Cost of living comparison

Uganda

compared to

Russia

Russia vs. Uganda Cost of Living Summary

Russia is 42.8% more expensive than Uganda overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Russia
Groceries: pay 16.4% more in Russia
Transportation: pay 18.6% more in Russia
Housing: pay 35.2% more in Russia
Childcare: pay 38.8% more in Russia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 0.4% less in Russia
Clothing: pay 4.0 times more in Russia

The cost of clothing, restaurants, childcare, housing, transportation, and groceries in Russia are more expensive than in Uganda. Notably, clothing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Russia.

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Russia vs. Uganda Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Russia instead of Uganda, you would:

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Uganda	Russia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.45 UGX10,151	$10.83 RUB894.72	+341.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.36 UGX30,452	$6.39 RUB528.16	-13.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 UGX1,523	$1.16 RUB95.62	+214.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 UGX1,107	$0.60 RUB49.27	+122.7%
Average			+125.5%

Uganda vs. Russia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 16.4% more for groceries

	Uganda	Russia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 UGX3,747	$0.77 RUB63.38	-15.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.18 UGX9,009	$5.51 RUB455.14	+152.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.90 UGX11,976	$4.39 RUB362.53	+51.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.58 UGX6,530	$1.57 RUB129.78	-0.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.05 UGX8,472	$2.44 RUB201.91	+19.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.95 UGX3,939	$0.84 RUB69.40	-11.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 UGX2,353	$0.80 RUB66.30	+41.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.59 UGX2,430	$0.81 RUB67.22	+38.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 UGX2,225	$1.33 RUB109.55	+146.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 UGX2,302	$0.35 RUB29.18	-36.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 UGX2,302	$0.28 RUB23.52	-48.8%
Average			+16.4%

Uganda vs. Russia - Cost of groceries

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pay 18.6% more for transportation

	Uganda	Russia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UGX21,961	$3.08 RUB254.77	-41.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.68 UGX177K	$24.17 RUB1,997.57	-43.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,361.98 UGX30M	$32,081.81 RUB3M	+335.8%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.94 UGX12,181	$5.45 RUB450.28	+85.0%
Average			+18.6%

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pay 35.2% more for housing

	Uganda	Russia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.66 UGX143K	$8.47 RUB700.03	-75.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$482.64 UGX2M	$496.53 RUB41,028.91	+2.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$167.36 UGX692K	$335.29 RUB27,705.54	+100.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.08 UGX220K	$92.30 RUB7,626.55	+73.9%
Average			+35.2%

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pay 38.8% more for childcare

	Uganda	Russia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$251.43 UGX1M	$402.75 RUB33,279.52	+60.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,279.19 UGX34M	$9,958.40 RUB823K	+20.3%
Average			+38.8%

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pay 0.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Uganda	Russia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.23 UGX5,075	$2.06 RUB170.10	+67.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 UGX10,471	$2.73 RUB225.71	+7.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.45 UGX10,151	$2.85 RUB235.62	+16.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.21 UGX228K	$37.43 RUB3,092.83	-32.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.36 UGX30,452	$6.26 RUB517.18	-15.0%
Average			-0.4%

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pay 4.0 times more for clothing

	Uganda	Russia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$13.80 UGX57,098	$83.60 RUB6,907.85	+505.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$12.88 UGX53,292	$55.20 RUB4,561.14	+328.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$31.90 UGX132K	$125.97 RUB10,408.90	+294.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$43.25 UGX179K	$111.42 RUB9,206.92	+157.6%
Average			+303.1%

Uganda vs. Russia - Cost of clothing

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