Cost of living comparison
Montenegro is 2.4 times more expensive than Uganda.
If you lived in Montenegro instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 3.8 times more for restaurants
|
Uganda
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.72
UGX9,998
|
$11.31
€10.73
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.48
UGX34,892
|
$8.81
€8.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
UGX1,633
|
$2.10
€1.99
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
UGX1,150
|
$1.65
€1.57
|
|
pay 29.2% more for groceries
|
Uganda
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
UGX3,759
|
$0.98
€0.93
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.81
UGX6,646
|
$4.01
€3.80
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.58
UGX9,480
|
$5.18
€4.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
UGX5,832
|
$3.02
€2.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
UGX7,965
|
$3.19
€3.03
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UGX4,549
|
$0.61
€0.58
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
UGX2,506
|
$0.83
€0.79
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
UGX3,064
|
$0.67
€0.64
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
UGX2,574
|
$1.17
€1.11
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,470
|
$0.50
€0.47
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
UGX3,100
|
$0.59
€0.56
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Uganda
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
UGX20,516
|
$6.10
€5.79
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.35
UGX166,927
|
$39.06
€37.04
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,827.16
UGX32,494,314
|
$27,888.35
€26,448.25
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.72
UGX9,998
|
$9.69
€9.19
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Uganda
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.62
UGX259,955
|
$29.16
€27.65
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.59
UGX1,121,232
|
$691.39
€655.69
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.77
UGX694,878
|
$536.29
€508.60
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.44
UGX115,748
|
$98.51
€93.42
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
|
Uganda
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.15
UGX464,363
|
$385.16
€365.27
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,345.68
UGX15,997,201
|
$8,661.10
€8,213.86
|
|
pay 29.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Uganda
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
UGX4,999
|
$2.71
€2.57
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.73
UGX10,044
|
$2.26
€2.14
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.78
UGX10,248
|
$4.12
€3.91
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.08
UGX173,303
|
$58.84
€55.80
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.84
UGX21,496
|
$5.48
€5.20
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for clothing
|
Uganda
|
Montenegro
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.35
UGX56,490
|
$83.30
€79.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.24
UGX48,741
|
$45.33
€42.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.20
UGX122,201
|
$104.82
€99.40
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.10
UGX184,412
|
$163.37
€154.93
|
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