Cost of living comparison
Switzerland is 6.2 times more expensive than Uganda.
If you lived in Switzerland instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 8.8 times more for restaurants
Uganda
|
Switzerland
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.54
UGX9,600
|
$26.06
CHF23.58
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.79
UGX25,672
|
$16.57
CHF15.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
UGX1,368
|
$4.36
CHF3.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
UGX1,389
|
$3.85
CHF3.49
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for groceries
Uganda
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
UGX4,002
|
$3.23
CHF2.92
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.31
UGX8,738
|
$14.05
CHF12.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.65
UGX10,038
|
$6.73
CHF6.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
UGX4,893
|
$6.47
CHF5.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
UGX9,091
|
$11.61
CHF10.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
UGX4,121
|
$1.92
CHF1.73
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
UGX1,575
|
$1.29
CHF1.17
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
UGX2,466
|
$1.50
CHF1.36
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
UGX1,585
|
$2.00
CHF1.81
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
UGX1,406
|
$1.16
CHF1.05
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
UGX1,418
|
$1.15
CHF1.04
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for transportation
Uganda
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
UGX18,450
|
$7.86
CHF7.11
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.41
UGX156,632
|
$101.99
CHF92.29
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,692.95
UGX29,096,637
|
$34,369.68
CHF31,101.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
UGX15,465
|
$39.48
CHF35.73
|
|
pay 5.6 times more for housing
Uganda
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.58
UGX278,284
|
$58.09
CHF52.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$231.00
UGX873,687
|
$1,527.18
CHF1,381.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$119.34
UGX451,370
|
$1,267.40
CHF1,146.88
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.76
UGX157,930
|
$182.90
CHF165.51
|
|
pay 13.7 times more for childcare
Uganda
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.04
UGX393,522
|
$2,253.56
CHF2,039.26
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,945.64
UGX18,705,622
|
$28,390.10
CHF25,690.38
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Uganda
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
UGX3,368
|
$6.80
CHF6.15
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.05
UGX7,739
|
$5.05
CHF4.57
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
UGX8,332
|
$9.54
CHF8.63
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.76
UGX203,341
|
$88.43
CHF80.02
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
UGX18,190
|
$20.14
CHF18.23
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
Uganda
|
Switzerland
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.98
UGX64,226
|
$111.16
CHF100.59
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.84
UGX109,074
|
$56.12
CHF50.79
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.43
UGX292,846
|
$131.83
CHF119.29
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.70
UGX286,317
|
$170.76
CHF154.53
|
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