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Uganda vs. Uzbekistan Cost of Living Summary

Uganda is 39.7% more expensive than Uzbekistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 25.7% more in Uganda
Groceries: pay 71.6% more in Uganda
Transportation: pay 2.4 times more in Uganda
Housing: pay 96.4% more in Uganda
Childcare: pay 38.5% less in Uganda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 41.8% more in Uganda
Clothing: pay 58.3% less in Uganda

The cost of transportation, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, and restaurants in Uganda are more expensive than in Uzbekistan. Expenses including clothing and childcare are lower in Uganda. Notably, transportation and housing are significantly more expensive in Uganda.

Uganda vs. Uzbekistan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Uganda instead of Uzbekistan, you would:

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pay 25.7% more for restaurants

	Uzbekistan	Uganda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.55 UZS59,001.20	$2.72 UGX9,965	-40.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$3.99 UZS51,754.71	$9.48 UGX34,778	+137.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 UZS7,233.98	$0.44 UGX1,628	-20.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.25 UZS3,204.79	$0.31 UGX1,146	+26.3%
Average			+25.7%

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pay 71.6% more for groceries

	Uzbekistan	Uganda
Bread 1 loaf	$0.40 UZS5,121.90	$1.02 UGX3,747	+158.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.57 UZS46,294.96	$1.81 UGX6,624	-49.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.13 UZS53,523.06	$2.58 UGX9,449	-37.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.65 UZS21,407.20	$1.58 UGX5,813	-4.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.75 UZS22,695.47	$2.16 UGX7,939	+23.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.57 UZS7,448.64	$1.24 UGX4,534	+114.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 UZS9,938.66	$0.68 UGX2,498	-11.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.96 UZS12,466.77	$0.83 UGX3,054	-13.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.65 UZS8,380.69	$0.70 UGX2,565	+8.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 UZS2,785.59	$0.67 UGX2,461	+212.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.17 UZS2,242.50	$0.84 UGX3,090	+386.5%
Average			+71.6%

Uzbekistan vs. Uganda - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.4 times more for transportation

	Uzbekistan	Uganda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.69 UZS47,792.33	$5.57 UGX20,448	+51.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.91 UZS89,550.98	$45.35 UGX166,379	+556.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,473.32 UZS239,324,763.70	$8,827.16 UGX32,387,619	-52.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.69 UZS34,901.89	$2.72 UGX9,965	+0.8%
Average			+138.9%

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pay 96.4% more for housing

	Uzbekistan	Uganda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.72 UZS164,820.70	$70.62 UGX259,101	+455.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$489.90 UZS6,346,697.74	$304.59 UGX1,117,551	-37.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$312.70 UZS4,051,117.16	$188.77 UGX692,597	-39.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$29.11 UZS377,077.39	$31.44 UGX115,368	+8.0%
Average			+96.4%

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pay 38.5% less for childcare

	Uzbekistan	Uganda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$205.10 UZS2,657,092.94	$126.15 UGX462,838	-38.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,070.48 UZS91,599,218.63	$4,345.68 UGX15,944,674	-38.5%
Average			-38.5%

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pay 41.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Uzbekistan	Uganda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.17 UZS15,107.79	$1.36 UGX4,983	+16.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.72 UZS22,334.81	$2.73 UGX10,011	+58.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.78 UZS23,027.02	$2.78 UGX10,215	+56.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$43.03 UZS557,480.23	$47.08 UGX172,734	+9.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.47 UZS44,977.72	$5.84 UGX21,426	+68.2%
Average			+41.8%

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pay 58.3% less for clothing

	Uzbekistan	Uganda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$32.61 UZS422,447.33	$15.35 UGX56,305	-52.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.09 UZS610,095.97	$13.24 UGX48,581	-71.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$86.06 UZS1,114,928.85	$33.20 UGX121,800	-61.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$94.57 UZS1,225,117.78	$50.10 UGX183,807	-47.0%
Average			-58.3%

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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: February 2025

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