Cost of living comparison
Italy is 2.8 times more expensive than Uganda.
If you lived in Italy instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 4.4 times more for restaurants
Uganda
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.54
UGX9,859
|
$15.74
€14.46
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.79
UGX26,364
|
$9.09
€8.35
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
UGX1,405
|
$2.45
€2.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
UGX1,426
|
$1.16
€1.06
|
|
pay 98.6% more for groceries
Uganda
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
UGX4,110
|
$1.86
€1.71
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.31
UGX8,974
|
$7.20
€6.61
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.65
UGX10,309
|
$4.88
€4.48
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
UGX5,025
|
$3.14
€2.89
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
UGX9,336
|
$4.47
€4.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
UGX4,232
|
$0.96
€0.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
UGX1,617
|
$0.84
€0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
UGX2,533
|
$0.94
€0.86
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
UGX1,628
|
$1.20
€1.10
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
UGX1,444
|
$0.65
€0.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
UGX1,456
|
$0.71
€0.65
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Uganda
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
UGX18,946
|
$8.02
€7.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.41
UGX160,850
|
$38.40
€35.26
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,692.95
UGX29,880,210
|
$25,887.08
€23,770.81
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
UGX15,881
|
$18.65
€17.12
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Uganda
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.58
UGX285,778
|
$30.75
€28.23
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$231.00
UGX897,215
|
$608.10
€558.39
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$119.34
UGX463,525
|
$488.80
€448.84
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.76
UGX162,183
|
$151.72
€139.32
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for childcare
Uganda
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.04
UGX404,120
|
$459.30
€421.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,945.64
UGX19,209,364
|
$9,604.44
€8,819.28
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Uganda
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
UGX3,459
|
$4.83
€4.43
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.05
UGX7,947
|
$1.60
€1.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
UGX8,556
|
$6.30
€5.79
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.76
UGX208,816
|
$51.79
€47.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
UGX18,679
|
$9.32
€8.56
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Uganda
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.98
UGX65,955
|
$80.37
€73.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.84
UGX112,011
|
$36.54
€33.55
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.43
UGX300,732
|
$89.56
€82.24
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.70
UGX294,027
|
$114.84
€105.45
|
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