Cost of living comparison
Uganda is 7.3% more expensive than Romania.
If you lived in Uganda instead of Romania, you would:
pay 44.8% less for restaurants
Romania
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.92
RON31.98
|
$2.54
UGX9,600
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.40
RON24.97
|
$6.79
UGX25,672
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
RON5.99
|
$0.36
UGX1,368
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.20
RON5.55
|
$0.37
UGX1,389
|
|
pay 3.3% more for groceries
Romania
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.92
RON4.25
|
$1.06
UGX4,002
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.06
RON14.14
|
$2.31
UGX8,738
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.98
RON23.00
|
$2.65
UGX10,038
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.57
RON11.86
|
$1.29
UGX4,893
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.23
RON10.29
|
$2.40
UGX9,091
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
RON1.98
|
$1.09
UGX4,121
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
RON2.73
|
$0.42
UGX1,575
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.58
RON2.68
|
$0.65
UGX2,466
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
RON4.04
|
$0.42
UGX1,585
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
RON1.35
|
$0.37
UGX1,406
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.31
RON1.43
|
$0.37
UGX1,418
|
|
pay 4.0% more for transportation
Romania
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.47
RON29.91
|
$4.88
UGX18,450
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.36
RON84.84
|
$41.41
UGX156,632
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,112.96
RON88,317.19
|
$7,692.95
UGX29,096,637
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.47
RON25.27
|
$4.09
UGX15,465
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Romania
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.88
RON41.02
|
$73.58
UGX278,284
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$288.89
RON1,334.91
|
$231.00
UGX873,687
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$212.37
RON981.30
|
$119.34
UGX451,370
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$100.05
RON462.29
|
$41.76
UGX157,930
|
|
pay 34.6% less for childcare
Romania
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$311.36
RON1,438.75
|
$104.04
UGX393,522
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,083.75
RON23,491.01
|
$4,945.64
UGX18,705,622
|
|
pay 10.8% less for entertainment and sports
Romania
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.58
RON7.30
|
$0.89
UGX3,368
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
RON8.34
|
$2.05
UGX7,739
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.90
RON22.64
|
$2.20
UGX8,332
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$35.37
RON163.45
|
$53.76
UGX203,341
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.08
RON28.11
|
$4.81
UGX18,190
|
|
pay 17.8% less for clothing
Romania
|
Uganda
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$57.53
RON265.83
|
$16.98
UGX64,226
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.55
RON145.79
|
$28.84
UGX109,074
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$70.03
RON323.61
|
$77.43
UGX292,846
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$77.90
RON359.97
|
$75.70
UGX286,317
|
|
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