Cost of living comparison
South Carolina is 3.9 times more expensive than Uganda.
If you lived in South Carolina instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 4.7 times more for restaurants
Uganda
|
South Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.72
UGX9,967
|
$17.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.48
UGX34,785
|
$10.40
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
UGX1,628
|
$2.41
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
UGX1,146
|
$1.86
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Uganda
|
South Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
UGX3,748
|
$3.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.81
UGX6,625
|
$4.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.58
UGX9,451
|
$3.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
UGX5,814
|
$2.94
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
UGX7,940
|
$4.81
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UGX4,535
|
$2.50
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
UGX2,498
|
$0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
UGX3,055
|
$2.11
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
UGX2,566
|
$1.90
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,462
|
$1.25
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
UGX3,090
|
$1.37
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Uganda
|
South Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
UGX20,452
|
$3.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.35
UGX166,412
|
$49.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,827.16
UGX32,393,975
|
$30,676.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.72
UGX9,967
|
$19.29
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for housing
Uganda
|
South Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.62
UGX259,152
|
$63.14
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.59
UGX1,117,770
|
$1,510.93
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.77
UGX692,733
|
$1,398.21
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.44
UGX115,390
|
$144.70
|
|
pay 7.8 times more for childcare
Uganda
|
South Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.15
UGX462,929
|
$1,335.89
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,345.68
UGX15,947,803
|
$21,679.50
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Uganda
|
South Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
UGX4,984
|
$4.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.73
UGX10,013
|
$5.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.78
UGX10,217
|
$7.37
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.08
UGX172,768
|
$29.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.84
UGX21,430
|
$12.57
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Uganda
|
South Carolina
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.35
UGX56,316
|
$45.07
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.24
UGX48,591
|
$39.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.20
UGX121,823
|
$89.11
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.10
UGX183,843
|
$113.24
|
|
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