Cost of living comparison
Uganda is 13.4% cheaper than Poland.
If you lived in Uganda instead of Poland, you would:
pay 53.7% less for restaurants
Poland
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.74
PLN35.18
|
$2.66
UGX9,744
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.35
PLN29.60
|
$7.99
UGX29,232
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.72
PLN6.92
|
$0.42
UGX1,543
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.39
PLN5.59
|
$0.30
UGX1,083
|
|
pay 4.2% more for groceries
Poland
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
PLN4.70
|
$1.02
UGX3,721
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.22
PLN16.99
|
$1.55
UGX5,660
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.59
PLN14.44
|
$2.78
UGX10,173
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
PLN11.49
|
$1.52
UGX5,557
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
PLN10.99
|
$2.10
UGX7,661
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
PLN1.72
|
$1.24
UGX4,532
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.70
PLN2.81
|
$0.67
UGX2,451
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
PLN3.01
|
$0.78
UGX2,848
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.12
PLN4.51
|
$0.60
UGX2,210
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
PLN1.41
|
$0.49
UGX1,777
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.51
PLN2.04
|
$0.67
UGX2,448
|
|
pay 11.0% less for transportation
Poland
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
PLN25.44
|
$5.57
UGX20,373
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.45
PLN118.58
|
$53.30
UGX194,882
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,312.40
PLN122,050.88
|
$9,992.84
UGX36,540,361
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.94
PLN31.98
|
$4.26
UGX15,591
|
|
pay 64.8% more for housing
Poland
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.69
PLN59.15
|
$82.83
UGX302,874
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$591.18
PLN2,380.35
|
$260.55
UGX952,756
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$480.23
PLN1,933.60
|
$156.18
UGX571,112
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.71
PLN763.85
|
$35.76
UGX130,754
|
|
pay 34.6% less for childcare
Poland
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$301.71
PLN1,214.80
|
$156.55
UGX572,466
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,191.48
PLN24,929.60
|
$4,882.34
UGX17,853,011
|
|
pay 10.1% less for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.18
PLN12.80
|
$1.27
UGX4,628
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.01
PLN12.10
|
$2.52
UGX9,203
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.63
PLN18.65
|
$2.66
UGX9,744
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.65
PLN127.42
|
$59.62
UGX218,024
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.64
PLN26.73
|
$5.33
UGX19,488
|
|
pay 53.4% less for clothing
Poland
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.35
PLN307.42
|
$15.39
UGX56,272
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.00
PLN148.99
|
$23.49
UGX85,883
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.47
PLN328.02
|
$36.31
UGX132,763
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.91
PLN370.08
|
$53.30
UGX194,882
|
|
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