Cost of living comparison

Ghana

compared to

Uganda

Uganda vs. Ghana Cost of Living Summary

Uganda is 17.3% cheaper than Ghana overall.

Restaurants: pay 47.9% less in Uganda
Groceries: pay 40.8% less in Uganda
Transportation: pay 2.5% less in Uganda
Housing: pay 4.9% more in Uganda
Childcare: pay 19.8% less in Uganda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 13.9% less in Uganda
Clothing: pay 12.2% less in Uganda

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

Planning a move to Uganda? Get up to 5 free, no-obligation quotes from vetted international movers. Get free quotes →

Uganda vs. Ghana Cost Breakdown

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

Display currency: USD

pay 47.9% less for restaurants

	Ghana	Uganda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.07 GHS71.47	$2.45 UGX10,034	-59.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.34 GHS121.66	$7.36 UGX30,101	-28.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.03 GHS12.14	$0.37 UGX1,505	-64.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 GHS3.92	$0.27 UGX1,095	-19.5%
Average			-47.9%

Ghana vs. Uganda - Cost of restaurants

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 40.8% less for groceries

	Ghana	Uganda
Bread 1 loaf	$1.60 GHS18.85	$0.91 UGX3,704	-43.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.61 GHS42.45	$2.18 UGX8,905	-39.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$10.84 GHS127.64	$2.90 UGX11,838	-73.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.41 GHS28.42	$1.58 UGX6,454	-34.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.24 GHS26.33	$2.05 UGX8,374	-8.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.19 GHS14.02	$0.95 UGX3,894	-20.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.66 GHS7.79	$0.57 UGX2,326	-14.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.72 GHS8.46	$0.59 UGX2,402	-18.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.37 GHS16.15	$0.54 UGX2,200	-60.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.18 GHS13.85	$0.56 UGX2,276	-52.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.01 GHS11.93	$0.56 UGX2,276	-45.1%
Average			-40.8%

Ghana vs. Uganda - Cost of groceries

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 2.5% less for transportation

	Ghana	Uganda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.51 GHS53.11	$5.31 UGX21,708	+17.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.70 GHS396.64	$42.68 UGX174K	+26.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$8,000.00 GHS94,160.00	$7,361.98 UGX30M	-8.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.45 GHS111.19	$2.94 UGX12,040	-68.8%
Average			-2.5%

Ghana vs. Uganda - Cost of transportation

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 4.9% more for housing

	Ghana	Uganda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$55.08 GHS648.29	$34.66 UGX142K	-37.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$402.26 GHS4,734.63	$482.64 UGX2M	+20.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$173.60 GHS2,043.22	$167.36 UGX684K	-3.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$48.88 GHS575.28	$53.08 UGX217K	+8.6%
Average			+4.9%

Ghana vs. Uganda - Cost of housing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 19.8% less for childcare

	Ghana	Uganda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$364.68 GHS4,292.24	$251.43 UGX1M	-31.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,885.07 GHS105K	$8,279.19 UGX34M	-6.8%
Average			-19.8%

Ghana vs. Uganda - Cost of childcare

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 13.9% less for entertainment and sports

	Ghana	Uganda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.98 GHS23.34	$1.23 UGX5,017	-38.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.51 GHS41.28	$2.53 UGX10,350	-27.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.55 GHS18.26	$2.45 UGX10,034	+58.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$41.32 GHS486.34	$55.21 UGX226K	+33.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.28 GHS132.77	$7.36 UGX30,101	-34.7%
Average			-13.9%

Ghana vs. Uganda - Cost of entertainment and sports

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

pay 12.2% less for clothing

	Ghana	Uganda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$13.69 GHS161.14	$13.80 UGX56,440	+0.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.35 GHS204.18	$12.88 UGX52,677	-25.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$38.24 GHS450.11	$31.90 UGX130K	-16.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$45.55 GHS536.08	$43.25 UGX177K	-5.0%
Average			-12.2%

Ghana vs. Uganda - Cost of clothing

Improve prices · Change currency (USD)

We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

Compare further: Ghana vs. Uganda

Salary Calculator · Free tool

What salary would you need in Uganda?

Quality of Life Comparison · 20 statistics

Be 87.6% less likely to have internet access in Uganda

Size Comparison · See true size

Ghana is around the same size as Uganda.

Moving from Ghana to Uganda · UN DESA 1995

27 people born in Ghana live in Uganda.

More cost comparisons

Ghana vs.

Nigeria

Ghana vs.

Kenya

Ghana vs.

Liberia

Ghana vs.

United States

Ghana vs.

United Kingdom

Ghana vs.

Cote d'Ivoire

Ghana vs.

Italy

Ghana vs.

Togo

Share this

Compare by city

For example, try comparing the cost of living in Accra vs. Kampala

Help us improve these prices

MyLifeElsewhere is a collaborative project. Please enter price information for your location to help assist us in making these comparisons more accurate. Learn more

Add prices for Ghana

Add prices for Uganda

Ask the Elsewhere Community

Join the Elsewhere community and ask a question about Uganda or Ghana. It's a free, question-and-answer based forum to discuss what life is like in countries and cities around the world.