Poland vs Uganda - Cost of Living Comparison

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Poland Uganda
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1197
$664
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2776
$1648
🏠 One person rent
$694
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$1187
$608
🍽️ Food expenses
$336
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.6
$61.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1477
$172
💸 GDP per capita
$22057
$1002
😃 Human freedom index
7.72
5.92
❤️ Life expectancy
77.3
63.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
53
26
🌐 English speaking %
49.1%
44.7%
🎓 Higher education
83
70
😀 Quality of life
72
23
🏙️ Population
38.4M
47.1M

The average cost of living in Poland ($1197) is 80% more expensive than in Uganda ($664). Poland ranked 54th vs 148th for Uganda in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Poland compared to 0.3 months in Uganda. Ranked 42nd and 160th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Poland vs Uganda

We calculate prices for Poland and Uganda as a population-weighted mean of 79 and 9 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Poland Uganda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.32
$2.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.5
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.83
$8.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.37
$1.37
 Cappuccino
$3.35
$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.83
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$620
$331
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$189
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1145
$1069
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$865
$370
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$163
$25
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$251
$38.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.3
$59.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.86%
21.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3409
$1110
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2503
$974
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.09
$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29.6
$39.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.72
$2.69
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.61
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.93
$4.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.97
$4.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$4.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$1.5
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.86
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.84
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.51
$4.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.48
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.75
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.8
$40.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.15
$6.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.9
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.7
$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.7
$17.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.9
$33.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$370
$125
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8676
$4361

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Poland

City Cost of living Population
Warsaw
$1607
1.86M
Krakow
$1500
804K
Wroclaw
$1376
673K
Lodz
$1170
671K
Poznan
$1303
547K
Gdansk
$1369
486K
Szczecin
$1108
396K
Gdynia
$1321
245K
Lublin
$1234
335K
Katowice
$1092
279K
Bydgoszcz
$974
338K
Bialystok
$935
294K
Rzeszow
$1115
196K
Torun
$866
198K
Czestochowa
$950
213K
Gliwice
$956
174K
Kielce
$983
187K
Zabrze
$1046
157K
Sosnowiec
$1021
186K
Zielona Gora
$987
140K
Bytom
$955
153K
Olsztyn
$1093
170K
Radom
$884
202K
Ruda Slaska
$1022
134K
Tychy
$996
125K
Opole
$1035
127K
Rybnik
$918
134K
Bielsko-Biala
$1098
169K
Chorzow
$985
104K
Dabrowa Gornicza
$1020
117K

In Uganda

City Cost of living Population
Kampala
$698
1.68M
Kira Town
$646
317K
Gulu
$594
177K
Kasese
$573
115K
Mbale
$605
96.2K
Jinja
$562
72.9K
Arua
$585
62K
Entebbe
$558
70K
Tororo
$602
41.9K