Cost of living comparison
Uganda is 20.7% more expensive than Malaysia.
If you lived in Uganda instead of Malaysia, you would:
pay 13.4% more for restaurants
Malaysia
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.62
MYR11.36
|
$2.66
UGX9,794
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.79
MYR16.44
|
$7.99
UGX29,383
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.66
MYR2.87
|
$0.42
UGX1,551
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
MYR1.67
|
$0.30
UGX1,088
|
|
pay 2.3% less for groceries
Malaysia
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.83
MYR3.59
|
$1.02
UGX3,740
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.05
MYR30.58
|
$1.55
UGX5,689
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.70
MYR24.76
|
$2.78
UGX10,225
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.88
MYR8.14
|
$1.52
UGX5,585
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.75
MYR7.60
|
$2.10
UGX7,700
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.07
MYR4.64
|
$1.24
UGX4,555
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.54
MYR2.33
|
$0.67
UGX2,464
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.14
MYR4.95
|
$0.78
UGX2,863
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
MYR2.50
|
$0.60
UGX2,221
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
MYR1.67
|
$0.49
UGX1,786
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
MYR2.09
|
$0.67
UGX2,461
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for transportation
Malaysia
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.65
MYR7.16
|
$5.57
UGX20,478
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$14.08
MYR61.10
|
$53.30
UGX195,884
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,947.56
MYR142,992.42
|
$9,992.84
UGX36,728,224
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.40
MYR27.77
|
$4.26
UGX15,671
|
|
pay 56.9% more for housing
Malaysia
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.98
MYR104.06
|
$82.83
UGX304,432
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$285.65
MYR1,239.74
|
$260.55
UGX957,654
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$192.76
MYR836.58
|
$156.18
UGX574,049
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$32.50
MYR141.07
|
$35.76
UGX131,426
|
|
pay 7.5% less for childcare
Malaysia
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$152.58
MYR662.22
|
$156.55
UGX575,409
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,918.25
MYR25,685.20
|
$4,882.34
UGX17,944,798
|
|
pay 9.9% more for entertainment and sports
Malaysia
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.27
MYR14.19
|
$1.27
UGX4,652
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
MYR10.68
|
$2.52
UGX9,250
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.72
MYR16.12
|
$2.66
UGX9,794
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.52
MYR136.79
|
$59.62
UGX219,145
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.61
MYR15.68
|
$5.33
UGX19,588
|
|
pay 28.5% less for clothing
Malaysia
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.13
MYR217.55
|
$15.39
UGX56,561
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.02
MYR112.91
|
$23.49
UGX86,324
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.27
MYR257.25
|
$36.31
UGX133,446
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$51.45
MYR223.31
|
$53.30
UGX195,884
|
|
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