Cost of living comparison
Uganda is 18.0% cheaper than Poland.
If you lived in Uganda instead of Poland, you would:
pay 48.9% less for restaurants
Poland
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.88
PLN36.37
|
$2.72
UGX9,998
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.49
PLN30.70
|
$9.48
UGX34,892
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
PLN7.13
|
$0.44
UGX1,633
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.43
PLN5.87
|
$0.31
UGX1,150
|
|
pay 13.3% more for groceries
Poland
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
PLN4.85
|
$1.02
UGX3,759
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.31
PLN17.64
|
$1.81
UGX6,646
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
PLN14.68
|
$2.58
UGX9,480
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
PLN11.99
|
$1.58
UGX5,832
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.70
PLN11.04
|
$2.16
UGX7,965
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.76
|
$1.24
UGX4,549
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
PLN2.93
|
$0.68
UGX2,506
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
PLN3.10
|
$0.83
UGX3,064
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
PLN4.45
|
$0.70
UGX2,574
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
$0.67
UGX2,470
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
PLN2.00
|
$0.84
UGX3,100
|
|
pay 20.9% less for transportation
Poland
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.07
PLN24.87
|
$5.57
UGX20,516
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$28.33
PLN116.07
|
$45.35
UGX166,927
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,111.92
PLN123,360.21
|
$8,827.16
UGX32,494,314
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.74
PLN31.71
|
$2.72
UGX9,998
|
|
pay 49.3% more for housing
Poland
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.40
PLN59.01
|
$70.62
UGX259,955
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$601.98
PLN2,466.13
|
$304.59
UGX1,121,232
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$478.28
PLN1,959.36
|
$188.77
UGX694,878
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$184.01
PLN753.86
|
$31.44
UGX115,748
|
|
pay 44.0% less for childcare
Poland
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$318.05
PLN1,302.96
|
$126.15
UGX464,363
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,011.28
PLN24,626.56
|
$4,345.68
UGX15,997,201
|
|
pay 14.1% less for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.12
PLN12.78
|
$1.36
UGX4,999
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.04
PLN12.47
|
$2.73
UGX10,044
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.55
PLN18.63
|
$2.78
UGX10,248
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.52
PLN133.24
|
$47.08
UGX173,303
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.47
PLN26.50
|
$5.84
UGX21,496
|
|
pay 60.6% less for clothing
Poland
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$75.63
PLN309.84
|
$15.35
UGX56,490
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.26
PLN144.44
|
$13.24
UGX48,741
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.29
PLN320.75
|
$33.20
UGX122,201
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$87.22
PLN357.33
|
$50.10
UGX184,412
|
|
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