Cost of Living in
Uganda

Cost of living	One person	Family of 4
Total with rent	$590	$1903
Without rent	$378	$841
Rent & Utilities	$307.88	$588.76
Food	$273	$652
Transport	$72.57	$200.94
Monthly salary after tax	$193.96
Human freedom index	5
Life expectancy	64.75
English speaking %	101.83%
Population	42.7M

The cost of living in Uganda is $590, which is 1.77 times less expensive than the world average. Uganda is ranked 162th out of 208 countries by cost of living .

The average salary after taxes in Uganda is $193.96, which is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months.

Uganda

We calculate prices for Uganda as a population-weighted mean of 46 cities. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Cost of living	One person	Rank
Total with rent	$590	162 / 208
Without rent	$378	145 / 208
Rent & Utilities	$307.88	140 / 208
Food	$273	129 / 208
Transport	$72.57	81 / 208

Rent & Utilities
1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	277.81$
Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	170.32$
3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	917.93$
Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	344.34$
Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	30.17$
Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	34.07$
Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	77.5$
Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	22.42$
Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	1196$
House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	789$

Eating Out
Lunch Menu	3.12$
Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	26.48$
Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	8.35$
Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	1.37$
Cappuccino	2.23$
Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	0.5$

Transportation
Local transport ticket	0.97$
Monthly ticket local transport	39.62$
Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	3.08$
Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	1.84$

Groceries
Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	0.65$
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	1.01$
Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.11$
Eggs, x12	1.7$
Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	3.19$
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	5.17$
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	4.2$
Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	2.88$
Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.24$
Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	2.05$
Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.76$
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.2$
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	2.08$
Water, 1 L or 1 qt	0.36$
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	1.39$
Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	8.76$
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	1.39$
Cigarette pack	2.59$
Cold medicince, 1 week	4.84$
Hair Shampoo	4.96$
Toilet paper, 4 rolls	1.35$
Toothpaste, 1 tube	1.09$

Other

Gym Membership, 1 month	43.9$
Cinema Ticket, 1 person	7.48$
Doctor's visit	15.86$
Haircut, simple	6.99$
Brand Jeans	16.52$
Brand Sneakers	39.29$
Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	106.43$
International Primary School, 1 year	3972$

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living in Cities by population

