Cost of living comparison
Uganda is 54.0% cheaper than Ireland.
If you lived in Uganda instead of Ireland, you would:
pay 62.0% less for restaurants
Ireland
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$17.71
€16.79
|
$2.72
UGX9,998
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.75
€9.25
|
$9.48
UGX34,892
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.15
€2.04
|
$0.44
UGX1,633
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.66
€1.57
|
$0.31
UGX1,150
|
|
pay 31.0% less for groceries
Ireland
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.78
€1.69
|
$1.02
UGX3,759
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.12
€3.91
|
$1.81
UGX6,646
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.05
€4.79
|
$2.58
UGX9,480
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.71
€3.52
|
$1.58
UGX5,832
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
€4.25
|
$2.16
UGX7,965
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.22
€1.15
|
$1.24
UGX4,549
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.86
|
$0.68
UGX2,506
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
€1.18
|
$0.83
UGX3,064
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.58
€1.50
|
$0.70
UGX2,574
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.76
|
$0.67
UGX2,470
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.59
€0.56
|
$0.84
UGX3,100
|
|
pay 61.8% less for transportation
Ireland
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.11
€6.75
|
$5.57
UGX20,516
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$119.47
€113.30
|
$45.35
UGX166,927
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$37,943.34
€35,984.02
|
$8,827.16
UGX32,494,314
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.48
€19.42
|
$2.72
UGX9,998
|
|
pay 48.0% less for housing
Ireland
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.92
€44.50
|
$70.62
UGX259,955
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,406.76
€1,334.11
|
$304.59
UGX1,121,232
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,187.82
€1,126.48
|
$188.77
UGX694,878
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$159.87
€151.62
|
$31.44
UGX115,748
|
|
pay 61.5% less for childcare
Ireland
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$996.31
€944.86
|
$126.15
UGX464,363
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,771.62
€6,421.95
|
$4,345.68
UGX15,997,201
|
|
pay 51.3% less for entertainment and sports
Ireland
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.94
€5.63
|
$1.36
UGX4,999
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.80
€3.61
|
$2.73
UGX10,044
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$16.44
€15.59
|
$2.78
UGX10,248
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.70
€52.83
|
$47.08
UGX173,303
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.29
€11.66
|
$5.84
UGX21,496
|
|
pay 62.6% less for clothing
Ireland
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.94
€73.92
|
$15.35
UGX56,490
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.83
€35.87
|
$13.24
UGX48,741
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.63
€81.21
|
$33.20
UGX122,201
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.10
€84.50
|
$50.10
UGX184,412
|
|
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