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Uganda vs. Chile Cost of Living Summary

Uganda is 24.9% cheaper than Chile overall.

Restaurants: pay 45.9% less in Uganda
Groceries: pay 10.8% less in Uganda
Transportation: pay 18.0% less in Uganda
Housing: pay 2.9% less in Uganda
Childcare: pay 39.0% less in Uganda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.3% less in Uganda
Clothing: pay 43.1% less in Uganda

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

Uganda vs. Chile Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 45.9% less for restaurants

	Chile	Uganda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.18 CLF0.1900	$2.86 UGX10,754	-65.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.32 CLF0.1700	$8.80 UGX33,084	+20.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.38 CLF0.0300	$0.49 UGX1,837	-64.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.16 CLF0.0300	$0.30 UGX1,139	-73.9%
Average			-45.9%

Chile vs. Uganda - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.8% less for groceries

	Chile	Uganda
Bread 1 loaf	$1.58 CLF0.0400	$1.17 UGX4,381	-26.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.12 CLF0.1200	$2.18 UGX8,210	-57.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.40 CLF0.1000	$2.80 UGX10,531	-36.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.45 CLF0.0800	$1.82 UGX6,848	-47.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.77 CLF0.0600	$2.24 UGX8,407	-19.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.82 CLF0.0200	$1.29 UGX4,868	+58.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 CLF0.0200	$0.65 UGX2,439	-15.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.81 CLF0.0200	$0.77 UGX2,895	-5.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.76 CLF0.0200	$0.73 UGX2,738	-4.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 CLF0.0100	$0.73 UGX2,732	+20.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 CLF0.0200	$0.78 UGX2,927	+15.1%
Average			-10.8%

Chile vs. Uganda - Cost of groceries

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pay 18.0% less for transportation

	Chile	Uganda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.21 CLF0.1200	$5.73 UGX21,542	+9.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.81 CLF0.7900	$42.91 UGX161K	+26.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,755.00 CLF389.2000	$10,011.73 UGX38M	-40.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.79 CLF0.3000	$4.00 UGX15,056	-68.7%
Average			-18.0%

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pay 2.9% less for housing

	Chile	Uganda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$22.87 CLF0.5300	$46.09 UGX173K	+101.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$464.44 CLF10.7900	$411.55 UGX2M	-11.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$367.42 CLF8.5300	$206.19 UGX775K	-43.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$83.36 CLF1.9400	$35.00 UGX132K	-58.0%
Average			-2.9%

Chile vs. Uganda - Cost of housing

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pay 39.0% less for childcare

	Chile	Uganda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$328.13 CLF7.6200	$173.88 UGX654K	-47.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,378.73 CLF124.9400	$3,718.64 UGX14M	-30.9%
Average			-39.0%

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pay 14.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Chile	Uganda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.03 CLF0.0700	$1.43 UGX5,377	-52.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.86 CLF0.0700	$2.86 UGX10,754	-0.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.14 CLF0.1200	$3.65 UGX13,712	-29.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.02 CLF0.9500	$45.77 UGX172K	+11.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.50 CLF0.1500	$6.44 UGX24,197	-1.0%
Average			-14.3%

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pay 43.1% less for clothing

	Chile	Uganda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$44.48 CLF1.0300	$16.81 UGX63,180	-62.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$28.40 CLF0.6600	$15.94 UGX59,916	-43.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$63.99 CLF1.4900	$43.26 UGX163K	-32.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$76.71 CLF1.7800	$50.77 UGX191K	-33.8%
Average			-43.1%

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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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