Cost of living comparison
Zimbabwe is 50.7% more expensive than Uganda.
If you lived in Zimbabwe instead of Uganda, you would:
pay 77.2% more for restaurants
Uganda
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.66
UGX10,141
|
$9.12
ZWL2,938.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.99
UGX30,423
|
$5.88
ZWL1,891.75
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
UGX1,606
|
$0.55
ZWL177.10
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
UGX1,127
|
$0.48
ZWL154.90
|
|
pay 38.6% more for groceries
Uganda
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.02
UGX3,873
|
$1.02
ZWL328.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.55
UGX5,890
|
$5.06
ZWL1,629.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.78
UGX10,587
|
$5.53
ZWL1,779.89
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.52
UGX5,783
|
$2.00
ZWL643.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.10
UGX7,973
|
$2.15
ZWL692.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.24
UGX4,716
|
$1.05
ZWL337.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,551
|
$0.75
ZWL240.54
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
UGX2,964
|
$1.12
ZWL360.55
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
UGX2,300
|
$0.63
ZWL204.35
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
UGX1,850
|
$0.51
ZWL165.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
UGX2,548
|
$0.76
ZWL244.81
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
Uganda
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.57
UGX21,204
|
$6.36
ZWL2,046.45
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.30
UGX202,822
|
$31.00
ZWL9,982.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$9,992.84
UGX38,029,219
|
$25,000.00
ZWL8,050,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.26
UGX16,226
|
$21.94
ZWL7,065.30
|
|
pay 31.1% more for housing
Uganda
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$82.83
UGX315,215
|
$127.98
ZWL41,208.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$260.55
UGX991,577
|
$255.77
ZWL82,357.69
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$156.18
UGX594,383
|
$196.50
ZWL63,273.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.76
UGX136,081
|
$52.19
ZWL16,805.56
|
|
pay 57.6% more for childcare
Uganda
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$156.55
UGX595,791
|
$239.38
ZWL77,078.75
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,882.34
UGX18,580,443
|
$7,928.57
ZWL2,553,000.00
|
|
pay 9.7% more for entertainment and sports
Uganda
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.27
UGX4,817
|
$1.50
ZWL483.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.52
UGX9,578
|
$2.71
ZWL873.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.66
UGX10,141
|
$1.75
ZWL563.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$59.62
UGX226,908
|
$35.56
ZWL11,448.89
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.33
UGX20,282
|
$10.50
ZWL3,381.00
|
|
pay 6.1% more for clothing
Uganda
|
Zimbabwe
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$15.39
UGX58,565
|
$20.52
ZWL6,607.71
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.49
UGX89,382
|
$17.50
ZWL5,635.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$36.31
UGX138,173
|
$42.62
ZWL13,723.33
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$53.30
UGX202,822
|
$52.81
ZWL17,005.62
|
|
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