Cost of living comparison
Uganda is 51.7% cheaper than Norway.
If you lived in Uganda instead of Norway, you would:
pay 72.8% less for restaurants
Norway
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.51
NOK198.79
|
$2.66
UGX9,993
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.71
NOK125.78
|
$7.99
UGX29,980
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.99
NOK32.13
|
$0.42
UGX1,582
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.51
NOK26.98
|
$0.30
UGX1,110
|
|
pay 49.3% less for groceries
Norway
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.95
NOK31.73
|
$1.02
UGX3,816
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.22
NOK56.09
|
$1.55
UGX5,804
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.39
NOK79.33
|
$2.78
UGX10,433
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.72
NOK39.95
|
$1.52
UGX5,699
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.79
NOK62.23
|
$2.10
UGX7,857
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.31
NOK14.12
|
$1.24
UGX4,647
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.96
NOK10.36
|
$0.67
UGX2,514
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.24
NOK13.30
|
$0.78
UGX2,921
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.77
NOK19.03
|
$0.60
UGX2,267
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
NOK10.02
|
$0.49
UGX1,823
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
NOK10.86
|
$0.67
UGX2,511
|
|
pay 51.3% less for transportation
Norway
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.55
NOK81.14
|
$5.57
UGX20,895
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$74.48
NOK799.96
|
$53.30
UGX199,867
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,686.16
NOK361,811.22
|
$9,992.84
UGX37,475,008
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.49
NOK230.83
|
$4.26
UGX15,989
|
|
pay 41.2% less for housing
Norway
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
NOK543.66
|
$82.83
UGX310,621
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,050.72
NOK11,285.36
|
$260.55
UGX977,126
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$796.76
NOK8,557.73
|
$156.18
UGX585,720
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.58
NOK1,424.01
|
$35.76
UGX134,098
|
|
pay 40.6% less for childcare
Norway
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$293.64
NOK3,153.88
|
$156.55
UGX587,108
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,459.17
NOK80,116.30
|
$4,882.34
UGX18,309,664
|
|
pay 46.6% less for entertainment and sports
Norway
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$9.25
NOK99.35
|
$1.27
UGX4,747
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.58
NOK49.15
|
$2.52
UGX9,438
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.52
NOK145.20
|
$2.66
UGX9,993
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.22
NOK464.24
|
$59.62
UGX223,601
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.15
NOK141.28
|
$5.33
UGX19,987
|
|
pay 60.4% less for clothing
Norway
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.76
NOK888.87
|
$15.39
UGX57,712
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.00
NOK440.39
|
$23.49
UGX88,080
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.09
NOK989.13
|
$36.31
UGX136,159
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.04
NOK1,321.51
|
$53.30
UGX199,867
|
|
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