Cost of living comparison
Estonia is 2.2 times more expensive than Uganda.
If you lived in Estonia instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Uganda
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.66
UGX9,993
|
$10.09
€9.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.99
UGX29,980
|
$8.14
€7.48
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
UGX1,582
|
$1.82
€1.68
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
UGX1,110
|
$1.59
€1.46
|
|
pay 36.2% more for groceries
Uganda
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
UGX3,816
|
$1.06
€0.97
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
UGX5,804
|
$4.85
€4.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
UGX10,433
|
$3.95
€3.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
UGX5,699
|
$2.49
€2.29
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
UGX7,857
|
$3.33
€3.07
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UGX4,647
|
$0.73
€0.67
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,514
|
$0.62
€0.57
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
UGX2,921
|
$0.88
€0.81
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
UGX2,267
|
$1.25
€1.15
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
UGX1,823
|
$0.39
€0.36
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,511
|
$0.43
€0.39
|
|
pay 64.7% more for transportation
Uganda
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
UGX20,895
|
$7.06
€6.49
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.30
UGX199,867
|
$23.92
€21.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,992.84
UGX37,475,008
|
$26,691.01
€24,533.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.26
UGX15,989
|
$9.39
€8.63
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Uganda
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.83
UGX310,621
|
$25.00
€22.98
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$260.55
UGX977,126
|
$454.70
€417.94
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$156.18
UGX585,720
|
$349.83
€321.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.76
UGX134,098
|
$207.98
€191.16
|
|
pay 38.7% more for childcare
Uganda
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.55
UGX587,108
|
$200.34
€184.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,882.34
UGX18,309,664
|
$7,293.58
€6,703.89
|
|
pay 77.9% more for entertainment and sports
Uganda
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
UGX4,747
|
$4.01
€3.69
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
UGX9,438
|
$3.06
€2.81
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
UGX9,993
|
$5.61
€5.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.62
UGX223,601
|
$45.53
€41.85
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.33
UGX19,987
|
$8.73
€8.03
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Uganda
|
Estonia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.39
UGX57,712
|
$88.43
€81.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.49
UGX88,080
|
$32.00
€29.42
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.31
UGX136,159
|
$75.24
€69.16
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.30
UGX199,867
|
$98.03
€90.10
|
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