Cost of living comparison
Uganda is 18.4% more expensive than Morocco.
If you lived in Uganda instead of Morocco, you would:
pay 2.8% more for restaurants
|
Morocco
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.66
MAD36.67
|
$2.72
UGX9,923
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.81
MAD58.21
|
$9.48
UGX34,631
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
MAD5.51
|
$0.44
UGX1,621
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MAD3.37
|
$0.31
UGX1,141
|
|
pay 67.5% more for groceries
|
Morocco
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.45
MAD4.47
|
$1.02
UGX3,731
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.41
MAD44.16
|
$1.81
UGX6,596
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.96
MAD29.71
|
$2.58
UGX9,409
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.73
MAD17.36
|
$1.58
UGX5,789
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.32
MAD23.26
|
$2.16
UGX7,905
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.57
MAD5.71
|
$1.24
UGX4,515
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
MAD5.04
|
$0.68
UGX2,487
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.34
MAD3.37
|
$0.83
UGX3,042
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
MAD3.29
|
$0.70
UGX2,555
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
MAD3.04
|
$0.67
UGX2,451
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.32
MAD3.17
|
$0.84
UGX3,077
|
|
pay 10.0% more for transportation
|
Morocco
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.54
MAD55.56
|
$5.57
UGX20,362
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.14
MAD171.79
|
$45.35
UGX165,677
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,700.94
MAD337,823.40
|
$8,827.16
UGX32,251,014
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.57
MAD55.88
|
$2.72
UGX9,923
|
|
pay 40.2% more for housing
|
Morocco
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.50
MAD325.83
|
$70.62
UGX258,008
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$258.42
MAD2,590.46
|
$304.59
UGX1,112,837
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$169.52
MAD1,699.34
|
$188.77
UGX689,676
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$27.53
MAD275.93
|
$31.44
UGX114,881
|
|
pay 34.1% more for childcare
|
Morocco
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$92.45
MAD926.73
|
$126.15
UGX460,886
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,297.34
MAD33,053.08
|
$4,345.68
UGX15,877,422
|
|
pay 21.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Morocco
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.91
MAD29.22
|
$1.36
UGX4,962
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
MAD15.46
|
$2.73
UGX9,968
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.82
MAD38.31
|
$2.78
UGX10,171
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.63
MAD226.85
|
$47.08
UGX172,005
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
MAD56.46
|
$5.84
UGX21,335
|
|
pay 47.2% less for clothing
|
Morocco
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.32
MAD334.04
|
$15.35
UGX56,067
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.79
MAD358.72
|
$13.24
UGX48,377
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.85
MAD720.27
|
$33.20
UGX121,286
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.08
MAD612.25
|
$50.10
UGX183,031
|
|
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