Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Uganda
  3. Philippines
  4. Comparison
UGX
COMPARED TO
PHP

Philippines is 31.1% more expensive than Uganda.

If you lived in Philippines instead of Uganda, you would:
local_dining

pay 6.4% more for restaurants

  Uganda help_outline Philippines help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.70
UGX9,710
$2.97
₱150.03
+9.8%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $7.30
UGX26,218
$2.99
₱151.16
-59.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.42
UGX1,526
$0.63
₱31.72
+47.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.31
UGX1,124
$0.40
₱20.09
+27.1%
Average +6.4%
Uganda vs. Philippines - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 55.4% more for groceries

  Uganda help_outline Philippines help_outline  
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.85
UGX3,041
$1.27
₱64.09
+49.8%
Local cheese (8 oz) $1.69
UGX6,088
$3.27
₱165.26
+92.9%
Milk (1 gallon) $2.45
UGX8,801
$6.87
₱347.18
+180.4%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $1.72
UGX6,188
$1.84
₱92.87
+6.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $2.03
UGX7,303
$1.85
₱93.70
-8.8%
Apples (1 lb) $1.72
UGX6,169
$1.22
₱61.55
-29.1%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.68
UGX2,431
$0.75
₱37.73
+10.3%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.72
UGX2,581
$1.19
₱60.20
+65.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.58
UGX2,076
$0.69
₱35.03
+19.9%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.39
UGX1,395
$0.82
₱41.37
+110.8%
Onions (1 lb) $0.40
UGX1,431
$0.84
₱42.36
+110.3%
Average +55.4%
Uganda vs. Philippines - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 16.6% more for transportation

  Uganda help_outline Philippines help_outline  
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.16
UGX14,946
$3.98
₱201.14
-4.4%
Monthly public transit pass $32.32
UGX116,103
$10.62
₱536.49
-67.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $9,461.76
UGX33,986,634
$25,862.73
₱1,307,102.43
+173.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $5.68
UGX20,392
$3.69
₱186.31
-35.1%
Average +16.6%
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home

pay 61.4% more for housing

  Uganda help_outline Philippines help_outline  
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $68.70
UGX246,768
$50.69
₱2,561.74
-26.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $217.50
UGX781,251
$295.61
₱14,940.01
+35.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $137.25
UGX492,993
$173.73
₱8,780.18
+26.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $30.62
UGX109,992
$94.72
₱4,787.33
+209.3%
Average +61.4%
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child_care

pay 14.5% more for childcare

  Uganda help_outline Philippines help_outline  
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $168.96
UGX606,904
$286.95
₱14,502.35
+69.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $9,000.39
UGX32,329,418
$5,331.10
₱269,433.56
-40.8%
Average +14.5%
Uganda vs. Philippines - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 13.3% less for entertainment and sports

  Uganda help_outline Philippines help_outline  
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.01
UGX3,641
$1.16
₱58.51
+14.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.32
UGX8,341
$2.08
₱105.05
-10.5%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $2.03
UGX7,283
$1.99
₱100.70
-1.7%
Monthly membership at local gym $69.54
UGX249,775
$38.08
₱1,924.73
-45.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $6.76
UGX24,276
$5.18
₱261.59
-23.4%
Average -13.3%
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store

pay 76.4% more for clothing

  Uganda help_outline Philippines help_outline  
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $14.46
UGX51,951
$42.00
₱2,122.52
+190.4%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $24.63
UGX88,473
$26.47
₱1,337.87
+7.5%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $45.57
UGX163,691
$80.63
₱4,075.12
+76.9%
Men's business shoes (leather) $44.88
UGX161,194
$58.65
₱2,964.31
+30.7%
Average +76.4%
Uganda vs. Philippines - Cost of clothing
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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2021
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