Cost of living comparison
Ethiopia is 98.9% more expensive than Uganda.
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 66.8% more for restaurants
Uganda
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.54
UGX9,585
|
$7.66
ETB439.44
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.79
UGX25,631
|
$5.60
ETB321.26
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
UGX1,366
|
$0.64
ETB36.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
UGX1,386
|
$0.39
ETB22.63
|
|
pay 19.7% more for groceries
Uganda
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
UGX3,996
|
$0.59
ETB34.04
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.31
UGX8,724
|
$4.28
ETB245.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.65
UGX10,022
|
$3.85
ETB221.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
UGX4,886
|
$2.23
ETB127.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
UGX9,077
|
$3.58
ETB205.34
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
UGX4,114
|
$1.87
ETB107.35
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
UGX1,572
|
$0.42
ETB24.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
UGX2,463
|
$0.88
ETB50.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
UGX1,583
|
$0.31
ETB17.71
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
UGX1,403
|
$0.19
ETB11.19
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
UGX1,416
|
$0.28
ETB15.92
|
|
pay 32.4% more for transportation
Uganda
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
UGX18,420
|
$3.15
ETB180.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.41
UGX156,384
|
$11.00
ETB631.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,692.95
UGX29,050,495
|
$26,000.00
ETB1,491,559.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
UGX15,440
|
$4.10
ETB235.21
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
Uganda
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.58
UGX277,842
|
$202.38
ETB11,610.21
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$231.00
UGX872,301
|
$496.62
ETB28,489.74
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$119.34
UGX450,654
|
$259.10
ETB14,864.01
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.76
UGX157,680
|
$101.32
ETB5,812.69
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for childcare
Uganda
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.04
UGX392,898
|
$74.57
ETB4,278.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,945.64
UGX18,675,958
|
$46,000.00
ETB2,638,912.22
|
|
pay 1.8% more for entertainment and sports
Uganda
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
UGX3,363
|
$0.75
ETB43.03
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.05
UGX7,727
|
$0.73
ETB41.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
UGX8,319
|
$4.00
ETB229.47
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.76
UGX203,018
|
$66.88
ETB3,836.46
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
UGX18,161
|
$4.00
ETB229.47
|
|
pay 33.1% more for clothing
Uganda
|
Ethiopia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.98
UGX64,124
|
$26.92
ETB1,544.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.84
UGX108,901
|
$53.82
ETB3,087.81
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.43
UGX292,381
|
$64.59
ETB3,705.17
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.70
UGX285,863
|
$78.66
ETB4,512.35
|
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