Cost of living comparison
United Arab Emirates is 2.5 times more expensive than Uganda.
If you lived in United Arab Emirates instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Uganda
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.66
UGX9,993
|
$8.05
AED29.59
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.99
UGX29,980
|
$8.09
AED29.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
UGX1,582
|
$1.08
AED3.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
UGX1,110
|
$0.61
AED2.23
|
|
pay 46.1% more for groceries
Uganda
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
UGX3,816
|
$1.28
AED4.72
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
UGX5,804
|
$5.11
AED18.78
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
UGX10,433
|
$6.79
AED24.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
UGX5,699
|
$2.57
AED9.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
UGX7,857
|
$3.46
AED12.71
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UGX4,647
|
$0.97
AED3.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,514
|
$0.75
AED2.76
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
UGX2,921
|
$0.88
AED3.24
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
UGX2,267
|
$0.57
AED2.08
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
UGX1,823
|
$0.50
AED1.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,511
|
$0.48
AED1.75
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Uganda
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
UGX20,895
|
$3.18
AED11.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.30
UGX199,867
|
$73.48
AED269.91
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,992.84
UGX37,475,008
|
$41,136.59
AED151,094.69
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.26
UGX15,989
|
$9.56
AED35.10
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Uganda
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.83
UGX310,621
|
$100.87
AED370.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$260.55
UGX977,126
|
$1,052.52
AED3,865.92
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$156.18
UGX585,720
|
$822.84
AED3,022.29
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.76
UGX134,098
|
$116.90
AED429.36
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Uganda
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.55
UGX587,108
|
$544.40
AED1,999.60
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,882.34
UGX18,309,664
|
$8,131.09
AED29,865.51
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Uganda
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
UGX4,747
|
$9.77
AED35.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
UGX9,438
|
$4.95
AED18.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
UGX9,993
|
$6.27
AED23.04
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.62
UGX223,601
|
$69.48
AED255.22
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.33
UGX19,987
|
$11.92
AED43.79
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for clothing
Uganda
|
United Arab Emirates
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.39
UGX57,712
|
$62.20
AED228.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.49
UGX88,080
|
$62.07
AED227.99
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.31
UGX136,159
|
$91.99
AED337.89
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.30
UGX199,867
|
$111.38
AED409.10
|
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