Cost of living comparison
Uganda is 24.0% more expensive than Macedonia.
If you lived in Uganda instead of Macedonia, you would:
pay 17.5% less for restaurants
Macedonia
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.77
MKD272.58
|
$2.54
UGX9,600
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.35
MKD191.28
|
$6.79
UGX25,672
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.18
MKD67.68
|
$0.36
UGX1,368
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.84
MKD48.04
|
$0.37
UGX1,389
|
|
pay 24.6% more for groceries
Macedonia
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.62
MKD35.60
|
$1.06
UGX4,002
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.02
MKD172.41
|
$2.31
UGX8,738
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.12
MKD235.24
|
$2.65
UGX10,038
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.80
MKD102.65
|
$1.29
UGX4,893
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.26
MKD129.16
|
$2.40
UGX9,091
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.34
MKD19.29
|
$1.09
UGX4,121
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
MKD30.48
|
$0.42
UGX1,575
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.44
MKD24.88
|
$0.65
UGX2,466
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
MKD34.55
|
$0.42
UGX1,585
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
MKD16.61
|
$0.37
UGX1,406
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
MKD15.97
|
$0.37
UGX1,418
|
|
pay 1.1% more for transportation
Macedonia
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.32
MKD303.87
|
$4.88
UGX18,450
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.30
MKD1,159.64
|
$41.41
UGX156,632
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,822.28
MKD1,189,499.85
|
$7,692.95
UGX29,096,637
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.68
MKD324.32
|
$4.09
UGX15,465
|
|
pay 70.0% more for housing
Macedonia
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$17.70
MKD1,010.93
|
$73.58
UGX278,284
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$179.57
MKD10,258.16
|
$231.00
UGX873,687
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$130.47
MKD7,453.23
|
$119.34
UGX451,370
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.81
MKD5,416.31
|
$41.76
UGX157,930
|
|
pay 68.3% more for childcare
Macedonia
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$100.21
MKD5,724.38
|
$104.04
UGX393,522
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,124.52
MKD121,366.13
|
$4,945.64
UGX18,705,622
|
|
pay 38.3% more for entertainment and sports
Macedonia
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.57
MKD89.87
|
$0.89
UGX3,368
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.25
MKD71.31
|
$2.05
UGX7,739
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.70
MKD154.51
|
$2.20
UGX8,332
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$19.54
MKD1,116.20
|
$53.76
UGX203,341
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.21
MKD240.53
|
$4.81
UGX18,190
|
|
pay 16.7% less for clothing
Macedonia
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$50.34
MKD2,875.65
|
$16.98
UGX64,226
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
MKD1,918.04
|
$28.84
UGX109,074
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.78
MKD4,328.98
|
$77.43
UGX292,846
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.00
MKD3,884.75
|
$75.70
UGX286,317
|
|
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