Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 2.5 times more expensive than Uganda.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 56.1% more for restaurants
|
Uganda
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.72
UGX9,900
|
$6.00
ETB760.93
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.48
UGX34,550
|
$6.24
ETB790.77
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
UGX1,617
|
$0.78
ETB99.55
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
UGX1,139
|
$0.50
ETB63.68
|
|
pay 56.2% more for groceries
|
Uganda
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
UGX3,722
|
$1.20
ETB152.39
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.81
UGX6,580
|
$4.85
ETB615.52
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.58
UGX9,387
|
$6.08
ETB770.90
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
UGX5,775
|
$2.65
ETB335.97
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
UGX7,887
|
$5.65
ETB716.06
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UGX4,504
|
$3.30
ETB418.68
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
UGX2,481
|
$0.51
ETB64.22
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
UGX3,034
|
$1.08
ETB136.74
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
UGX2,549
|
$0.39
ETB49.02
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,445
|
$0.31
ETB39.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
UGX3,069
|
$0.79
ETB100.72
|
|
pay 31.9% more for transportation
|
Uganda
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
UGX20,314
|
$4.88
ETB618.85
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.35
UGX165,288
|
$10.00
ETB1,268.21
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,827.16
UGX32,175,258
|
$25,000.00
ETB3,170,530.25
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.72
UGX9,900
|
$3.67
ETB464.80
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
|
Uganda
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.62
UGX257,402
|
$171.17
ETB21,707.56
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.59
UGX1,110,223
|
$645.10
ETB81,812.36
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.77
UGX688,056
|
$422.74
ETB53,612.68
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.44
UGX114,611
|
$124.84
ETB15,832.14
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for childcare
|
Uganda
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.15
UGX459,804
|
$81.47
ETB10,332.54
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,345.68
UGX15,840,127
|
$43,916.67
ETB5,569,564.81
|
|
pay 13.3% more for entertainment and sports
|
Uganda
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
UGX4,950
|
$1.00
ETB126.82
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.73
UGX9,945
|
$1.15
ETB145.81
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.78
UGX10,148
|
$4.00
ETB507.28
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.08
UGX171,601
|
$90.59
ETB11,489.37
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.84
UGX21,285
|
$6.70
ETB849.70
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for clothing
|
Uganda
|
Ethiopia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.35
UGX55,935
|
$48.33
ETB6,129.69
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.24
UGX48,263
|
$75.17
ETB9,532.73
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.20
UGX121,001
|
$108.84
ETB13,803.57
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.10
UGX182,601
|
$119.32
ETB15,132.52
|
|
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