Cost of living comparison
Uganda is 3.6% cheaper than Ethiopia.
If you lived in Uganda instead of Ethiopia, you would:
pay 23.9% less for restaurants
Ethiopia
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.66
ETB439.77
|
$2.54
UGX9,686
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.60
ETB321.51
|
$6.79
UGX25,902
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.64
ETB36.46
|
$0.36
UGX1,381
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.39
ETB22.65
|
$0.37
UGX1,401
|
|
pay 1.7% more for groceries
Ethiopia
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.59
ETB34.06
|
$1.06
UGX4,038
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.28
ETB245.60
|
$2.31
UGX8,816
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.85
ETB221.19
|
$2.65
UGX10,128
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.23
ETB127.91
|
$1.29
UGX4,937
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.58
ETB205.50
|
$2.40
UGX9,172
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.87
ETB107.44
|
$1.09
UGX4,158
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
ETB24.27
|
$0.42
UGX1,589
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.88
ETB50.61
|
$0.65
UGX2,488
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
ETB17.73
|
$0.42
UGX1,599
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.19
ETB11.19
|
$0.37
UGX1,418
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
ETB15.94
|
$0.37
UGX1,431
|
|
pay 65.2% more for transportation
Ethiopia
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.15
ETB180.62
|
$4.88
UGX18,615
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$11.00
ETB631.53
|
$41.41
UGX158,032
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
ETB1,492,708.85
|
$7,692.95
UGX29,356,657
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.10
ETB235.39
|
$4.09
UGX15,603
|
|
pay 57.5% less for housing
Ethiopia
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$202.38
ETB11,619.16
|
$73.58
UGX280,770
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$496.62
ETB28,511.70
|
$231.00
UGX881,495
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$259.10
ETB14,875.47
|
$119.34
UGX455,403
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$101.32
ETB5,817.17
|
$41.76
UGX159,342
|
|
pay 24.9% less for childcare
Ethiopia
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.57
ETB4,281.45
|
$104.04
UGX397,039
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$46,000.00
ETB2,640,946.43
|
$4,945.64
UGX18,872,783
|
|
pay 30.9% more for entertainment and sports
Ethiopia
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
ETB43.06
|
$0.89
UGX3,399
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$0.73
ETB41.97
|
$2.05
UGX7,808
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
ETB229.65
|
$2.20
UGX8,406
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$66.88
ETB3,839.42
|
$53.76
UGX205,158
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
ETB229.65
|
$4.81
UGX18,352
|
|
pay 16.8% less for clothing
Ethiopia
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$26.92
ETB1,545.27
|
$16.98
UGX64,800
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.82
ETB3,090.19
|
$28.84
UGX110,049
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$64.59
ETB3,708.03
|
$77.43
UGX295,463
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$78.66
ETB4,515.83
|
$75.70
UGX288,875
|
|
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