Cost of living comparison
Uganda is 49.0% cheaper than France.
If you lived in Uganda instead of France, you would:
pay 65.6% less for restaurants
|
France
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.64
€14.83
|
$2.72
UGX9,998
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.86
€10.30
|
$9.48
UGX34,892
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.73
€2.59
|
$0.44
UGX1,633
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.86
€1.76
|
$0.31
UGX1,150
|
|
pay 40.1% less for groceries
|
France
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.71
€1.63
|
$1.02
UGX3,759
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.46
€8.03
|
$1.81
UGX6,646
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.52
€4.28
|
$2.58
UGX9,480
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.79
€3.60
|
$1.58
UGX5,832
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.82
€5.52
|
$2.16
UGX7,965
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.27
€1.21
|
$1.24
UGX4,549
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
€0.91
|
$0.68
UGX2,506
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.28
€1.22
|
$0.83
UGX3,064
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.47
€1.40
|
$0.70
UGX2,574
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.90
€0.86
|
$0.67
UGX2,470
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.97
€0.92
|
$0.84
UGX3,100
|
|
pay 47.4% less for transportation
|
France
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.25
€6.88
|
$5.57
UGX20,516
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$50.39
€47.78
|
$45.35
UGX166,927
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,262.62
€29,648.28
|
$8,827.16
UGX32,494,314
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.66
€16.75
|
$2.72
UGX9,998
|
|
pay 17.7% less for housing
|
France
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.07
€28.52
|
$70.62
UGX259,955
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$750.17
€711.43
|
$304.59
UGX1,121,232
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$604.38
€573.17
|
$188.77
UGX694,878
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.10
€132.86
|
$31.44
UGX115,748
|
|
pay 67.2% less for childcare
|
France
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$690.26
€654.62
|
$126.15
UGX464,363
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,163.56
€8,690.37
|
$4,345.68
UGX15,997,201
|
|
pay 36.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
France
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.20
€5.88
|
$1.36
UGX4,999
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
€2.85
|
$2.73
UGX10,044
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.83
€11.22
|
$2.78
UGX10,248
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.91
€34.06
|
$47.08
UGX173,303
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.10
€11.47
|
$5.84
UGX21,496
|
|
pay 68.0% less for clothing
|
France
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.62
€85.00
|
$15.35
UGX56,490
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.76
€35.81
|
$13.24
UGX48,741
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.52
€86.80
|
$33.20
UGX122,201
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$126.90
€120.34
|
$50.10
UGX184,412
|
|
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