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Uganda vs. Central African Republic Cost of Living Summary

Uganda is 60.3% cheaper than Central African Republic overall.

Restaurants: pay 83.0% less in Uganda
Groceries: pay 67.1% less in Uganda
Transportation: pay 43.3% less in Uganda
Housing: pay 69.2% less in Uganda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.0% less in Uganda

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

Uganda vs. Central African Republic Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Uganda instead of Central African Republic, you would:

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pay 83.0% less for restaurants

	Central African Republic	Uganda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	??	$2.86 UGX10,794
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	??	$8.80 UGX33,207
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	??	$0.49 UGX1,844
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.78 FCFA1,008	$0.30 UGX1,143	-83.0%
Average			-83.0%

Central African Republic vs. Uganda - Cost of restaurants

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pay 67.1% less for groceries

	Central African Republic	Uganda
Bread 1 loaf	$4.45 FCFA2,520	$1.17 UGX4,397	-73.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.45 FCFA2,520	$2.18 UGX8,240	-50.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$20.22 FCFA11,447	$2.80 UGX10,570	-86.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.34 FCFA3,024	$1.82 UGX6,873	-65.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.04 FCFA2,286	$2.24 UGX8,439	-44.6%
Apples (1 lb)	??	$1.29 UGX4,886
Bananas (1 lb)	??	$0.65 UGX2,448
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.23 FCFA1,829	$0.77 UGX2,905	-76.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.42 FCFA1,372	$0.73 UGX2,749	-69.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.02 FCFA1,143	$0.73 UGX2,742	-64.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.83 FCFA1,600	$0.78 UGX2,938	-72.5%
Average			-67.1%

Central African Republic vs. Uganda - Cost of groceries

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pay 43.3% less for transportation

	Central African Republic	Uganda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$10.11 FCFA5,723	$5.73 UGX21,622	-43.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$42.91 UGX162K
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$10,011.73 UGX38M
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$4.00 UGX15,112
Average			-43.3%

Central African Republic vs. Uganda - Cost of transportation

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pay 69.2% less for housing

	Central African Republic	Uganda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	??	$46.09 UGX174K
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,335.44 FCFA756K	$411.55 UGX2M	-69.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	??	$206.19 UGX778K
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	??	$35.00 UGX132K
Average			-69.2%

Central African Republic vs. Uganda - Cost of housing

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

	Central African Republic	Uganda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	??	$173.88 UGX656K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	??	$3,718.64 UGX14M

Central African Republic vs. Uganda - Cost of childcare

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pay 39.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Central African Republic	Uganda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.56 FCFA2,016	$1.43 UGX5,397	-59.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	??	$2.86 UGX10,794
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.45 FCFA2,520	$3.65 UGX13,762	-18.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	??	$45.77 UGX173K
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$6.44 UGX24,286
Average			-39.0%

Central African Republic vs. Uganda - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

	Central African Republic	Uganda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$16.81 UGX63,415
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$15.94 UGX60,138
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$43.26 UGX163K
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$50.77 UGX192K

Central African Republic 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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