Cost of living comparison
Iceland is 3.5 times more expensive than Uganda.
If you lived in Iceland instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 5.3 times more for restaurants
Uganda
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.54
UGX9,686
|
$17.84
ISK2,504
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.79
UGX25,902
|
$14.27
ISK2,003
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
UGX1,381
|
$2.32
ISK325
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
UGX1,401
|
$2.12
ISK298
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Uganda
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
UGX4,038
|
$3.42
ISK481
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.31
UGX8,816
|
$5.98
ISK840
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.65
UGX10,128
|
$5.33
ISK748
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
UGX4,937
|
$5.66
ISK794
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
UGX9,172
|
$7.09
ISK996
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
UGX4,158
|
$1.16
ISK163
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
UGX1,589
|
$0.98
ISK138
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
UGX2,488
|
$1.17
ISK164
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
UGX1,599
|
$1.84
ISK258
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
UGX1,418
|
$0.96
ISK134
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
UGX1,431
|
$0.51
ISK72
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for transportation
Uganda
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
UGX18,615
|
$8.03
ISK1,128
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.41
UGX158,032
|
$77.40
ISK10,866
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,692.95
UGX29,356,657
|
$29,836.83
ISK4,189,091
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
UGX15,603
|
$23.97
ISK3,365
|
|
pay 4.7 times more for housing
Uganda
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.58
UGX280,770
|
$62.40
ISK8,761
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$231.00
UGX881,495
|
$1,437.14
ISK201,775
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$119.34
UGX455,403
|
$1,215.63
ISK170,674
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.76
UGX159,342
|
$68.63
ISK9,636
|
|
pay 52.5% more for childcare
Uganda
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.04
UGX397,039
|
$259.34
ISK36,412
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,945.64
UGX18,872,783
|
$2,750.10
ISK386,114
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for entertainment and sports
Uganda
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
UGX3,399
|
$8.52
ISK1,196
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.05
UGX7,808
|
$4.15
ISK583
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
UGX8,406
|
$10.64
ISK1,493
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.76
UGX205,158
|
$56.90
ISK7,989
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
UGX18,352
|
$12.27
ISK1,723
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
Uganda
|
Iceland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.98
UGX64,800
|
$118.08
ISK16,578
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.84
UGX110,049
|
$50.39
ISK7,075
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.43
UGX295,463
|
$151.12
ISK21,217
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.70
UGX288,875
|
$175.20
ISK24,598
|
|
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