Cost of living comparison
Uganda is 38.1% cheaper than Greece.
If you lived in Uganda instead of Greece, you would:
pay 50.4% less for restaurants
|
Greece
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.17
€12.49
|
$2.72
UGX9,998
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
€8.64
|
$9.48
UGX34,892
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.96
|
$0.44
UGX1,633
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
€0.57
|
$0.31
UGX1,150
|
|
pay 12.5% less for groceries
|
Greece
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.26
|
$1.02
UGX3,759
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
€5.97
|
$1.81
UGX6,646
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.68
|
$2.58
UGX9,480
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
€3.82
|
$1.58
UGX5,832
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.23
€4.01
|
$2.16
UGX7,965
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.84
|
$1.24
UGX4,549
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.81
|
$0.68
UGX2,506
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.55
|
$0.83
UGX3,064
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.83
|
$0.70
UGX2,574
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.49
|
$0.67
UGX2,470
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.54
|
$0.84
UGX3,100
|
|
pay 40.6% less for transportation
|
Greece
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
€7.16
|
$5.57
UGX20,516
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.19
€38.12
|
$45.35
UGX166,927
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,316.80
€26,854.58
|
$8,827.16
UGX32,494,314
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.82
€13.10
|
$2.72
UGX9,998
|
|
pay 15.2% less for housing
|
Greece
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.82
€31.12
|
$70.62
UGX259,955
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$524.36
€497.29
|
$304.59
UGX1,121,232
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.21
€371.95
|
$188.77
UGX694,878
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.68
€166.60
|
$31.44
UGX115,748
|
|
pay 50.5% less for childcare
|
Greece
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$413.12
€391.79
|
$126.15
UGX464,363
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,332.60
€6,005.60
|
$4,345.68
UGX15,997,201
|
|
pay 34.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.18
|
$1.36
UGX4,999
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.31
|
$2.73
UGX10,044
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.94
€4.69
|
$2.78
UGX10,248
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.72
€46.21
|
$47.08
UGX173,303
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.82
€8.36
|
$5.84
UGX21,496
|
|
pay 63.3% less for clothing
|
Greece
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.64
€79.32
|
$15.35
UGX56,490
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€35.88
|
$13.24
UGX48,741
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.15
€78.85
|
$33.20
UGX122,201
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.42
€88.60
|
$50.10
UGX184,412
|
|
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