Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Uganda
  3. Turkey
  4. Comparison
UGX
COMPARED TO
TRY

Turkey is 0.8% cheaper than Uganda.

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

pay 19.1% less for restaurants

  Uganda help_outline Turkey help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.84
UGX13,806
$3.21
₺11.43
-16.6%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $6.89
UGX24,756
$3.30
₺11.76
-52.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.48
UGX1,739
$0.60
₺2.12
+23.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.31
UGX1,111
$0.21
₺0.76
-30.9%
Average -19.1%
Uganda vs. Turkey - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 30.8% less for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $0.94
UGX3,380
$0.38
₺1.36
-59.4%
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $2.44
₺8.71
Milk (1 gallon) $2.62
UGX9,428
$2.46
₺8.78
-6.2%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $2.12
UGX7,624
$1.46
₺5.22
-31.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $1.95
UGX7,005
$1.37
₺4.89
-29.6%
Apples (1 lb) $1.22
UGX4,391
$0.32
₺1.12
-74.2%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.48
UGX1,728
$0.72
₺2.56
+49.2%
Oranges (1 lb) $0.78
UGX2,807
$0.32
₺1.13
-59.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.48
UGX1,728
$0.31
₺1.10
-36.1%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.30
UGX1,080
$0.20
₺0.73
-32.2%
Onions (1 lb) $0.30
UGX1,071
$0.21
₺0.76
-29.0%
Average -30.8%
Uganda vs. Turkey - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 26.3% more for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.11
UGX14,757
$3.81
₺13.59
-7.2%
Monthly public transit pass $29.39
UGX105,567
$20.86
₺74.39
-29.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $9,277.85
UGX33,326,024
$23,706.50
₺84,523.15
+155.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $6.10
UGX21,900
$5.24
₺18.68
-14.1%
Average +26.3%
Uganda vs. Turkey - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 10.2% less for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $57.23
UGX205,579
$14.18
₺50.56
-75.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $232.46
UGX834,982
$152.44
₺543.52
-34.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $121.33
UGX435,802
$114.75
₺409.14
-5.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $26.69
UGX95,871
$46.51
₺165.82
+74.3%
Average -10.2%
Uganda vs. Turkey - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 2.9% less for childcare

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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $139.90
UGX502,535
$207.07
₺738.27
+48.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,469.01
UGX30,420,677
$3,907.55
₺13,931.98
-53.9%
Average -2.9%
Uganda vs. Turkey - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 0.5% less for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.93
UGX3,333
$2.21
₺7.89
+138.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.42
UGX8,677
$1.51
₺5.40
-37.3%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $2.12
UGX7,617
$2.43
₺8.68
+14.8%
Monthly membership at local gym $62.07
UGX222,967
$20.73
₺73.93
-66.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $5.83
UGX20,948
$2.79
₺9.96
-52.1%
Average -0.5%
Uganda vs. Turkey - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 31.6% more for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $14.05
UGX50,465
$28.83
₺102.78
+105.2%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $26.84
UGX96,407
$21.42
₺76.38
-20.2%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $38.29
UGX137,536
$54.24
₺193.39
+41.7%
Men's business shoes (leather) $41.80
UGX150,150
$41.62
₺148.38
-0.4%
Average +31.6%
Uganda vs. Turkey - 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: July 2020
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