.13
PEN264.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.30
UGX195,508
|
$71.17
PEN268.20
|
|
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