Cost of living comparison
Germany is 3.0 times more expensive than Uganda.
If you lived in Germany instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 5.1 times more for restaurants
Uganda
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.54
UGX9,686
|
$12.84
€12.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.79
UGX25,902
|
$9.44
€8.82
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
UGX1,381
|
$2.65
€2.47
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
UGX1,401
|
$2.37
€2.22
|
|
pay 79.0% more for groceries
Uganda
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
UGX4,038
|
$2.00
€1.86
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.31
UGX8,816
|
$6.74
€6.30
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.65
UGX10,128
|
$4.22
€3.94
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
UGX4,937
|
$2.93
€2.74
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
UGX9,172
|
$3.90
€3.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
UGX4,158
|
$1.21
€1.13
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
UGX1,589
|
$0.80
€0.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
UGX2,488
|
$1.02
€0.96
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
UGX1,599
|
$0.61
€0.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
UGX1,418
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
UGX1,431
|
$0.52
€0.49
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Uganda
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
UGX18,615
|
$8.31
€7.76
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.41
UGX158,032
|
$73.47
€68.63
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,692.95
UGX29,356,657
|
$27,050.12
€25,267.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
UGX15,603
|
$21.90
€20.46
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Uganda
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.58
UGX280,770
|
$37.93
€35.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$231.00
UGX881,495
|
$759.74
€709.68
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$119.34
UGX455,403
|
$577.93
€539.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.76
UGX159,342
|
$202.18
€188.86
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Uganda
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.04
UGX397,039
|
$325.78
€304.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,945.64
UGX18,872,783
|
$11,890.74
€11,107.21
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Uganda
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
UGX3,399
|
$4.05
€3.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.05
UGX7,808
|
$3.27
€3.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
UGX8,406
|
$8.03
€7.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.76
UGX205,158
|
$34.77
€32.48
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
UGX18,352
|
$12.08
€11.28
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Uganda
|
Germany
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.98
UGX64,800
|
$80.79
€75.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.84
UGX110,049
|
$39.60
€36.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.43
UGX295,463
|
$88.39
€82.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.70
UGX288,875
|
$113.48
€106.00
|
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