Cost of living comparison
Lithuania is 2.2 times more expensive than Uganda.
If you lived in Lithuania instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Uganda
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.54
UGX9,625
|
$9.60
€9.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.79
UGX25,738
|
$6.46
€6.06
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
UGX1,372
|
$1.64
€1.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
UGX1,392
|
$1.44
€1.35
|
|
pay 39.7% more for groceries
Uganda
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
UGX4,012
|
$1.28
€1.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.31
UGX8,761
|
$4.50
€4.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.65
UGX10,064
|
$5.00
€4.70
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
UGX4,906
|
$2.31
€2.17
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
UGX9,114
|
$2.81
€2.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
UGX4,131
|
$0.54
€0.51
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
UGX1,579
|
$0.66
€0.62
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
UGX2,473
|
$0.73
€0.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
UGX1,589
|
$1.13
€1.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
UGX1,409
|
$0.28
€0.26
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
UGX1,422
|
$0.27
€0.25
|
|
pay 67.8% more for transportation
Uganda
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
UGX18,497
|
$6.57
€6.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.41
UGX157,036
|
$30.24
€28.37
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,692.95
UGX29,171,667
|
$23,112.58
€21,685.38
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
UGX15,505
|
$6.67
€6.26
|
|
pay 97.3% more for housing
Uganda
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.58
UGX279,001
|
$13.14
€12.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$231.00
UGX875,940
|
$411.89
€386.45
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$119.34
UGX452,534
|
$288.97
€271.12
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.76
UGX158,337
|
$146.55
€137.50
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Uganda
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.04
UGX394,537
|
$398.36
€373.77
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,945.64
UGX18,753,857
|
$6,476.89
€6,076.95
|
|
pay 99.0% more for entertainment and sports
Uganda
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
UGX3,377
|
$3.77
€3.54
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.05
UGX7,759
|
$2.65
€2.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
UGX8,353
|
$4.68
€4.39
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.76
UGX203,865
|
$35.04
€32.87
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
UGX18,236
|
$7.90
€7.41
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Uganda
|
Lithuania
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.98
UGX64,391
|
$78.17
€73.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.84
UGX109,355
|
$43.64
€40.94
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.43
UGX293,601
|
$78.57
€73.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.70
UGX287,055
|
$115.33
€108.21
|
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