Cost of living comparison

Uganda

compared to

Greece

Greece vs. Uganda Cost of Living Summary

Greece is 95.0% more expensive than Uganda overall.

Restaurants: pay 3.4 times more in Greece
Groceries: pay 61.9% more in Greece
Transportation: pay 2.0 times more in Greece
Housing: pay 83.4% more in Greece
Childcare: pay 15.7% more in Greece
Entertainment and Sports: pay 57.5% more in Greece
Clothing: pay 3.4 times more in Greece

The cost of clothing, restaurants, transportation, housing, groceries, and entertainment and sports in Greece are more expensive than in Uganda. Notably, clothing, restaurants, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Greece.

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Greece vs. Uganda Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 3.4 times more for restaurants

	Uganda	Greece
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.45 UGX10,431	$15.08 €13.47	+514.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.36 UGX31,292	$10.42 €9.31	+41.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 UGX1,565	$2.46 €2.20	+568.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 UGX1,138	$0.70 €0.62	+160.1%
Average			+240.2%

Uganda vs. Greece - Cost of restaurants

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pay 61.9% more for groceries

	Uganda	Greece
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 UGX3,851	$1.43 €1.28	+58.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.18 UGX9,257	$6.59 €5.88	+202.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.90 UGX12,306	$6.33 €5.65	+118.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.58 UGX6,710	$4.44 €3.96	+181.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.05 UGX8,705	$4.45 €3.98	+117.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.95 UGX4,048	$0.97 €0.87	+2.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 UGX2,418	$0.93 €0.83	+64.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.59 UGX2,497	$0.68 €0.60	+15.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 UGX2,287	$0.94 €0.84	+74.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 UGX2,366	$0.53 €0.48	-4.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 UGX2,366	$0.54 €0.49	-2.4%
Average			+61.9%

Uganda vs. Greece - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

	Uganda	Greece
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UGX22,566	$8.09 €7.23	+52.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.68 UGX181K	$43.58 €38.92	+2.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,361.98 UGX31M	$28,260.91 €25,234.09	+283.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.94 UGX12,517	$14.42 €12.88	+389.8%
Average			+104.5%

Uganda vs. Greece - Cost of transportation

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pay 83.4% more for housing

	Uganda	Greece
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.66 UGX147K	$33.05 €29.51	-4.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$482.64 UGX2M	$568.48 €507.59	+17.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$167.36 UGX711K	$438.39 €391.43	+161.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.08 UGX226K	$152.65 €136.30	+187.6%
Average			+83.4%

Uganda vs. Greece - Cost of housing

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pay 15.7% more for childcare

	Uganda	Greece
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$251.43 UGX1M	$416.57 €371.95	+65.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,279.19 UGX35M	$6,690.51 €5,973.93	-19.2%
Average			+15.7%

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pay 57.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Uganda	Greece
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.23 UGX5,215	$4.76 €4.25	+288.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 UGX10,759	$3.78 €3.38	+49.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.45 UGX10,431	$5.28 €4.72	+115.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.21 UGX235K	$49.64 €44.32	-10.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.36 UGX31,292	$9.09 €8.12	+23.5%
Average			+57.5%

Uganda vs. Greece - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 3.4 times more for clothing

	Uganda	Greece
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$13.80 UGX58,672	$82.73 €73.87	+499.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$12.88 UGX54,761	$40.66 €36.30	+215.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$31.90 UGX136K	$91.41 €81.62	+186.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$43.25 UGX184K	$108.25 €96.65	+150.3%
Average			+241.3%

Uganda vs. Greece - Cost of clothing

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