Cost of living comparison
Uganda is 43.5% cheaper than Malta.
If you lived in Uganda instead of Malta, you would:
pay 67.1% less for restaurants
Malta
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$15.74
€14.76
|
$2.54
UGX9,650
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.42
€8.84
|
$6.79
UGX25,807
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.09
€1.96
|
$0.36
UGX1,376
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.41
€1.32
|
$0.37
UGX1,396
|
|
pay 42.5% less for groceries
Malta
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
€1.11
|
$1.06
UGX4,023
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.02
€4.71
|
$2.31
UGX8,784
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.22
€3.96
|
$2.65
UGX10,091
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.62
€2.46
|
$1.29
UGX4,919
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.54
€3.32
|
$2.40
UGX9,139
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
€1.12
|
$1.09
UGX4,142
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.87
|
$0.42
UGX1,583
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.01
|
$0.65
UGX2,479
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
€1.21
|
$0.42
UGX1,593
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.76
|
$0.37
UGX1,413
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.85
|
$0.37
UGX1,426
|
|
pay 30.5% less for transportation
Malta
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.70
€5.34
|
$4.88
UGX18,546
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$29.21
€27.39
|
$41.41
UGX157,454
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,036.28
€22,542.81
|
$7,692.95
UGX29,249,249
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.88
€20.52
|
$4.09
UGX15,546
|
|
pay 24.9% less for housing
Malta
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$35.69
€33.47
|
$73.58
UGX279,743
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$914.55
€857.73
|
$231.00
UGX878,269
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$729.88
€684.53
|
$119.34
UGX453,737
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$79.58
€74.63
|
$41.76
UGX158,759
|
|
pay 56.9% less for childcare
Malta
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$395.67
€371.08
|
$104.04
UGX395,586
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,258.81
€7,745.65
|
$4,945.64
UGX18,803,732
|
|
pay 44.5% less for entertainment and sports
Malta
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
€2.90
|
$0.89
UGX3,386
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
€2.32
|
$2.05
UGX7,780
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$6.18
€5.80
|
$2.20
UGX8,376
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.27
€60.28
|
$53.76
UGX204,407
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.29
€9.65
|
$4.81
UGX18,285
|
|
pay 38.0% less for clothing
Malta
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.26
€77.15
|
$16.98
UGX64,563
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$40.09
€37.60
|
$28.84
UGX109,646
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$86.90
€81.50
|
$77.43
UGX294,382
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$114.30
€107.20
|
$75.70
UGX287,818
|
|
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