Cost of living comparison
Uganda is 12.9% cheaper than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Uganda instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 21.0% less for restaurants
|
Ethiopia
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.00
ETB761.49
|
$2.72
UGX9,967
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.24
ETB791.35
|
$9.48
UGX34,785
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.78
ETB99.63
|
$0.44
UGX1,628
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
ETB63.73
|
$0.31
UGX1,146
|
|
pay 7.8% less for groceries
|
Ethiopia
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
ETB152.50
|
$1.02
UGX3,748
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.85
ETB615.98
|
$1.81
UGX6,625
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.08
ETB771.47
|
$2.58
UGX9,451
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
ETB336.22
|
$1.58
UGX5,814
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.65
ETB716.59
|
$2.16
UGX7,940
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$3.30
ETB418.99
|
$1.24
UGX4,535
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
ETB64.27
|
$0.68
UGX2,498
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
ETB136.85
|
$0.83
UGX3,055
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.39
ETB49.06
|
$0.70
UGX2,566
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB39.50
|
$0.67
UGX2,462
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.79
ETB100.79
|
$0.84
UGX3,090
|
|
pay 69.3% more for transportation
|
Ethiopia
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
ETB619.31
|
$5.57
UGX20,452
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
ETB1,269.15
|
$45.35
UGX166,412
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
ETB3,172,880.20
|
$8,827.16
UGX32,393,975
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.67
ETB465.14
|
$2.72
UGX9,967
|
|
pay 60.4% less for housing
|
Ethiopia
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$171.17
ETB21,723.65
|
$70.62
UGX259,152
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$645.10
ETB81,873.00
|
$304.59
UGX1,117,770
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$422.74
ETB53,652.42
|
$188.77
UGX692,733
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$124.84
ETB15,843.87
|
$31.44
UGX115,390
|
|
pay 17.6% less for childcare
|
Ethiopia
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.47
ETB10,340.20
|
$126.15
UGX462,929
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$43,916.67
ETB5,573,692.88
|
$4,345.68
UGX15,947,803
|
|
pay 16.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Ethiopia
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.00
ETB126.92
|
$1.36
UGX4,984
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
ETB145.92
|
$2.73
UGX10,013
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB507.66
|
$2.78
UGX10,217
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$90.59
ETB11,497.88
|
$47.08
UGX172,768
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.70
ETB850.33
|
$5.84
UGX21,430
|
|
pay 69.5% less for clothing
|
Ethiopia
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.33
ETB6,134.24
|
$15.35
UGX56,316
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$75.17
ETB9,539.79
|
$13.24
UGX48,591
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$108.84
ETB13,813.80
|
$33.20
UGX121,823
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.32
ETB15,143.74
|
$50.10
UGX183,843
|
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