Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 38.9% cheaper than Uganda.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 34.7% less for restaurants
Uganda
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.54
UGX9,676
|
$2.69
E£128.72
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.79
UGX25,876
|
$3.27
E£156.49
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
UGX1,379
|
$0.25
E£11.93
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
UGX1,400
|
$0.14
E£6.72
|
|
pay 51.4% less for groceries
Uganda
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
UGX4,034
|
$0.40
E£19.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.31
UGX8,808
|
$1.23
E£58.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.65
UGX10,118
|
$2.42
E£115.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
UGX4,932
|
$1.12
E£53.58
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
UGX9,163
|
$1.58
E£75.79
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
UGX4,153
|
$0.40
E£19.31
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
UGX1,587
|
$0.22
E£10.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
UGX2,486
|
$0.14
E£6.60
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
UGX1,598
|
$0.13
E£6.03
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
UGX1,417
|
$0.12
E£5.70
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
UGX1,429
|
$0.10
E£4.80
|
|
pay 27.1% less for transportation
Uganda
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
UGX18,596
|
$1.02
E£48.72
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.41
UGX157,873
|
$7.97
E£381.55
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,692.95
UGX29,327,080
|
$15,876.53
E£759,874.68
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
UGX15,587
|
$1.85
E£88.31
|
|
pay 59.5% less for housing
Uganda
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.58
UGX280,488
|
$10.98
E£525.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$231.00
UGX880,606
|
$109.16
E£5,224.77
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$119.34
UGX454,945
|
$71.02
E£3,398.98
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.76
UGX159,181
|
$16.81
E£804.71
|
|
pay 54.8% less for childcare
Uganda
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.04
UGX396,639
|
$58.30
E£2,790.44
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,945.64
UGX18,853,769
|
$1,699.22
E£81,327.03
|
|
pay 24.5% less for entertainment and sports
Uganda
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
UGX3,395
|
$1.45
E£69.24
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.05
UGX7,800
|
$1.03
E£49.29
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
UGX8,398
|
$1.57
E£75.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.76
UGX204,951
|
$15.18
E£726.50
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
UGX18,334
|
$3.13
E£149.69
|
|
pay 20.2% less for clothing
Uganda
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.98
UGX64,735
|
$17.23
E£824.44
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.84
UGX109,938
|
$28.02
E£1,341.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.43
UGX295,165
|
$63.69
E£3,048.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.70
UGX288,584
|
$28.91
E£1,383.85
|
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