Cost of living comparison
Uganda is 38.4% cheaper than Finland.
If you lived in Uganda instead of Finland, you would:
pay 67.2% less for restaurants
|
Finland
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.85
€12.81
|
$2.66
UGX10,166
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.97
€9.23
|
$7.99
UGX30,499
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.57
€2.38
|
$0.42
UGX1,610
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.92
€1.77
|
$0.30
UGX1,130
|
|
pay 31.8% less for groceries
|
Finland
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.30
€2.13
|
$1.02
UGX3,883
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
€3.45
|
$1.55
UGX5,905
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.21
€3.89
|
$2.78
UGX10,613
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.94
€2.72
|
$1.52
UGX5,798
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.06
€4.68
|
$2.10
UGX7,993
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
€0.92
|
$1.24
UGX4,728
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
€0.75
|
$0.67
UGX2,557
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.86
|
$0.78
UGX2,972
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.65
€1.53
|
$0.60
UGX2,306
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.51
|
$0.49
UGX1,854
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.69
|
$0.67
UGX2,554
|
|
pay 46.4% less for transportation
|
Finland
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.87
€7.29
|
$5.57
UGX21,256
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
€56.09
|
$53.30
UGX203,328
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,056.21
€27,811.01
|
$9,992.84
UGX38,123,949
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.81
€17.41
|
$4.26
UGX16,266
|
|
pay 17.8% more for housing
|
Finland
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.06
€20.41
|
$82.83
UGX316,000
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$746.03
€690.30
|
$260.55
UGX994,047
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$620.54
€574.18
|
$156.18
UGX595,863
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$99.79
€92.34
|
$35.76
UGX136,420
|
|
pay 42.5% less for childcare
|
Finland
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$310.89
€287.66
|
$156.55
UGX597,275
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,564.54
€6,999.47
|
$4,882.34
UGX18,626,726
|
|
pay 45.0% less for entertainment and sports
|
Finland
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.16
€6.63
|
$1.27
UGX4,829
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.25
€3.93
|
$2.52
UGX9,602
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.60
€9.80
|
$2.66
UGX10,166
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.05
€39.83
|
$59.62
UGX227,473
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.48
€14.32
|
$5.33
UGX20,333
|
|
pay 53.8% less for clothing
|
Finland
|
Uganda
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$76.46
€70.75
|
$15.39
UGX58,711
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.66
€30.22
|
$23.49
UGX89,605
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$83.52
€77.28
|
$36.31
UGX138,517
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$107.88
€99.82
|
$53.30
UGX203,328
|
|
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