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Uganda vs. China Cost of Living Summary

Uganda is 8.7% more expensive than China overall.

Restaurants: pay 21.7% more in Uganda
Groceries: pay 28.3% more in Uganda
Transportation: pay 24.3% more in Uganda
Housing: pay 84.5% more in Uganda
Childcare: pay 65.7% less in Uganda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.2% more in Uganda
Clothing: pay 45.4% less in Uganda

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

Uganda vs. China Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 21.7% more for restaurants

	China	Uganda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.90 CN¥20.44	$2.86 UGX10,151	-1.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.02 CN¥35.39	$8.80 UGX31,228	+75.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 CN¥3.35	$0.49 UGX1,734	+3.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.28 CN¥1.95	$0.30 UGX1,075	+9.5%
Average			+21.7%

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pay 28.3% more for groceries

	China	Uganda
Bread 1 loaf	$1.63 CN¥11.49	$1.17 UGX4,135	-28.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.32 CN¥44.58	$2.18 UGX7,749	-65.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.70 CN¥47.30	$2.80 UGX9,940	-58.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.56 CN¥11.02	$1.82 UGX6,464	+16.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.52 CN¥10.75	$2.24 UGX7,936	+46.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.74 CN¥5.24	$1.29 UGX4,595	+74.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.55 CN¥3.85	$0.65 UGX2,302	+19.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.62 CN¥4.40	$0.77 UGX2,732	+23.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.50 CN¥3.56	$0.73 UGX2,585	+44.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.30 CN¥2.12	$0.73 UGX2,578	+141.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.39 CN¥2.78	$0.78 UGX2,763	+97.4%
Average			+28.3%

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pay 24.3% more for transportation

	China	Uganda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.34 CN¥30.59	$5.73 UGX20,334	+32.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$20.32 CN¥143.36	$42.91 UGX152,261	+111.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,143.98 CN¥135,051.24	$10,011.73 UGX35,527,538	-47.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.94 CN¥27.81	$4.00 UGX14,211	+1.6%
Average			+24.3%

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pay 84.5% more for housing

	China	Uganda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.18 CN¥78.85	$46.09 UGX163,539	+312.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$304.90 CN¥2,150.88	$411.55 UGX1,460,438	+35.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$195.65 CN¥1,380.18	$206.19 UGX731,698	+5.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$41.04 CN¥289.54	$35.00 UGX124,197	-14.7%
Average			+84.5%

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pay 65.7% less for childcare

	China	Uganda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$390.25 CN¥2,753.01	$173.88 UGX617,019	-55.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$15,493.57 CN¥109,299.39	$3,718.64 UGX13,195,943	-76.0%
Average			-65.7%

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pay 13.2% more for entertainment and sports

	China	Uganda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.04 CN¥7.34	$1.43 UGX5,075	+37.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.84 CN¥20.01	$2.86 UGX10,151	+0.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.36 CN¥23.70	$3.65 UGX12,942	+8.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.13 CN¥290.14	$45.77 UGX162,412	+11.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.98 CN¥42.21	$6.44 UGX22,839	+7.6%
Average			+13.2%

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pay 45.4% less for clothing

	China	Uganda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$45.93 CN¥323.99	$16.81 UGX59,636	-63.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$30.93 CN¥218.20	$15.94 UGX56,554	-48.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.26 CN¥502.70	$43.26 UGX153,530	-39.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.88 CN¥514.13	$50.77 UGX180,175	-30.3%
Average			-45.4%

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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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