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Uganda vs. Bolivia Cost of Living Summary

Uganda is 0.9% more expensive than Bolivia overall.

Restaurants: pay 19.5% less in Uganda
Groceries: pay 14.9% more in Uganda
Transportation: pay 20.7% more in Uganda
Housing: pay 5.5% more in Uganda
Childcare: pay 10.2% more in Uganda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.3% more in Uganda
Clothing: pay 40.6% less in Uganda

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

Uganda vs. Bolivia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 19.5% less for restaurants

	Bolivia	Uganda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.82 BOB19.53	$2.86 UGX10,326	+1.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.76 BOB46.79	$8.80 UGX31,768	+30.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 BOB6.69	$0.49 UGX1,764	-49.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.76 BOB5.28	$0.30 UGX1,093	-60.2%
Average			-19.5%

Bolivia vs. Uganda - Cost of restaurants

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pay 14.9% more for groceries

	Bolivia	Uganda
Bread 1 loaf	$1.31 BOB9.05	$1.17 UGX4,206	-10.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.43 BOB16.84	$2.18 UGX7,883	-10.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.74 BOB25.88	$2.80 UGX10,112	-25.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.01 BOB13.92	$1.82 UGX6,575	-9.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.94 BOB13.42	$2.24 UGX8,073	+15.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.01 BOB7.01	$1.29 UGX4,674	+27.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.46 BOB3.17	$0.65 UGX2,342	+41.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.57 BOB3.96	$0.77 UGX2,779	+34.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.82 BOB5.71	$0.73 UGX2,629	-11.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.52 BOB3.63	$0.73 UGX2,623	+38.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.45 BOB3.11	$0.78 UGX2,810	+73.5%
Average			+14.9%

Bolivia vs. Uganda - Cost of groceries

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pay 20.7% more for transportation

	Bolivia	Uganda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.41 BOB16.72	$5.73 UGX20,685	+137.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.13 BOB180.98	$42.91 UGX154,895	+64.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$20,165.68 BOB139,674.22	$10,011.73 UGX36,142,145	-50.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.71 BOB88.05	$4.00 UGX14,457	-68.5%
Average			+20.7%

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pay 5.5% more for housing

	Bolivia	Uganda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.51 BOB259.78	$46.09 UGX166,369	+22.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$379.82 BOB2,630.77	$411.55 UGX1,485,703	+8.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$253.87 BOB1,758.37	$206.19 UGX744,356	-18.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.96 BOB221.33	$35.00 UGX126,346	+9.5%
Average			+5.5%

Bolivia vs. Uganda - Cost of housing

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pay 10.2% more for childcare

	Bolivia	Uganda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$167.87 BOB1,162.71	$173.88 UGX627,693	+3.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,180.74 BOB22,030.86	$3,718.64 UGX13,424,225	+16.9%
Average			+10.2%

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pay 15.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Bolivia	Uganda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.67 BOB11.59	$1.43 UGX5,163	-14.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.62 BOB18.13	$2.86 UGX10,326	+9.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.52 BOB17.43	$3.65 UGX13,166	+44.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.86 BOB227.60	$45.77 UGX165,221	+39.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.59 BOB45.62	$6.44 UGX23,234	-2.3%
Average			+15.3%

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pay 40.6% less for clothing

	Bolivia	Uganda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.19 BOB229.91	$16.81 UGX60,667	-49.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$45.06 BOB312.07	$15.94 UGX57,532	-64.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$67.11 BOB464.82	$43.26 UGX156,186	-35.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$58.35 BOB404.17	$50.77 UGX183,292	-13.0%
Average			-40.6%

Bolivia 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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