Cost of living comparison
Uganda is 44.1% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Uganda instead of Finland, you would:
pay 68.8% less for restaurants
Finland
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.74
€12.89
|
$2.54
UGX9,650
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.50
€8.91
|
$6.79
UGX25,807
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
€2.43
|
$0.36
UGX1,376
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.76
€1.65
|
$0.37
UGX1,396
|
|
pay 44.2% less for groceries
Finland
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.40
€2.25
|
$1.06
UGX4,023
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.01
€3.76
|
$2.31
UGX8,784
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.08
€3.83
|
$2.65
UGX10,091
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.96
€2.78
|
$1.29
UGX4,919
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.85
€4.55
|
$2.40
UGX9,139
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$1.09
UGX4,142
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$0.42
UGX1,583
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.01
|
$0.65
UGX2,479
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.79
€1.67
|
$0.42
UGX1,593
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.50
|
$0.37
UGX1,413
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.75
€0.70
|
$0.37
UGX1,426
|
|
pay 57.0% less for transportation
Finland
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.90
€8.35
|
$4.88
UGX18,546
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$58.04
€54.43
|
$41.41
UGX157,454
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$29,560.99
€27,724.25
|
$7,692.95
UGX29,249,249
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$20.72
€19.43
|
$4.09
UGX15,546
|
|
pay 3.3% more for housing
Finland
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.03
€21.60
|
$73.58
UGX279,743
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$744.51
€698.25
|
$231.00
UGX878,269
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$617.65
€579.28
|
$119.34
UGX453,737
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$96.36
€90.37
|
$41.76
UGX158,759
|
|
pay 53.8% less for childcare
Finland
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$346.47
€324.95
|
$104.04
UGX395,586
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,931.98
€7,439.13
|
$4,945.64
UGX18,803,732
|
|
pay 52.5% less for entertainment and sports
Finland
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.11
€6.67
|
$0.89
UGX3,386
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.18
€3.92
|
$2.05
UGX7,780
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.96
€9.34
|
$2.20
UGX8,376
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.96
€41.23
|
$53.76
UGX204,407
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.18
€14.24
|
$4.81
UGX18,285
|
|
pay 35.5% less for clothing
Finland
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.09
€83.56
|
$16.98
UGX64,563
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.28
€34.03
|
$28.84
UGX109,646
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.40
€76.34
|
$77.43
UGX294,382
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.91
€110.58
|
$75.70
UGX287,818
|
|
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