Cost of living comparison
Uganda is 34.6% more expensive than Moldova.
If you lived in Uganda instead of Moldova, you would:
pay 4.0% less for restaurants
Moldova
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.31
MDL58.65
|
$2.54
UGX9,585
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.86
MDL68.42
|
$6.79
UGX25,631
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.67
MDL11.86
|
$0.36
UGX1,366
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.48
MDL8.44
|
$0.37
UGX1,386
|
|
pay 48.9% more for groceries
Moldova
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.38
MDL6.72
|
$1.06
UGX3,996
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.61
MDL64.07
|
$2.31
UGX8,724
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.00
MDL53.25
|
$2.65
UGX10,022
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.53
MDL27.10
|
$1.29
UGX4,886
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.73
MDL30.63
|
$2.40
UGX9,077
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.30
MDL5.30
|
$1.09
UGX4,114
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
MDL10.16
|
$0.42
UGX1,572
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.55
MDL9.73
|
$0.65
UGX2,463
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.59
MDL10.41
|
$0.42
UGX1,583
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
MDL3.92
|
$0.37
UGX1,403
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.20
MDL3.55
|
$0.37
UGX1,416
|
|
pay 36.5% more for transportation
Moldova
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.01
MDL88.78
|
$4.88
UGX18,420
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.20
MDL269.53
|
$41.41
UGX156,384
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,888.83
MDL281,767.68
|
$7,692.95
UGX29,050,495
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.20
MDL56.83
|
$4.09
UGX15,440
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Moldova
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.47
MDL167.91
|
$73.58
UGX277,842
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$226.53
MDL4,017.22
|
$231.00
UGX872,301
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$155.30
MDL2,753.96
|
$119.34
UGX450,654
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$83.16
MDL1,474.65
|
$41.76
UGX157,680
|
|
pay 9.6% less for childcare
Moldova
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$225.45
MDL3,998.04
|
$104.04
UGX392,898
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,677.02
MDL65,207.18
|
$4,945.64
UGX18,675,958
|
|
pay 38.5% more for entertainment and sports
Moldova
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.01
MDL17.92
|
$0.89
UGX3,363
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.15
MDL20.34
|
$2.05
UGX7,727
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.14
MDL37.89
|
$2.20
UGX8,319
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.94
MDL442.19
|
$53.76
UGX203,018
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.49
MDL79.64
|
$4.81
UGX18,161
|
|
pay 19.9% less for clothing
Moldova
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$42.37
MDL751.42
|
$16.98
UGX64,124
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.63
MDL543.19
|
$28.84
UGX108,901
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.19
MDL1,368.84
|
$77.43
UGX292,381
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$88.31
MDL1,566.09
|
$75.70
UGX285,863
|
|
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