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Uganda vs. Argentina Cost of Living Summary

Uganda is 20.9% cheaper than Argentina overall.

Restaurants: pay 57.1% less in Uganda
Groceries: pay 11.4% less in Uganda
Transportation: pay 0.8% less in Uganda
Housing: pay 6.0% more in Uganda
Childcare: pay 12.6% less in Uganda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.1% less in Uganda
Clothing: pay 69.5% less in Uganda

Expenses including clothing, restaurants, childcare, groceries, entertainment and sports, and transportation are lower in Uganda.

Uganda vs. Argentina Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 57.1% less for restaurants

	Argentina	Uganda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.34 ARS16,100.13	$2.86 UGX10,500	-74.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.04 ARS12,842.77	$8.80 UGX32,302	-2.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.76 ARS2,493.32	$0.49 UGX1,794	-72.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.42 ARS2,023.42	$0.30 UGX1,112	-78.7%
Average			-57.1%

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pay 11.4% less for groceries

	Argentina	Uganda
Bread 1 loaf	$1.96 ARS2,776.87	$1.17 UGX4,277	-40.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.26 ARS7,464.64	$2.18 UGX8,016	-58.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.01 ARS7,107.79	$2.80 UGX10,282	-44.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.36 ARS3,349.92	$1.82 UGX6,686	-22.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.01 ARS4,277.61	$2.24 UGX8,209	-25.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 ARS1,462.50	$1.29 UGX4,753	+25.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.91 ARS1,287.58	$0.65 UGX2,381	-28.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.64 ARS902.21	$0.77 UGX2,826	+21.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.22 ARS1,727.10	$0.73 UGX2,674	-40.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 ARS752.66	$0.73 UGX2,667	+37.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.52 ARS733.78	$0.78 UGX2,858	+50.7%
Average			-11.4%

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pay 0.8% less for transportation

	Argentina	Uganda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.12 ARS5,851.07	$5.73 UGX21,033	+39.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.10 ARS32,803.65	$42.91 UGX158K	+85.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,600.00 ARS39M	$10,011.73 UGX37M	-63.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.28 ARS16,023.72	$4.00 UGX14,700	-64.5%
Average			-0.8%

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pay 6.0% more for housing

	Argentina	Uganda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$24.35 ARS34,582.59	$46.09 UGX169K	+89.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$389.68 ARS553K	$411.55 UGX2M	+5.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$297.74 ARS423K	$206.19 UGX757K	-30.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.36 ARS82,872.15	$35.00 UGX128K	-40.0%
Average			+6.0%

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pay 12.6% less for childcare

	Argentina	Uganda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$268.88 ARS382K	$173.88 UGX638K	-35.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,376.06 ARS5M	$3,718.64 UGX14M	+10.1%
Average			-12.6%

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pay 1.1% less for entertainment and sports

	Argentina	Uganda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.55 ARS3,625.64	$1.43 UGX5,250	-44.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.16 ARS4,488.38	$2.86 UGX10,500	-9.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.29 ARS4,670.26	$3.65 UGX13,388	+10.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.30 ARS45,868.19	$45.77 UGX168K	+41.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.74 ARS9,565.07	$6.44 UGX23,625	-4.4%
Average			-1.1%

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pay 69.5% less for clothing

	Argentina	Uganda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$89.61 ARS127K	$16.81 UGX61,688	-81.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$79.61 ARS113K	$15.94 UGX58,500	-80.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.13 ARS163K	$43.26 UGX159K	-62.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$111.12 ARS158K	$50.77 UGX186K	-54.3%
Average			-69.5%

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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 2026

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