Cost of living comparison
Virginia is 4.2 times more expensive than Uganda.
If you lived in Virginia instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 5.1 times more for restaurants
Uganda
|
Virginia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.54
UGX9,625
|
$18.31
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.79
UGX25,738
|
$9.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
UGX1,372
|
$2.34
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
UGX1,392
|
$1.96
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for groceries
Uganda
|
Virginia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
UGX4,012
|
$3.18
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.31
UGX8,761
|
$5.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.65
UGX10,064
|
$3.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
UGX4,906
|
$3.87
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
UGX9,114
|
$5.16
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
UGX4,131
|
$2.27
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
UGX1,579
|
$0.72
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
UGX2,473
|
$2.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
UGX1,589
|
$2.37
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
UGX1,409
|
$1.37
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
UGX1,422
|
$1.49
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Uganda
|
Virginia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
UGX18,497
|
$3.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.41
UGX157,036
|
$111.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,692.95
UGX29,171,667
|
$24,932.76
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
UGX15,505
|
$15.06
|
|
pay 5.8 times more for housing
Uganda
|
Virginia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.58
UGX279,001
|
$73.88
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$231.00
UGX875,940
|
$1,780.82
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$119.34
UGX452,534
|
$1,318.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.76
UGX158,337
|
$144.26
|
|
pay 8.0 times more for childcare
Uganda
|
Virginia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.04
UGX394,537
|
$1,242.29
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,945.64
UGX18,753,857
|
$20,459.85
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Uganda
|
Virginia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
UGX3,377
|
$5.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.05
UGX7,759
|
$4.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
UGX8,353
|
$7.44
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.76
UGX203,865
|
$54.59
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
UGX18,236
|
$12.69
|
|
pay 57.9% more for clothing
Uganda
|
Virginia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.98
UGX64,391
|
$45.43
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.84
UGX109,355
|
$34.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.43
UGX293,601
|
$78.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.70
UGX287,055
|
$107.39
|
|
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