Cost of living comparison

Uganda

compared to

Eritrea

Eritrea vs. Uganda Cost of Living Summary

Eritrea is 17.7% more expensive than Uganda overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.1 times more in Eritrea
Groceries: pay 72.9% more in Eritrea
Transportation: pay 63.9% more in Eritrea
Housing: pay 22.7% less in Eritrea
Childcare: pay 82.3% less in Eritrea
Entertainment and Sports: pay 67.3% less in Eritrea
Clothing: pay 6.7 times more in Eritrea

The cost of clothing, restaurants, groceries, and transportation in Eritrea are more expensive than in Uganda. Expenses including childcare, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Eritrea. Notably, clothing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Eritrea.

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Eritrea vs. Uganda Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Eritrea instead of Uganda, you would:

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pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

	Uganda	Eritrea
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.45 UGX10,151	$21.00 ERN315.00	+755.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.36 UGX30,452	$5.99 ERN89.85	-18.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 UGX1,523	$1.00 ERN15.00	+171.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 UGX1,107	$1.00 ERN15.00	+273.5%
Average			+208.2%

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pay 72.9% more for groceries

	Uganda	Eritrea
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 UGX3,747	??
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.18 UGX9,009	$1.50 ERN22.50	-31.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.90 UGX11,976	$6.06 ERN90.85	+109.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.58 UGX6,530	$4.38 ERN65.70	+177.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.05 UGX8,472	$12.17 ERN182.57	+494.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.95 UGX3,939	$5.54 ERN83.16	+482.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 UGX2,353	$0.58 ERN8.69	+1.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.59 UGX2,430	$0.91 ERN13.61	+54.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 UGX2,225	$0.53 ERN7.94	-1.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 UGX2,302	$0.82 ERN12.25	+46.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 UGX2,302	$0.42 ERN6.35	-23.9%
Average			+72.9%

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pay 63.9% more for transportation

	Uganda	Eritrea
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UGX21,961	$9.46 ERN141.95	+78.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.68 UGX177K	$8.00 ERN120.00	-81.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,361.98 UGX30M	$66,666.00 ERN1000K	+805.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.94 UGX12,181	??
Average			+63.9%

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pay 22.7% less for housing

	Uganda	Eritrea
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.66 UGX143K	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	+477.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$482.64 UGX2M	$250.00 ERN3,750.00	-48.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$167.36 UGX692K	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	+19.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.08 UGX220K	$19.12 ERN286.76	-64.0%
Average			-22.7%

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pay 82.3% less for childcare

	Uganda	Eritrea
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$251.43 UGX1M	$25.00 ERN375.00	-90.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,279.19 UGX34M	$2,600.00 ERN39,000.00	-68.6%
Average			-82.3%

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pay 67.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Uganda	Eritrea
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.23 UGX5,075	$0.60 ERN9.00	-51.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 UGX10,471	$0.80 ERN12.00	-68.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.45 UGX10,151	??
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.21 UGX228K	$27.00 ERN405.00	-51.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.36 UGX30,452	$1.20 ERN18.00	-83.7%
Average			-67.3%

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pay 6.7 times more for clothing

	Uganda	Eritrea
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$13.80 UGX57,098	$135.00 ERN2,025.00	+878.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$12.88 UGX53,292	$120.00 ERN1,800.00	+831.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$31.90 UGX132K	$200.00 ERN3,000.00	+526.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$43.25 UGX179K	$150.00 ERN2,250.00	+246.8%
Average			+567.1%

Uganda vs. Eritrea - Cost of clothing

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