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Uganda vs. Georgia Cost of Living Summary

Uganda is 5.1% more expensive than Georgia overall.

Restaurants: pay 36.0% less in Uganda
Groceries: pay 40.4% more in Uganda
Transportation: pay 50.5% more in Uganda
Housing: pay 28.7% more in Uganda
Childcare: pay 2.2% more in Uganda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.2% more in Uganda
Clothing: pay 59.3% less in Uganda

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

Uganda vs. Georgia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 36.0% less for restaurants

	Georgia	Uganda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$9.63 GEL26.00	$2.86 UGX10,368	-70.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.59 GEL23.20	$8.80 UGX31,897	+2.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.81 GEL2.19	$0.49 UGX1,771	-39.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.48 GEL1.28	$0.30 UGX1,098	-36.4%
Average			-36.0%

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pay 40.4% more for groceries

	Georgia	Uganda
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 GEL1.47	$1.17 UGX4,223	+113.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.59 GEL9.70	$2.18 UGX7,915	-39.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.97 GEL18.83	$2.80 UGX10,153	-59.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.36 GEL6.37	$1.82 UGX6,602	-22.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.31 GEL6.23	$2.24 UGX8,106	-3.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 GEL1.39	$1.29 UGX4,693	+152.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.69 GEL1.87	$0.65 UGX2,351	-6.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.68 GEL1.83	$0.77 UGX2,791	+13.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.75 GEL2.04	$0.73 UGX2,640	-3.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 GEL0.85	$0.73 UGX2,634	+130.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 GEL0.78	$0.78 UGX2,822	+168.2%
Average			+40.4%

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pay 50.5% more for transportation

	Georgia	Uganda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.28 GEL11.56	$5.73 UGX20,769	+33.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.19 GEL32.90	$42.91 UGX155,522	+252.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,518.52 GEL50,000.00	$10,011.73 UGX36,288,494	-45.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$6.44 GEL17.40	$4.00 UGX14,515	-37.9%
Average			+50.5%

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pay 28.7% more for housing

	Georgia	Uganda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.72 GEL42.43	$46.09 UGX167,042	+193.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$442.75 GEL1,195.43	$411.55 UGX1,491,719	-7.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$313.10 GEL845.36	$206.19 UGX747,370	-34.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.90 GEL150.93	$35.00 UGX126,857	-37.4%
Average			+28.7%

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pay 2.2% more for childcare

	Georgia	Uganda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$197.25 GEL532.57	$173.88 UGX630,235	-11.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,197.12 GEL8,632.22	$3,718.64 UGX13,478,584	+16.3%
Average			+2.2%

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pay 9.2% more for entertainment and sports

	Georgia	Uganda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.67 GEL4.50	$1.43 UGX5,184	-14.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.49 GEL6.73	$2.86 UGX10,368	+14.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.98 GEL8.04	$3.65 UGX13,219	+22.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$44.86 GEL121.13	$45.77 UGX165,890	+2.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.33 GEL14.40	$6.44 UGX23,328	+20.7%
Average			+9.2%

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pay 59.3% less for clothing

	Georgia	Uganda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$64.76 GEL174.86	$16.81 UGX60,913	-74.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.85 GEL110.30	$15.94 UGX57,765	-61.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$100.01 GEL270.02	$43.26 UGX156,818	-56.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.77 GEL250.47	$50.77 UGX184,035	-45.3%
Average			-59.3%

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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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