Cost of living comparison
Somalia is 19.2% more expensive than Uganda.
If you lived in Somalia instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 30.0% more for restaurants
|
Uganda
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.54
UGX9,686
|
$4.00
SOS2,286
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.79
UGX25,902
|
$5.00
SOS2,858
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
UGX1,381
|
$0.62
SOS357
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
UGX1,401
|
$0.43
SOS243
|
|
pay 39.8% more for groceries
|
Uganda
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
UGX4,038
|
$1.16
SOS665
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.31
UGX8,816
|
$2.48
SOS1,417
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.65
UGX10,128
|
$5.32
SOS3,043
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
UGX4,937
|
$2.27
SOS1,296
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
UGX9,172
|
$1.89
SOS1,079
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
UGX4,158
|
$1.68
SOS962
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
UGX1,589
|
$0.67
SOS380
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
UGX2,488
|
$1.27
SOS726
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
UGX1,599
|
$0.42
SOS239
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
UGX1,418
|
$0.48
SOS274
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
UGX1,431
|
$0.48
SOS276
|
|
pay 31.3% more for transportation
|
Uganda
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
UGX18,615
|
$3.85
SOS2,200
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$41.41
UGX158,032
|
$42.50
SOS24,294
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,692.95
UGX29,356,657
|
$8,375.00
SOS4,787,348
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
UGX15,603
|
$9.60
SOS5,488
|
|
pay 3.8% less for housing
|
Uganda
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.58
UGX280,770
|
$41.00
SOS23,437
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$231.00
UGX881,495
|
$197.57
SOS112,936
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$119.34
UGX455,403
|
$86.54
SOS49,469
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.76
UGX159,342
|
$71.50
SOS40,871
|
|
pay 65.5% less for childcare
|
Uganda
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.04
UGX397,039
|
$51.88
SOS29,653
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,945.64
UGX18,872,783
|
$950.00
SOS543,042
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Uganda
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
UGX3,399
|
$8.00
SOS4,573
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.05
UGX7,808
|
$1.12
SOS640
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
UGX8,406
|
$1.93
SOS1,100
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.76
UGX205,158
|
$25.62
SOS14,648
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
UGX18,352
|
$4.00
SOS2,286
|
|
pay 31.9% less for clothing
|
Uganda
|
Somalia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.98
UGX64,800
|
$18.04
SOS10,313
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.84
UGX110,049
|
$20.50
SOS11,718
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.43
UGX295,463
|
$21.33
SOS12,195
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.70
UGX288,875
|
$51.17
SOS29,248
|
|
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