Cost of living comparison
Portugal is 2.2 times more expensive than Uganda.
If you lived in Portugal instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 3.3 times more for restaurants
Uganda
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.66
UGX9,993
|
$10.94
€10.06
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.99
UGX29,980
|
$8.34
€7.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
UGX1,582
|
$1.68
€1.54
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
UGX1,110
|
$1.18
€1.09
|
|
pay 53.3% more for groceries
Uganda
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
UGX3,816
|
$1.52
€1.39
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
UGX5,804
|
$5.43
€4.99
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
UGX10,433
|
$3.81
€3.50
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
UGX5,699
|
$2.88
€2.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
UGX7,857
|
$3.25
€2.99
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UGX4,647
|
$0.93
€0.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,514
|
$0.60
€0.56
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
UGX2,921
|
$0.81
€0.74
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
UGX2,267
|
$1.06
€0.98
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
UGX1,823
|
$0.64
€0.59
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,511
|
$0.86
€0.79
|
|
pay 88.1% more for transportation
Uganda
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
UGX20,895
|
$6.92
€6.37
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.30
UGX199,867
|
$38.18
€35.09
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,992.84
UGX37,475,008
|
$32,478.09
€29,852.24
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.26
UGX15,989
|
$9.87
€9.07
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Uganda
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.83
UGX310,621
|
$40.03
€36.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$260.55
UGX977,126
|
$868.97
€798.71
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$156.18
UGX585,720
|
$680.04
€625.06
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.76
UGX134,098
|
$91.68
€84.27
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for childcare
Uganda
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.55
UGX587,108
|
$397.00
€364.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,882.34
UGX18,309,664
|
$7,801.09
€7,170.37
|
|
pay 36.3% more for entertainment and sports
Uganda
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
UGX4,747
|
$2.32
€2.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
UGX9,438
|
$1.79
€1.65
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
UGX9,993
|
$5.63
€5.18
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.62
UGX223,601
|
$40.44
€37.17
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.33
UGX19,987
|
$7.87
€7.23
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
Uganda
|
Portugal
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.39
UGX57,712
|
$73.48
€67.54
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.49
UGX88,080
|
$33.58
€30.86
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.31
UGX136,159
|
$79.41
€72.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.30
UGX199,867
|
$97.29
€89.42
|
|
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