States ranked from the most expensive to the cheapest ones

Rank	State	Cost of living
1	Bunoro	$901
2	Bunyooro Kitara	$867
3	Bukoba	$852
4	Rakai	$817
5	Western Uganda	$759
6	Toro	$737
7	Tooro	$719
8	Busoga	$695
9	Kira Town	$686
10	Kampala	$676
11	Kasese	$661
12	Karamoja	$661
13	Gombe (Uganda)	$660
14	West Nile	$649
15	Mbale	$638
16	Buganda	$627
17	Teso Province	$624
18	Bukedi	$608
19	Tororo	$595
20	Sebei	$576
21	Entebbe	$572
22	Rwenzori	$560
23	Bunyoro	$546
24	Binyin	$535
25	Arua	$521
26	Northern Uganda	$508
27	Lango	$501
28	Jinja	$499
29	Teso	$496
30	Gulu	$473
31	Monaco	$7654
32	Santa Barbara Province	$3469
33	Singapore	$3385
34	Neuchatel	$3164
35	Ile-de-France	$2736
36	Zurich	$2715
37	California	$2710
38	Queretaro	$2187
39	United States	$2149
40	Baden-Wurttemberg	$2044
41	Aland	$2038
42	Ostergotland	$1978
43	Provence-Alpes-Cote dAzur	$1921
44	Hoki	$1897
45	Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes	$1891
46	Liege	$1878
47	Plzen	$1831
48	South Pyongan	$1816
49	Hokkaido	$1802
50	Tras-os-Montes e Alto Douro	$1703
51	Nampo	$1690
52	Jonkoping	$1661
53	Rikuchu	$1633
54	Sancti Spiritus	$1578
55	Caceres	$1564
56	Holguin	$1508
57	Usti nad Labem	$1462
58	Cadiz	$1459
59	Orebro	$1456
60	Kavala	$1444
61	Limon	$1428
62	Al Bahah	$1394
63	Colon (Panama)	$1391
64	Zlin	$1388
65	Vastmanland	$1381
66	Omi	$1355
67	Tacuarembo	$1343
68	Siauliai County	$1329
69	Ahuachapan	$1327
70	Shimosa	$1324
71	Ciego de Avila	$1316
72	Tokai	$1300
73	Xanthi	$1280
74	Dembeni	$1275
75	Panama	$1271
76	Bayamon	$1269
77	Paysandu	$1264
78	Usulutan	$1259
79	Zilina	$1252
80	Hyuga	$1251
81	Guantanamo	$1238
82	Panama	$1234
83	Ioannina	$1231
84	Igdir	$1230
85	Panama Oeste	$1230
86	San-Pedro	$1203
87	Klaipeda	$1201
88	Tillaberi	$1200
89	Etchu	$1194
90	Vlore	$1194
91	Constanta	$1189
92	Kai	$1170
93	Pinar del Rio	$1161
94	Riga Planning Region	$1154
95	Camaguey	$1149
96	San Pedro de Macoris	$1138
97	Lodz	$1132
98	Chania	$1130
99	Causeni	$1128
100	Presov	$1128
101	Calarasi (Moldova)	$1117
102	Kermanshah	$1116
103	Franche-Comte	$1113
104	Yoro	$1112
105	Tekirdag	$1111
106	Zambezia	$1107
107	Bahia	$1102
108	Setubal	$1097
109	Drama	$1085
110	Kastoria	$1081
111	Suo	$1080
112	Balikesir	$1075
113	Thies	$1074
114	Trencin	$1063
115	Serres	$1060
116	Dubasari	$1050
117	Rethymno	$1045
118	Equateur	$1036
119	Espirito Santo	$1034
120	Suchitepequez	$1030
121	Haut-Uele	$1027
122	Gabu	$1019
123	Straseni	$1015
124	Brasov	$1014
125	Goias	$1013
126	Boke	$1007
127	Mexico	$1007
128	Totomi	$995
129	Siauliai	$994
130	Colon (Cuba)	$992
131	Banska Bystrica	$983
132	Panevezys	$969
133	Iasi	$963
134	Sao Paulo	$961
135	Kozuke	$956
136	Klaipeda County	$952
137	Izmir	$949
138	Osumi	$945
139	Kutahya	$934
140	Quilpue	$930
141	Hradec Kralove	$929
142	Kasai	$920
143	Kasai-Oriental	$919
144	Gueckedou	$918
145	Michoacan	$908
146	Eskisehir	$906
147	Extreme-Nord	$900
148	Solola	$897
149	Timis	$890
150	Bafata	$878
151	Kahramanmaras	$878
152	Usak	$877
153	Guatemala	$876
154	Uige	$872
155	Dien Bien	$871
156	Estado de Mexico	$864
157	Yucatan	$864
158	Durres	$856
159	Guaira	$856
160	Municipality of Chisinau	$854
