Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 38.9% cheaper than Uganda.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 34.6% less for restaurants
Uganda
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.54
UGX9,686
|
$2.69
EGP128.69
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.79
UGX25,902
|
$3.27
EGP156.44
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
UGX1,381
|
$0.25
EGP11.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
UGX1,401
|
$0.14
EGP6.72
|
|
pay 51.4% less for groceries
Uganda
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
UGX4,038
|
$0.40
EGP19.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.31
UGX8,816
|
$1.23
EGP58.73
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.65
UGX10,128
|
$2.42
EGP115.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
UGX4,937
|
$1.12
EGP53.57
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
UGX9,172
|
$1.58
EGP75.77
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
UGX4,158
|
$0.40
EGP19.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
UGX1,589
|
$0.22
EGP10.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
UGX2,488
|
$0.14
EGP6.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
UGX1,599
|
$0.13
EGP6.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
UGX1,418
|
$0.12
EGP5.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
UGX1,431
|
$0.10
EGP4.80
|
|
pay 27.1% less for transportation
Uganda
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
UGX18,615
|
$1.02
EGP48.71
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.41
UGX158,032
|
$7.97
EGP381.44
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,692.95
UGX29,356,657
|
$15,876.53
EGP759,668.05
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
UGX15,603
|
$1.85
EGP88.28
|
|
pay 59.5% less for housing
Uganda
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.58
UGX280,770
|
$10.98
EGP525.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$231.00
UGX881,495
|
$109.16
EGP5,223.35
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$119.34
UGX455,403
|
$71.02
EGP3,398.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.76
UGX159,342
|
$16.81
EGP804.49
|
|
pay 54.8% less for childcare
Uganda
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.04
UGX397,039
|
$58.30
EGP2,789.68
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,945.64
UGX18,872,783
|
$1,699.22
EGP81,304.91
|
|
pay 24.5% less for entertainment and sports
Uganda
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
UGX3,399
|
$1.45
EGP69.23
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.05
UGX7,808
|
$1.03
EGP49.28
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
UGX8,406
|
$1.57
EGP75.11
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.76
UGX205,158
|
$15.18
EGP726.30
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
UGX18,352
|
$3.13
EGP149.65
|
|
pay 20.2% less for clothing
Uganda
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.98
UGX64,800
|
$17.23
EGP824.21
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.84
UGX110,049
|
$28.02
EGP1,340.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.43
UGX295,463
|
$63.69
EGP3,047.42
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.70
UGX288,875
|
$28.91
EGP1,383.47
|
|
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