Cost of living comparison
Yemen is 92.2% more expensive than Uganda.
If you lived in Yemen instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Uganda
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.54
UGX9,676
|
$6.66
YER1,667
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.79
UGX25,876
|
$8.82
YER2,209
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
UGX1,379
|
$1.19
YER297
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
UGX1,400
|
$0.56
YER141
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for groceries
Uganda
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
UGX4,034
|
$1.39
YER348
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.31
UGX8,808
|
$3.42
YER857
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.65
UGX10,118
|
$8.58
YER2,148
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
UGX4,932
|
$3.60
YER900
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
UGX9,163
|
$4.51
YER1,128
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
UGX4,153
|
$2.61
YER653
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
UGX1,587
|
$0.72
YER181
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
UGX2,486
|
$2.14
YER536
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
UGX1,598
|
$1.10
YER276
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
UGX1,417
|
$0.94
YER236
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
UGX1,429
|
$0.83
YER208
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
Uganda
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
UGX18,596
|
$7.63
YER1,910
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.41
UGX157,873
|
$60.75
YER15,211
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,692.95
UGX29,327,080
|
$10,651.76
YER2,666,933
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
UGX15,587
|
$38.18
YER9,560
|
|
pay 14.8% more for housing
Uganda
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.58
UGX280,488
|
$47.56
YER11,908
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$231.00
UGX880,606
|
$277.44
YER69,463
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$119.34
UGX454,945
|
$188.93
YER47,303
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.76
UGX159,181
|
$48.61
YER12,170
|
|
pay 28.5% less for childcare
Uganda
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.04
UGX396,639
|
$80.78
YER20,225
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,945.64
UGX18,853,769
|
$3,233.72
YER809,643
|
|
pay 60.5% more for entertainment and sports
Uganda
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
UGX3,395
|
$2.35
YER589
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.05
UGX7,800
|
$3.06
YER766
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
UGX8,398
|
$4.16
YER1,042
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.76
UGX204,951
|
$57.31
YER14,349
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
UGX18,334
|
$4.50
YER1,126
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
Uganda
|
Yemen
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.98
UGX64,735
|
$59.92
YER15,002
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.84
UGX109,938
|
$78.57
YER19,671
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.43
UGX295,165
|
$71.63
YER17,935
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.70
UGX288,584
|
$76.25
YER19,092
|
|
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