Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 20.6% cheaper than Uganda.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 17.2% less for restaurants
Uganda
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.66
UGX9,775
|
$3.82
EGP185.57
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.99
UGX29,326
|
$4.07
EGP197.69
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
UGX1,548
|
$0.33
EGP16.18
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
UGX1,086
|
$0.17
EGP8.32
|
|
pay 37.1% less for groceries
Uganda
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
UGX3,733
|
$0.75
EGP36.51
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
UGX5,678
|
$1.78
EGP86.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
UGX10,205
|
$3.20
EGP155.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
UGX5,575
|
$1.47
EGP71.67
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
UGX7,686
|
$1.91
EGP92.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UGX4,546
|
$0.57
EGP27.69
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,459
|
$0.21
EGP10.30
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
UGX2,857
|
$0.14
EGP6.84
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
UGX2,217
|
$0.15
EGP7.51
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
UGX1,783
|
$0.17
EGP8.22
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,456
|
$0.29
EGP14.08
|
|
pay 4.5% less for transportation
Uganda
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
UGX20,439
|
$0.97
EGP47.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.30
UGX195,508
|
$6.76
EGP328.62
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,992.84
UGX36,657,747
|
$27,552.01
EGP1,338,975.40
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.26
UGX15,641
|
$3.26
EGP158.22
|
|
pay 45.0% less for housing
Uganda
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.83
UGX303,847
|
$7.84
EGP381.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$260.55
UGX955,817
|
$212.64
EGP10,334.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$156.18
UGX572,947
|
$144.87
EGP7,040.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.76
UGX131,174
|
$12.98
EGP630.70
|
|
pay 52.2% less for childcare
Uganda
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.55
UGX574,305
|
$70.10
EGP3,406.57
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,882.34
UGX17,910,364
|
$2,485.76
EGP120,802.97
|
|
pay 31.8% less for entertainment and sports
Uganda
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
UGX4,643
|
$1.76
EGP85.30
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
UGX9,232
|
$1.32
EGP64.21
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
UGX9,775
|
$1.76
EGP85.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.62
UGX218,725
|
$18.83
EGP914.90
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.33
UGX19,551
|
$2.80
EGP135.86
|
|
pay 43.4% more for clothing
Uganda
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.39
UGX56,453
|
$18.16
EGP882.74
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.49
UGX86,159
|
$33.59
EGP1,632.39
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.31
UGX133,190
|
$92.42
EGP4,491.53
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.30
UGX195,508
|
$30.97
EGP1,505.13
|
|
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