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Uganda vs. Bulgaria Cost of Living Summary

Uganda is 13.7% cheaper than Bulgaria overall.

Restaurants: pay 49.9% less in Uganda
Groceries: pay 3.2% less in Uganda
Transportation: pay 7.9% less in Uganda
Housing: pay 48.6% more in Uganda
Childcare: pay 48.4% less in Uganda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.4% more in Uganda
Clothing: pay 48.6% less in Uganda

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

Uganda vs. Bulgaria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 49.9% less for restaurants

	Bulgaria	Uganda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.56 BGN16.16	$2.86 UGX10,794	-70.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.87 BGN15.00	$8.80 UGX33,207	-0.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.33 BGN2.24	$0.49 UGX1,844	-63.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.88 BGN1.49	$0.30 UGX1,143	-65.5%
Average			-49.9%

Bulgaria vs. Uganda - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.2% less for groceries

	Bulgaria	Uganda
Bread 1 loaf	$0.94 BGN1.59	$1.17 UGX4,397	+24.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.88 BGN8.24	$2.18 UGX8,240	-55.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.66 BGN11.26	$2.80 UGX10,570	-58.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.03 BGN5.13	$1.82 UGX6,873	-39.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.37 BGN5.69	$2.24 UGX8,439	-33.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.72 BGN1.22	$1.29 UGX4,886	+78.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 BGN1.47	$0.65 UGX2,448	-25.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 BGN1.38	$0.77 UGX2,905	-5.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.04 BGN1.76	$0.73 UGX2,749	-30.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.51 BGN0.86	$0.73 UGX2,742	+43.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 BGN0.79	$0.78 UGX2,938	+67.2%
Average			-3.2%

Bulgaria vs. Uganda - Cost of groceries

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pay 7.9% less for transportation

	Bulgaria	Uganda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.81 BGN9.83	$5.73 UGX21,622	-1.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.91 BGN40.42	$42.91 UGX162K	+79.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,585.27 BGN53,386.69	$10,011.73 UGX38M	-68.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.84 BGN11.57	$4.00 UGX15,112	-41.5%
Average			-7.9%

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pay 48.6% more for housing

	Bulgaria	Uganda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.13 BGN22.20	$46.09 UGX174K	+250.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$346.09 BGN584.97	$411.55 UGX2M	+18.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$256.92 BGN434.26	$206.19 UGX778K	-19.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$78.57 BGN132.81	$35.00 UGX132K	-55.5%
Average			+48.6%

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pay 48.4% less for childcare

	Bulgaria	Uganda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$357.15 BGN603.66	$173.88 UGX656K	-51.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,826.38 BGN11,538.22	$3,718.64 UGX14M	-45.5%
Average			-48.4%

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pay 13.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Bulgaria	Uganda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 BGN3.12	$1.43 UGX5,397	-22.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.98 BGN3.35	$2.86 UGX10,794	+44.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.65 BGN6.17	$3.65 UGX13,762
Monthly membership at local gym	$31.65 BGN53.49	$45.77 UGX173K	+44.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.37 BGN12.45	$6.44 UGX24,286	-12.6%
Average			+13.4%

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pay 48.6% less for clothing

	Bulgaria	Uganda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$49.07 BGN82.93	$16.81 UGX63,415	-65.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.91 BGN48.87	$15.94 UGX60,138	-44.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$84.15 BGN142.24	$43.26 UGX163K	-48.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.49 BGN132.66	$50.77 UGX192K	-35.3%
Average			-48.6%

Bulgaria 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: March 2026

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