Cost of living comparison
Uganda is 7.6% cheaper than Hungary.
If you lived in Uganda instead of Hungary, you would:
pay 44.6% less for restaurants
Hungary
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.37
Ft2,708.13
|
$2.54
UGX9,676
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
Ft2,105.71
|
$6.79
UGX25,876
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
Ft433.31
|
$0.36
UGX1,379
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
Ft355.66
|
$0.37
UGX1,400
|
|
pay 17.2% less for groceries
Hungary
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.13
Ft415.89
|
$1.06
UGX4,034
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
Ft1,863.15
|
$2.31
UGX8,808
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.47
Ft1,277.06
|
$2.65
UGX10,118
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.28
Ft836.56
|
$1.29
UGX4,932
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
Ft795.35
|
$2.40
UGX9,163
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.64
Ft234.56
|
$1.09
UGX4,153
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.65
Ft239.00
|
$0.42
UGX1,587
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.69
Ft254.27
|
$0.65
UGX2,486
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.39
Ft510.17
|
$0.42
UGX1,598
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
Ft163.17
|
$0.37
UGX1,417
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
Ft162.67
|
$0.37
UGX1,429
|
|
pay 16.1% less for transportation
Hungary
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.48
Ft2,012.89
|
$4.88
UGX18,596
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$24.10
Ft8,859.41
|
$41.41
UGX157,873
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,929.98
Ft8,061,076.16
|
$7,692.95
UGX29,327,080
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.36
Ft3,808.37
|
$4.09
UGX15,587
|
|
pay 71.0% more for housing
Hungary
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.65
Ft5,017.97
|
$73.58
UGX280,488
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$356.86
Ft131,174.59
|
$231.00
UGX880,606
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$280.52
Ft103,114.64
|
$119.34
UGX454,945
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$110.62
Ft40,660.57
|
$41.76
UGX159,181
|
|
pay 22.1% less for childcare
Hungary
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$218.36
Ft80,264.84
|
$104.04
UGX396,639
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,572.41
Ft1,680,737.45
|
$4,945.64
UGX18,853,769
|
|
pay 11.0% less for entertainment and sports
Hungary
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
Ft580.53
|
$0.89
UGX3,395
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
Ft627.89
|
$2.05
UGX7,800
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.63
Ft2,069.95
|
$2.20
UGX8,398
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.88
Ft13,557.63
|
$53.76
UGX204,951
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.73
Ft2,105.18
|
$4.81
UGX18,334
|
|
pay 13.1% less for clothing
Hungary
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.90
Ft21,282.28
|
$16.98
UGX64,735
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.48
Ft9,733.67
|
$28.84
UGX109,938
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$72.51
Ft26,655.10
|
$77.43
UGX295,165
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.83
Ft27,138.95
|
$75.70
UGX288,584
|
|
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