Cost of living comparison
Uganda is 49.1% cheaper than Germany.
If you lived in Uganda instead of Germany, you would:
pay 69.8% less for restaurants
Germany
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.84
€12.04
|
$2.54
UGX9,650
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.44
€8.85
|
$6.79
UGX25,807
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.65
€2.48
|
$0.36
UGX1,376
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.37
€2.23
|
$0.37
UGX1,396
|
|
pay 40.6% less for groceries
Germany
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.00
€1.87
|
$1.06
UGX4,023
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.74
€6.33
|
$2.31
UGX8,784
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.96
|
$2.65
UGX10,091
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.93
€2.75
|
$1.29
UGX4,919
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.90
€3.66
|
$2.40
UGX9,139
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
€1.14
|
$1.09
UGX4,142
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
€0.75
|
$0.42
UGX1,583
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.96
|
$0.65
UGX2,479
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.61
€0.57
|
$0.42
UGX1,593
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.68
|
$0.37
UGX1,413
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.52
€0.49
|
$0.37
UGX1,426
|
|
pay 59.5% less for transportation
Germany
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$8.31
€7.79
|
$4.88
UGX18,546
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$73.47
€68.91
|
$41.41
UGX157,454
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,050.12
€25,369.39
|
$7,692.95
UGX29,249,249
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.90
€20.54
|
$4.09
UGX15,546
|
|
pay 33.6% less for housing
Germany
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$37.93
€35.58
|
$73.58
UGX279,743
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$759.74
€712.53
|
$231.00
UGX878,269
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$577.93
€542.02
|
$119.34
UGX453,737
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$202.18
€189.62
|
$41.76
UGX158,759
|
|
pay 63.2% less for childcare
Germany
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.78
€305.54
|
$104.04
UGX395,586
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,890.74
€11,151.92
|
$4,945.64
UGX18,803,732
|
|
pay 38.7% less for entertainment and sports
Germany
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.05
€3.80
|
$0.89
UGX3,386
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.27
€3.07
|
$2.05
UGX7,780
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.03
€7.53
|
$2.20
UGX8,376
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.77
€32.61
|
$53.76
UGX204,407
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.08
€11.33
|
$4.81
UGX18,285
|
|
pay 38.0% less for clothing
Germany
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.79
€75.77
|
$16.98
UGX64,563
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.60
€37.14
|
$28.84
UGX109,646
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.39
€82.90
|
$77.43
UGX294,382
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$113.48
€106.43
|
$75.70
UGX287,818
|
|
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