Cost of living comparison
Greece is 2.4 times more expensive than Uganda overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 3.1 times more in Greece
- Groceries
-
pay 54.1% more in Greece
- Transportation
-
pay 2.6 times more in Greece
- Housing
-
pay 2.5 times more in Greece
- Childcare
-
pay 2.4 times more in Greece
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 76.8% more in Greece
- Clothing
-
pay 3.2 times more in Greece
The cost of clothing, restaurants, transportation, housing, childcare, and entertainment and sports in Greece are more expensive than in Uganda. Notably, clothing, restaurants, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Greece.
If you lived in Greece instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Uganda
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.72
UGX9,965
|
$13.17
€12.56
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.48
UGX34,778
|
$9.11
€8.68
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
UGX1,628
|
$2.07
€1.97
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
UGX1,146
|
$0.60
€0.57
|
|
pay 54.1% more for groceries
Uganda
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
UGX3,747
|
$1.33
€1.27
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.81
UGX6,624
|
$6.30
€6.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.58
UGX9,449
|
$5.99
€5.71
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.58
UGX5,813
|
$4.02
€3.84
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.16
UGX7,939
|
$4.23
€4.03
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UGX4,534
|
$0.88
€0.84
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.68
UGX2,498
|
$0.85
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.83
UGX3,054
|
$0.58
€0.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
UGX2,565
|
$0.87
€0.83
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,461
|
$0.51
€0.49
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.84
UGX3,090
|
$0.57
€0.54
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Uganda
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
UGX20,448
|
$7.55
€7.20
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.35
UGX166,379
|
$40.19
€38.31
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$8,827.16
UGX32,387,619
|
$28,316.80
€26,990.24
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.72
UGX9,965
|
$13.82
€13.17
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Uganda
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.62
UGX259,101
|
$32.82
€31.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.59
UGX1,117,551
|
$524.36
€499.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$188.77
UGX692,597
|
$392.21
€373.83
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$31.44
UGX115,368
|
$175.68
€167.45
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for childcare
Uganda
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.15
UGX462,838
|
$413.12
€393.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,345.68
UGX15,944,674
|
$6,332.60
€6,035.94
|
|
pay 76.8% more for entertainment and sports
Uganda
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.36
UGX4,983
|
$4.40
€4.20
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.73
UGX10,011
|
$3.49
€3.33
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.78
UGX10,215
|
$4.94
€4.71
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$47.08
UGX172,734
|
$48.72
€46.44
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.84
UGX21,426
|
$8.82
€8.41
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
Uganda
|
Greece
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.35
UGX56,305
|
$83.64
€79.72
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$13.24
UGX48,581
|
$37.83
€36.06
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$33.20
UGX121,800
|
$83.15
€79.25
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$50.10
UGX183,807
|
$93.42
€89.04
|
|
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