Cost of living comparison
Uganda is 4.2% more expensive than Albania.
If you lived in Uganda instead of Albania, you would:
pay 42.9% less for restaurants
Albania
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.46
ALL688
|
$2.66
UGX9,993
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.30
ALL581
|
$7.99
UGX29,980
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.58
ALL145
|
$0.42
UGX1,582
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
ALL70
|
$0.30
UGX1,110
|
|
pay 6.9% less for groceries
Albania
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.80
ALL74
|
$1.02
UGX3,816
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.90
ALL452
|
$1.55
UGX5,804
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.95
ALL641
|
$2.78
UGX10,433
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.29
ALL303
|
$1.52
UGX5,699
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.21
ALL296
|
$2.10
UGX7,857
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.62
ALL57
|
$1.24
UGX4,647
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.05
ALL97
|
$0.67
UGX2,514
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
ALL66
|
$0.78
UGX2,921
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
ALL59
|
$0.60
UGX2,267
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
ALL42
|
$0.49
UGX1,823
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
ALL44
|
$0.67
UGX2,511
|
|
pay 15.1% more for transportation
Albania
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.84
ALL722
|
$5.57
UGX20,895
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.59
ALL1,436
|
$53.30
UGX199,867
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,451.57
ALL2,806,055
|
$9,992.84
UGX37,475,008
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.40
ALL2,709
|
$4.26
UGX15,989
|
|
pay 78.5% more for housing
Albania
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.91
ALL1,466
|
$82.83
UGX310,621
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$333.93
ALL30,771
|
$260.55
UGX977,126
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.77
ALL23,292
|
$156.18
UGX585,720
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$66.76
ALL6,152
|
$35.76
UGX134,098
|
|
pay 35.8% more for childcare
Albania
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.51
ALL13,316
|
$156.55
UGX587,108
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,989.15
ALL275,444
|
$4,882.34
UGX18,309,664
|
|
pay 3.8% more for entertainment and sports
Albania
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.48
ALL229
|
$1.27
UGX4,747
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
ALL142
|
$2.52
UGX9,438
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.54
ALL326
|
$2.66
UGX9,993
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.41
ALL3,355
|
$59.62
UGX223,601
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.18
ALL754
|
$5.33
UGX19,987
|
|
pay 54.1% less for clothing
Albania
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.87
ALL4,227
|
$15.39
UGX57,712
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.92
ALL4,139
|
$23.49
UGX88,080
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$78.19
ALL7,205
|
$36.31
UGX136,159
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.69
ALL9,555
|
$53.30
UGX199,867
|
|
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