Cost of living comparison
Austria is 2.7 times more expensive than Uganda.
If you lived in Austria instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 5.7 times more for restaurants
|
Uganda
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.60
UGX5,735
|
$13.96
€12.24
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.05
UGX32,500
|
$8.49
€7.44
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
UGX1,676
|
$2.73
€2.39
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
UGX1,139
|
$2.27
€1.99
|
|
pay 78.1% more for groceries
|
Uganda
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.15
UGX4,134
|
$2.17
€1.90
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.19
UGX11,471
|
$7.10
€6.23
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.84
UGX10,199
|
$4.53
€3.97
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.54
UGX5,544
|
$3.19
€2.80
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
UGX7,754
|
$5.13
€4.50
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.42
UGX5,095
|
$1.00
€0.88
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.53
UGX1,897
|
$0.78
€0.68
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
UGX2,842
|
$1.10
€0.96
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
UGX1,697
|
$1.32
€1.15
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.46
UGX1,670
|
$0.73
€0.64
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
UGX1,501
|
$0.64
€0.56
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
|
Uganda
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.59
UGX16,492
|
$6.89
€6.04
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$33.32
UGX119,693
|
$48.91
€42.89
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,979.31
UGX35,845,669
|
$24,457.96
€21,447.21
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.32
UGX19,118
|
$18.99
€16.65
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
|
Uganda
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$62.53
UGX224,606
|
$36.27
€31.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$394.33
UGX1,416,447
|
$766.13
€671.82
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$174.18
UGX625,670
|
$596.46
€523.04
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.28
UGX148,283
|
$178.40
€156.44
|
|
pay 71.8% more for childcare
|
Uganda
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$195.78
UGX703,258
|
$368.77
€323.38
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,660.76
UGX20,333,455
|
$8,777.60
€7,697.08
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Uganda
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.96
UGX3,441
|
$3.93
€3.45
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.75
UGX9,877
|
$3.09
€2.71
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.40
UGX8,603
|
$5.84
€5.12
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.09
UGX223,040
|
$39.56
€34.69
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.65
UGX20,313
|
$12.05
€10.56
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
|
Uganda
|
Austria
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.71
UGX56,421
|
$84.61
€74.19
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.62
UGX81,250
|
$34.20
€29.99
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.00
UGX190,362
|
$83.23
€72.98
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$58.67
UGX210,755
|
$113.40
€99.44
|
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