Cost of living comparison

 Saudi Arabia
compared to
 Uganda
Uganda vs. Saudi Arabia Cost of Living Summary
Uganda vs. Saudi Arabia Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Uganda instead of Saudi Arabia, you would:

pay 11.7% less for restaurants

 
Saudi Arabia
Uganda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $6.73
SAR25.24
$2.72
UGX9,933
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$7.54
SAR28.28
$9.48
UGX34,664
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.74
SAR2.76
$0.44
UGX1,622

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pay 10.8% less for groceries

 
Saudi Arabia
Uganda
Bread
1 loaf
$0.94
SAR3.54
$1.02
UGX3,735
Local cheese (8 oz) $3.87
SAR14.52
$1.81
UGX6,602
Milk (1 gallon) $6.76
SAR25.38
$2.58
UGX9,418

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pay 1.7% less for transportation

 
Saudi Arabia
Uganda
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.30
SAR8.63
$5.57
UGX20,382
Monthly public transit pass $44.62
SAR167.39
$45.35
UGX165,836
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $25,543.44
SAR95,819.36
$8,827.16
UGX32,281,795

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pay 30.4% less for housing

 
Saudi Arabia
Uganda
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$74.43
SAR279.20
$70.62
UGX258,254
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $384.32
SAR1,441.68
$304.59
UGX1,113,899
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $279.56
SAR1,048.71
$188.77
UGX690,334

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pay 43.4% less for childcare

 
Saudi Arabia
Uganda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $303.07
SAR1,136.89
$126.15
UGX461,326
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $6,063.63
SAR22,746.08
$4,345.68
UGX15,892,576

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pay 44.4% less for entertainment and sports

 
Saudi Arabia
Uganda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.70
SAR6.39
$1.36
UGX4,966
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.57
SAR13.37
$2.73
UGX9,978
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$7.18
SAR26.94
$2.78
UGX10,181

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pay 60.5% less for clothing

 
Saudi Arabia
Uganda
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$42.91
SAR160.96
$15.35
UGX56,121
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$58.28
SAR218.61
$13.24
UGX48,423
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$91.66
SAR343.83
$33.20
UGX121,402

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025
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