Uganda vs. Holy See (Vatican City) Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Uganda instead of Holy See (Vatican City), you would:

pay (unknown) more for restaurants

 
Holy See (Vatican City)
Uganda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant ?? $2.86
UGX10,295
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
?? $8.80
UGX31,672
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) ?? $0.49
UGX1,759

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pay (unknown) more for groceries

 
Holy See (Vatican City)
Uganda
Bread
1 loaf
?? $1.17
UGX4,194
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $2.18
UGX7,860
Milk (1 gallon) ?? $2.80
UGX10,082

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pay (unknown) more for transportation

 
Holy See (Vatican City)
Uganda
Gasoline (1 gallon) ?? $5.73
UGX20,623
Monthly public transit pass ?? $42.91
UGX154K
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $10,011.73
UGX36M

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pay (unknown) more for housing

 
Holy See (Vatican City)
Uganda
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
?? $46.09
UGX166K
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $411.55
UGX1M
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $206.19
UGX742K

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Holy See (Vatican City)
Uganda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $173.88
UGX626K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $3,718.64
UGX13M

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pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports

 
Holy See (Vatican City)
Uganda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $1.43
UGX5,148
Cappuccino in mid-range area ?? $2.86
UGX10,295
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $3.65
UGX13,127

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Holy See (Vatican City)
Uganda
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $16.81
UGX60,485
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $15.94
UGX57,360
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $43.26
UGX156K

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