Cost of living comparison
Sweden is 2.6 times more expensive than Uganda.
If you lived in Sweden instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
|
Uganda
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.72
UGX9,997
|
$11.92
SEK128.87
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.48
UGX34,888
|
$9.45
SEK102.23
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
UGX1,633
|
$2.04
SEK22.07
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
UGX1,150
|
$1.93
SEK20.85
|
|
pay 83.0% more for groceries
|
Uganda
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
UGX3,759
|
$2.49
SEK26.88
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.81
UGX6,645
|
$5.18
SEK56.06
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.58
UGX9,479
|
$5.43
SEK58.77
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
UGX5,832
|
$3.74
SEK40.44
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
UGX7,964
|
$4.68
SEK50.57
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UGX4,548
|
$1.19
SEK12.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
UGX2,506
|
$1.06
SEK11.42
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
UGX3,064
|
$1.13
SEK12.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
UGX2,573
|
$1.73
SEK18.70
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,469
|
$0.67
SEK7.28
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
UGX3,099
|
$0.70
SEK7.59
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for transportation
|
Uganda
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
UGX20,513
|
$6.64
SEK71.75
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$45.35
UGX166,907
|
$68.10
SEK736.43
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,827.16
UGX32,490,290
|
$26,850.74
SEK290,347.76
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.72
UGX9,997
|
$21.47
SEK232.11
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
|
Uganda
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.62
UGX259,922
|
$30.29
SEK327.51
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.59
UGX1,121,094
|
$821.73
SEK8,885.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.77
UGX694,792
|
$641.62
SEK6,938.11
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.44
UGX115,733
|
$77.37
SEK836.66
|
|
pay 15.5% less for childcare
|
Uganda
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.15
UGX464,306
|
$122.27
SEK1,322.21
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,345.68
UGX15,995,219
|
$3,135.75
SEK33,908.10
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Uganda
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
UGX4,999
|
$6.64
SEK71.82
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.73
UGX10,042
|
$3.78
SEK40.93
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.78
UGX10,247
|
$6.41
SEK69.30
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.08
UGX173,282
|
$38.70
SEK418.47
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.84
UGX21,494
|
$14.24
SEK153.95
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
|
Uganda
|
Sweden
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.35
UGX56,483
|
$79.10
SEK855.30
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.24
UGX48,735
|
$35.56
SEK384.53
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.20
UGX122,186
|
$84.42
SEK912.89
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.10
UGX184,389
|
$125.14
SEK1,353.18
|
|
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