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Uganda vs. Belarus Cost of Living Summary

Uganda is 27.1% more expensive than Belarus overall.

Restaurants: pay 8.9% less in Uganda
Groceries: pay 63.6% more in Uganda
Transportation: pay 73.5% more in Uganda
Housing: pay 81.0% more in Uganda
Childcare: pay 45.5% less in Uganda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 79.6% more in Uganda
Clothing: pay 53.6% less in Uganda

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

Uganda vs. Belarus Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 8.9% less for restaurants

	Belarus	Uganda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.88 BYN22.88	$2.86 UGX10,119	-63.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.34 BYN15.48	$8.80 UGX31,130	+64.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 BYN1.73	$0.49 UGX1,729	-18.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 BYN1.08	$0.30 UGX1,071	-18.6%
Average			-8.9%

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pay 63.6% more for groceries

	Belarus	Uganda
Bread 1 loaf	$0.54 BYN1.58	$1.17 UGX4,122	+114.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.03 BYN8.80	$2.18 UGX7,725	-28.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.53 BYN7.33	$2.80 UGX9,909	+10.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.28 BYN3.72	$1.82 UGX6,443	+42.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.61 BYN4.67	$2.24 UGX7,911	+38.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.52 BYN1.50	$1.29 UGX4,580	+150.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 BYN2.11	$0.65 UGX2,295	-11.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 BYN2.24	$0.77 UGX2,724	-0.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.83 BYN2.40	$0.73 UGX2,577	-11.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.23 BYN0.68	$0.73 UGX2,570	+212.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.27 BYN0.80	$0.78 UGX2,754	+183.4%
Average			+63.6%

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pay 73.5% more for transportation

	Belarus	Uganda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.93 BYN8.49	$5.73 UGX20,270	+95.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.40 BYN35.97	$42.91 UGX151,787	+246.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,403.97 BYN50,498.15	$10,011.73 UGX35,416,974	-42.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.24 BYN12.30	$4.00 UGX14,167	-5.5%
Average			+73.5%

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pay 81.0% more for housing

	Belarus	Uganda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.01 BYN34.84	$46.09 UGX163,031	+283.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$298.15 BYN865.10	$411.55 UGX1,455,893	+38.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$179.17 BYN519.85	$206.19 UGX729,421	+15.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.09 BYN116.32	$35.00 UGX123,811	-12.7%
Average			+81.0%

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pay 45.5% less for childcare

	Belarus	Uganda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$281.30 BYN816.19	$173.88 UGX615,099	-38.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,896.64 BYN22,912.35	$3,718.64 UGX13,154,876	-52.9%
Average			-45.5%

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pay 79.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Belarus	Uganda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.98 BYN2.85	$1.43 UGX5,060	+45.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.45 BYN4.20	$2.86 UGX10,119	+97.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.66 BYN4.82	$3.65 UGX12,902	+119.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$29.82 BYN86.53	$45.77 UGX161,906	+53.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.54 BYN10.27	$6.44 UGX22,768	+81.8%
Average			+79.6%

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pay 53.6% less for clothing

	Belarus	Uganda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$42.44 BYN123.15	$16.81 UGX59,450	-60.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$39.20 BYN113.73	$15.94 UGX56,378	-59.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.42 BYN285.56	$43.26 UGX153,052	-56.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$82.70 BYN239.97	$50.77 UGX179,615	-38.6%
Average			-53.6%

Belarus vs. Uganda - Cost of clothing

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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: December 2025

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