Cost of living comparison
Uganda is 39.3% cheaper than Portugal.
If you lived in Uganda instead of Portugal, you would:
pay 52.7% less for restaurants
Portugal
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.32
€10.85
|
$2.72
UGX9,923
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.41
€8.06
|
$9.48
UGX34,631
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.67
€1.60
|
$0.44
UGX1,621
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
€1.15
|
$0.31
UGX1,141
|
|
pay 17.1% less for groceries
Portugal
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.34
€1.29
|
$1.02
UGX3,731
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.06
€4.86
|
$1.81
UGX6,596
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.79
€3.63
|
$2.58
UGX9,409
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.88
€2.76
|
$1.58
UGX5,789
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
€3.11
|
$2.16
UGX7,905
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
€0.95
|
$1.24
UGX4,515
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.58
|
$0.68
UGX2,487
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.76
€0.73
|
$0.83
UGX3,042
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
€1.01
|
$0.70
UGX2,555
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.65
|
$0.67
UGX2,451
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.85
€0.82
|
$0.84
UGX3,077
|
|
pay 36.2% less for transportation
Portugal
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.79
€6.51
|
$5.57
UGX20,362
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.96
€36.40
|
$45.35
UGX165,677
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,047.67
€29,767.67
|
$8,827.16
UGX32,251,014
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.80
€10.36
|
$2.72
UGX9,923
|
|
pay 32.7% less for housing
Portugal
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.33
€38.67
|
$70.62
UGX258,008
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$900.66
€863.53
|
$304.59
UGX1,112,837
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$732.72
€702.52
|
$188.77
UGX689,676
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$91.05
€87.29
|
$31.44
UGX114,881
|
|
pay 64.5% less for childcare
Portugal
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$455.47
€436.69
|
$126.15
UGX460,886
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,051.70
€9,637.30
|
$4,345.68
UGX15,877,422
|
|
pay 10.6% less for entertainment and sports
Portugal
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
€2.14
|
$1.36
UGX4,962
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.77
|
$2.73
UGX9,968
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.67
€5.44
|
$2.78
UGX10,171
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$40.99
€39.30
|
$47.08
UGX172,005
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.85
€7.53
|
$5.84
UGX21,335
|
|
pay 61.6% less for clothing
Portugal
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.92
€74.70
|
$15.35
UGX56,067
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
€32.36
|
$13.24
UGX48,377
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.24
€76.93
|
$33.20
UGX121,286
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$93.85
€89.98
|
$50.10
UGX183,031
|
|
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