Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 4.1 times more expensive than Uganda.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 6.0 times more for restaurants
Uganda
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.54
UGX9,600
|
$18.47
€17.15
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.79
UGX25,672
|
$12.80
€11.89
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
UGX1,368
|
$2.82
€2.62
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
UGX1,389
|
$2.66
€2.47
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for groceries
Uganda
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
UGX4,002
|
$2.85
€2.64
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.31
UGX8,738
|
$7.44
€6.91
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.65
UGX10,038
|
$5.75
€5.34
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
UGX4,893
|
$3.67
€3.41
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
UGX9,091
|
$5.92
€5.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
UGX4,121
|
$1.27
€1.18
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
UGX1,575
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
UGX2,466
|
$1.48
€1.37
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
UGX1,585
|
$1.72
€1.59
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
UGX1,406
|
$0.84
€0.78
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
UGX1,418
|
$0.98
€0.91
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Uganda
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
UGX18,450
|
$6.08
€5.65
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.41
UGX156,632
|
$24.74
€22.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,692.95
UGX29,096,637
|
$27,288.34
€25,341.32
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
UGX15,465
|
$28.68
€26.63
|
|
pay 6.2 times more for housing
Uganda
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.58
UGX278,284
|
$55.88
€51.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$231.00
UGX873,687
|
$1,700.62
€1,579.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$119.34
UGX451,370
|
$1,513.73
€1,405.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.76
UGX157,930
|
$166.86
€154.96
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for childcare
Uganda
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.04
UGX393,522
|
$865.49
€803.74
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,945.64
UGX18,705,622
|
$12,306.85
€11,428.75
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for entertainment and sports
Uganda
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
UGX3,368
|
$5.03
€4.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.05
UGX7,739
|
$3.32
€3.08
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
UGX8,332
|
$7.68
€7.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.76
UGX203,341
|
$59.31
€55.08
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
UGX18,190
|
$13.50
€12.54
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
Uganda
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.98
UGX64,226
|
$78.15
€72.57
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.84
UGX109,074
|
$43.32
€40.23
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.43
UGX292,846
|
$98.14
€91.14
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.70
UGX286,317
|
$115.79
€107.53
|
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