Cost of living comparison
Luxembourg is 4.0 times more expensive than Uganda.
If you lived in Luxembourg instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 6.5 times more for restaurants
Uganda
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.66
UGX10,141
|
$20.22
€18.62
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.99
UGX30,423
|
$11.79
€10.86
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
UGX1,606
|
$3.13
€2.88
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
UGX1,127
|
$2.80
€2.58
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
Uganda
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
UGX3,873
|
$2.92
€2.69
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
UGX5,890
|
$8.10
€7.46
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
UGX10,587
|
$4.95
€4.56
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
UGX5,783
|
$3.89
€3.59
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
UGX7,973
|
$5.51
€5.08
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UGX4,716
|
$1.19
€1.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,551
|
$0.78
€0.71
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
UGX2,964
|
$1.14
€1.05
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
UGX2,300
|
$1.92
€1.77
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
UGX1,850
|
$0.73
€0.67
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,548
|
$0.74
€0.68
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
Uganda
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
UGX21,204
|
$6.00
€5.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.30
UGX202,822
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,992.84
UGX38,029,219
|
$27,590.69
€25,413.97
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.26
UGX16,226
|
$29.95
€27.58
|
|
pay 5.3 times more for housing
Uganda
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.83
UGX315,215
|
$49.80
€45.87
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$260.55
UGX991,577
|
$1,699.58
€1,565.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$156.18
UGX594,383
|
$1,475.67
€1,359.25
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.76
UGX136,081
|
$164.91
€151.90
|
|
pay 5.5 times more for childcare
Uganda
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.55
UGX595,791
|
$1,178.26
€1,085.30
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,882.34
UGX18,580,443
|
$17,310.77
€15,945.07
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Uganda
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
UGX4,817
|
$5.28
€4.86
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
UGX9,578
|
$3.77
€3.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
UGX10,141
|
$5.97
€5.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.62
UGX226,908
|
$44.65
€41.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.33
UGX20,282
|
$12.72
€11.72
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Uganda
|
Luxembourg
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.39
UGX58,565
|
$61.55
€56.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.49
UGX89,382
|
$31.61
€29.12
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.31
UGX138,173
|
$86.38
€79.57
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.30
UGX202,822
|
$96.33
€88.73
|
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