Cost of living comparison
Uganda is 4.0% cheaper than Poland.
If you lived in Uganda instead of Poland, you would:
pay 47.3% less for restaurants
Poland
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
PLN27.66
|
$2.54
UGX9,600
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
PLN23.91
|
$6.79
UGX25,672
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
PLN5.22
|
$0.36
UGX1,368
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
PLN4.62
|
$0.37
UGX1,389
|
|
pay 6.0% more for groceries
Poland
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
PLN3.77
|
$1.06
UGX4,002
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
PLN13.43
|
$2.31
UGX8,738
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
PLN11.32
|
$2.65
UGX10,038
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PLN9.99
|
$1.29
UGX4,893
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
PLN8.83
|
$2.40
UGX9,091
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
PLN1.54
|
$1.09
UGX4,121
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
PLN2.20
|
$0.42
UGX1,575
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
PLN2.53
|
$0.65
UGX2,466
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
PLN4.62
|
$0.42
UGX1,585
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
PLN1.18
|
$0.37
UGX1,406
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
$0.37
UGX1,418
|
|
pay 9.3% less for transportation
Poland
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
PLN22.85
|
$4.88
UGX18,450
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
PLN96.12
|
$41.41
UGX156,632
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
PLN79,549.36
|
$7,692.95
UGX29,096,637
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
PLN25.38
|
$4.09
UGX15,465
|
|
pay 68.5% more for housing
Poland
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
PLN52.02
|
$73.58
UGX278,284
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
PLN1,929.91
|
$231.00
UGX873,687
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
PLN1,635.62
|
$119.34
UGX451,370
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
PLN597.24
|
$41.76
UGX157,930
|
|
pay 21.9% less for childcare
Poland
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
PLN918.64
|
$104.04
UGX393,522
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
PLN17,961.27
|
$4,945.64
UGX18,705,622
|
|
pay 8.7% less for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
PLN9.40
|
$0.89
UGX3,368
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
PLN9.84
|
$2.05
UGX7,739
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
PLN16.60
|
$2.20
UGX8,332
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
PLN110.36
|
$53.76
UGX203,341
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
PLN22.62
|
$4.81
UGX18,190
|
|
pay 15.3% less for clothing
Poland
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
PLN259.91
|
$16.98
UGX64,226
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
PLN121.94
|
$28.84
UGX109,074
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
PLN266.84
|
$77.43
UGX292,846
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
PLN302.46
|
$75.70
UGX286,317
|
|
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