This case which I use to carry my camera in was 1500 shillings (75 cents)
These ear bud headphones were 3,000 shillings ($1.50)
This bunch of mangoes was 500 shillings (25 cents- about 4 cents each!). You can get a pineapple for 30 cents, a head of cabbage for 15 cents
This traditional Ugandan meal was about 2,000 shillings (1 dollar)
A meal when we go out to a nice Indian restaurant including an appetizer, an entree, nan (flat bread), rice, and a soda is no more than $6.50.
You can buy a pair of shoes or a 1.5 liter bottle of water for 1,000 shillings (50 cents)
This lady at TASO got micro braids for $6! I am going to get my hair braided twice before I leave...
I could really go on and on....
While I agree that yes, things are cheap, it is only because we do not live there. If we live with a Ugandan salary, things aren't really as cheap anymore. :(
ReplyDeleteOh yeah of course. If we had Ugandan salries everything would even out...but we dont and so its so crazy how little things cost compared to the US...although we do have to pay $1300+ to get here...
ReplyDeleteI know that's what I always say. It costs about $1500 to get there (including shots and what not), but then you can live for a month on like $100.
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