Cost of living comparison
Austria is 3.1 times more expensive than Uganda.
If you lived in Austria instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 5.4 times more for restaurants
Uganda
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.54
UGX9,859
|
$15.13
€13.94
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.79
UGX26,364
|
$9.01
€8.30
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
UGX1,405
|
$2.84
€2.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
UGX1,426
|
$2.40
€2.21
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Uganda
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
UGX4,110
|
$2.29
€2.11
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.31
UGX8,974
|
$7.30
€6.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.65
UGX10,309
|
$5.02
€4.63
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
UGX5,025
|
$3.54
€3.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
UGX9,336
|
$5.30
€4.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
UGX4,232
|
$1.10
€1.01
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
UGX1,617
|
$0.87
€0.80
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
UGX2,533
|
$1.13
€1.04
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
UGX1,628
|
$1.53
€1.41
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
UGX1,444
|
$0.81
€0.74
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
UGX1,456
|
$0.70
€0.64
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for transportation
Uganda
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
UGX18,947
|
$7.22
€6.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.41
UGX160,854
|
$48.12
€44.32
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,692.95
UGX29,880,855
|
$25,940.65
€23,890.04
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
UGX15,882
|
$19.81
€18.24
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for housing
Uganda
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.58
UGX285,784
|
$37.53
€34.57
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$231.00
UGX897,235
|
$743.38
€684.62
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$119.34
UGX463,535
|
$621.91
€572.75
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.76
UGX162,187
|
$222.11
€204.56
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
Uganda
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.04
UGX404,129
|
$416.59
€383.66
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,945.64
UGX19,209,779
|
$8,210.34
€7,561.32
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Uganda
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
UGX3,459
|
$4.19
€3.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.05
UGX7,948
|
$3.32
€3.06
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
UGX8,556
|
$6.20
€5.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.76
UGX208,821
|
$41.56
€38.28
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
UGX18,680
|
$12.77
€11.76
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for clothing
Uganda
|
Austria
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.98
UGX65,957
|
$75.76
€69.77
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.84
UGX112,014
|
$38.64
€35.59
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.43
UGX300,738
|
$85.33
€78.58
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.70
UGX294,034
|
$110.53
€101.79
|
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