Cost of living comparison
Slovakia is 2.0 times more expensive than Uganda.
If you lived in Slovakia instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Uganda
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.54
UGX9,686
|
$7.70
€7.19
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.79
UGX25,902
|
$7.27
€6.79
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
UGX1,381
|
$1.50
€1.40
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
UGX1,401
|
$1.12
€1.05
|
|
pay 59.5% more for groceries
Uganda
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
UGX4,038
|
$1.09
€1.02
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.31
UGX8,816
|
$5.43
€5.07
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.65
UGX10,128
|
$3.30
€3.08
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
UGX4,937
|
$2.64
€2.46
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
UGX9,172
|
$2.84
€2.65
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
UGX4,158
|
$0.71
€0.66
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
UGX1,589
|
$0.76
€0.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
UGX2,488
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
UGX1,599
|
$1.52
€1.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
UGX1,418
|
$0.44
€0.41
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
UGX1,431
|
$0.41
€0.39
|
|
pay 83.8% more for transportation
Uganda
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
UGX18,615
|
$6.62
€6.18
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.41
UGX158,032
|
$23.13
€21.61
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,692.95
UGX29,356,657
|
$20,325.40
€18,986.08
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
UGX15,603
|
$11.42
€10.66
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
Uganda
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.58
UGX280,770
|
$20.68
€19.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$231.00
UGX881,495
|
$525.97
€491.31
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$119.34
UGX455,403
|
$430.57
€402.19
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.76
UGX159,342
|
$154.00
€143.85
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Uganda
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.04
UGX397,039
|
$367.52
€343.31
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,945.64
UGX18,872,783
|
$7,594.62
€7,094.18
|
|
pay 41.9% more for entertainment and sports
Uganda
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
UGX3,399
|
$1.59
€1.49
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.05
UGX7,808
|
$2.06
€1.92
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
UGX8,406
|
$4.75
€4.44
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.76
UGX205,158
|
$36.25
€33.86
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
UGX18,352
|
$7.09
€6.62
|
|
pay 62.8% more for clothing
Uganda
|
Slovakia
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.98
UGX64,800
|
$56.64
€52.90
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.84
UGX110,049
|
$32.72
€30.56
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.43
UGX295,463
|
$68.42
€63.91
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.70
UGX288,875
|
$87.74
€81.96
|
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