161	Diyarbakir	$850
162	Cotui	$846
163	Ceara	$845
164	Francisco Morazan	$845
165	Botosani	$841
166	Esteli	$838
167	Buzau	$834
168	Botosani	$829
169	Forecariah	$826
170	Kirikkale	$816
171	Maan	$816
172	San Luis Potosi	$814
173	Boyaca	$812
174	Tucuman	$812
175	Caras-Severin	$810
176	Neuquen	$806
177	Bekes	$799
178	Hoki Province	$787
179	Adiyaman	$779
180	Arges	$779
181	Neamt	$777
182	Raska	$771
183	Atlantico	$768
184	Marijampole	$762
185	Para	$756
186	Gyor-Moson-Sopron	$755
187	Ialomita	$751
188	Veszprem	$751
189	Wasit	$751
190	Huila	$747
191	Sirvan	$747
192	Canakkale	$743
193	Aydin	$733
194	Elazig	$730
195	Chisinau	$726
196	Nuevo Leon	$720
197	Shkoder	$718
198	Korce	$710
199	Khuzestan	$708
200	Copiapo	$705
201	Bazega	$694
202	Curico	$692
203	Hamadan	$689
204	Mures	$683
205	Passore	$680
206	Braila	$675
207	Oueme	$671
208	Bistrita-Nasaud	$669
209	Iasi	$668
210	Djibouti	$666
211	Rezekne	$664
212	Laayoune	$660
213	Nghe An	$657
214	Awash	$655
215	Elazig	$650
216	Leon (Nicaragua)	$648
217	Gilan	$644
218	Meknes	$634
219	Mures	$633
220	Khenifra	$631
221	Tuyen Quang	$628
222	Bacau	$624
223	Paraguari	$622
224	Caras-Severin	$620
225	Piaui	$620
226	Binh Phuoc	$612
227	Osh	$608
228	Chuy Province	$607
229	Vinh Long	$607
230	Anse-a-Veau	$604
231	Dambovita	$604
232	Medias	$602
233	Koulpelogo	$595
234	Anosy	$594
235	Rio San Juan	$590
236	Bac Lieu	$587
237	Ninh Thuan	$585
238	Setif	$582
239	Duzce	$573
240	Ain Beida	$572
241	North Ossetia-Alania	$572
242	Agri	$569
243	Maramures	$569
244	Al Mahwit	$568
245	Hau Giang	$567
246	Dak Lak	$566
247	Al Hoceima	$562
248	Nis	$561
249	Sidi Bel Abbes	$553
250	Cadiz	$542
251	Valcea	$542
252	Kelaat Sraghna	$539
253	Bac Giang	$536
254	Soc Trang	$535
255	Miragoane	$533
256	Bechar	$531
257	Menaka	$525
258	Ba Ria-Vung Tau	$522
259	Karbala	$522
260	Lere	$516
261	Stavropol	$514
262	Yen Bai	$513
263	Kirklareli	$512
264	Hajjah	$507
265	Son La	$502
266	San Andres	$500
267	Inezgane-Ait Melloul	$498
268	Sadah	$495
269	Dhaka	$489
270	Sale	$489
271	Corum	$484
272	Concepcion (Paraguay)	$482
273	Binh Dinh	$480
274	Oulmes	$480
275	Caaguazu	$478
276	Arta	$476
277	Dong Nai	$473
278	Lang Son	$470
279	Salar	$470
280	Kenitra	$467
281	Quang Tri	$466
282	Ayni	$465
283	Dong Thap	$463
284	Narino	$462
285	Maharashtra	$461
286	Quang Ninh	$453
287	Nam Dinh	$448
288	Ain Temouchent	$444
289	Thanh Hoa	$444
290	Sanaa	$443
291	MSila	$441
292	Binh Duong	$438
293	Homs	$436
294	Khemisset	$435
295	Medenine	$433
296	Ca Mau	$431
297	Kebili	$431
298	Thua Thien Hue	$431
299	Beni Mellal-Khenifra	$429
300	Ain Defla	$426
301	Mazandaran	$426
302	Binh Thuan	$424
303	Tamba	$423
304	Jaen (Peru)	$422
305	Tetouan	$414
306	Al Bayda	$412
307	Ysyk-Kol	$411
308	Tebessa	$409
309	Bejaia	$405
310	Misratah	$399
311	Baghlan	$398
312	El Kelaa des Sraghna	$398
313	Daharia	$393
314	Al Bayda	$390
315	San Joaquin	$389
316	Tay Ninh	$389
317	Bordj Bou Arreridj	$384
318	Kien Giang	$381
319	Saida	$381
320	Gabes	$377
321	Kosice	$372
322	Sabha	$365
323	Bihar	$363
324	Kien Giang	$363
325	Quang Nam	$363
326	Samana	$360
327	Medea	$333
328	Ben Tre	$324
329	Naama	$302