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
€12.63
|
$2.72
UGX9,923
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.11
€8.73
|
$9.48
UGX34,631
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.07
€1.99
|
$0.44
UGX1,621
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
€0.57
|
$0.31
UGX1,141
|
|
pay 12.5% less for groceries
|
Greece
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.33
€1.28
|
$1.02
UGX3,731
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.30
€6.04
|
$1.81
UGX6,596
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.99
€5.75
|
$2.58
UGX9,409
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.02
€3.86
|
$1.58
UGX5,789
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.23
€4.05
|
$2.16
UGX7,905
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.85
|
$1.24
UGX4,515
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.82
|
$0.68
UGX2,487
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
€0.55
|
$0.83
UGX3,042
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.84
|
$0.70
UGX2,555
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
€0.49
|
$0.67
UGX2,451
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.54
|
$0.84
UGX3,077
|
|
pay 40.6% less for transportation
|
Greece
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
€7.24
|
$5.57
UGX20,362
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$40.19
€38.53
|
$45.35
UGX165,677
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,316.80
€27,149.39
|
$8,827.16
UGX32,251,014
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.82
€13.25
|
$2.72
UGX9,923
|
|
pay 15.2% less for housing
|
Greece
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.82
€31.46
|
$70.62
UGX258,008
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$524.36
€502.75
|
$304.59
UGX1,112,837
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$392.21
€376.04
|
$188.77
UGX689,676
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$175.68
€168.43
|
$31.44
UGX114,881
|
|
pay 50.5% less for childcare
|
Greece
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$413.12
€396.09
|
$126.15
UGX460,886
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,332.60
€6,071.52
|
$4,345.68
UGX15,877,422
|
|
pay 34.4% less for entertainment and sports
|
Greece
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.40
€4.22
|
$1.36
UGX4,962
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
€3.35
|
$2.73
UGX9,968
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.94
€4.74
|
$2.78
UGX10,171
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$48.72
€46.71
|
$47.08
UGX172,005
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.82
€8.46
|
$5.84
UGX21,335
|
|
pay 63.3% less for clothing
|
Greece
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.64
€80.19
|
$15.35
UGX56,067
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€36.27
|
$13.24
UGX48,377
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.15
€79.72
|
$33.20
UGX121,286
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.42
€89.57
|
$50.10
UGX183,031
|
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