Cost of living comparison
United Kingdom is 3.6 times more expensive than Uganda.
If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 4.2 times more for restaurants
Uganda
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.54
UGX9,859
|
$17.09
£13.42
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.79
UGX26,364
|
$7.46
£5.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.36
UGX1,405
|
$1.84
£1.45
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
UGX1,426
|
$1.36
£1.07
|
|
pay 62.2% more for groceries
Uganda
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.06
UGX4,110
|
$1.25
£0.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.31
UGX8,974
|
$3.60
£2.83
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.65
UGX10,309
|
$4.68
£3.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.29
UGX5,025
|
$2.58
£2.03
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.40
UGX9,336
|
$3.16
£2.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.09
UGX4,232
|
$1.05
£0.82
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.42
UGX1,617
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.65
UGX2,533
|
$0.99
£0.78
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
UGX1,628
|
$1.17
£0.92
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
UGX1,444
|
$0.63
£0.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
UGX1,456
|
$0.58
£0.45
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for transportation
Uganda
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.88
UGX18,946
|
$7.31
£5.74
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$41.41
UGX160,850
|
$91.63
£71.97
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$7,692.95
UGX29,880,210
|
$25,486.21
£20,019.01
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.09
UGX15,881
|
$16.30
£12.80
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for housing
Uganda
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$73.58
UGX285,778
|
$37.72
£29.63
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$231.00
UGX897,215
|
$1,053.04
£827.15
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$119.34
UGX463,525
|
$836.18
£656.81
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.76
UGX162,183
|
$183.29
£143.97
|
|
pay 7.4 times more for childcare
Uganda
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$104.04
UGX404,120
|
$1,186.33
£931.84
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,945.64
UGX19,209,364
|
$16,551.73
£13,001.12
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Uganda
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
UGX3,459
|
$4.95
£3.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.05
UGX7,947
|
$3.59
£2.82
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.20
UGX8,556
|
$14.82
£11.64
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$53.76
UGX208,816
|
$41.78
£32.81
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.81
UGX18,679
|
$11.97
£9.40
|
|
pay 93.9% more for clothing
Uganda
|
United Kingdom
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$16.98
UGX65,955
|
$73.74
£57.92
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.84
UGX112,011
|
$38.00
£29.85
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$77.43
UGX300,732
|
$79.51
£62.46
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.70
UGX294,027
|
$80.83
£63.49
|
|
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