Cost of living comparison
Uganda is 51.1% cheaper than Belgium.
If you lived in Uganda instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 72.5% less for restaurants
Belgium
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.43
€17.11
|
$2.54
UGX9,600
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.45
|
$6.79
UGX25,672
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
€2.46
|
$0.36
UGX1,368
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.19
|
$0.37
UGX1,389
|
|
pay 42.4% less for groceries
Belgium
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
€1.77
|
$1.06
UGX4,002
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€6.22
|
$2.31
UGX8,738
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
€3.49
|
$2.65
UGX10,038
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.55
|
$1.29
UGX4,893
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.52
€4.19
|
$2.40
UGX9,091
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.97
|
$1.09
UGX4,121
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.42
UGX1,575
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.00
|
$0.65
UGX2,466
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$0.42
UGX1,585
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.37
UGX1,406
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.37
UGX1,418
|
|
pay 51.0% less for transportation
Belgium
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.59
€7.05
|
$4.88
UGX18,450
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.84
€45.35
|
$41.41
UGX156,632
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,847.12
€24,002.93
|
$7,692.95
UGX29,096,637
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.82
€22.12
|
$4.09
UGX15,465
|
|
pay 46.5% less for housing
Belgium
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.54
€48.79
|
$73.58
UGX278,284
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$812.75
€754.76
|
$231.00
UGX873,687
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$677.61
€629.26
|
$119.34
UGX451,370
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.81
€137.26
|
$41.76
UGX157,930
|
|
pay 70.5% less for childcare
Belgium
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.94
€415.05
|
$104.04
UGX393,522
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,799.70
€12,815.09
|
$4,945.64
UGX18,705,622
|
|
pay 35.5% less for entertainment and sports
Belgium
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.38
€4.07
|
$0.89
UGX3,368
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
€3.00
|
$2.05
UGX7,739
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.08
€7.50
|
$2.20
UGX8,332
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.77
€29.50
|
$53.76
UGX203,341
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
€10.57
|
$4.81
UGX18,190
|
|
pay 39.3% less for clothing
Belgium
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.51
€78.48
|
$16.98
UGX64,226
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.84
€37.00
|
$28.84
UGX109,074
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.20
€82.83
|
$77.43
UGX292,846
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.38
€110.86
|
$75.70
UGX286,317
|
|
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