Uganda vs. Iran Cost of Living Summary

Uganda is 93.8% more expensive than Iran overall.

Restaurants
pay 0.8% more in Uganda
Groceries
pay 2.1 times more in Uganda
Transportation
pay 2.0 times more in Uganda
Housing
pay 2.3 times more in Uganda
Childcare
pay 3.0 times more in Uganda
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.6 times more in Uganda
Clothing
pay 41.1% less in Uganda

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, housing, groceries, transportation, and restaurants in Uganda are more expensive than in Iran. Notably, childcare, entertainment and sports, and housing are significantly more expensive in Uganda.

Uganda vs. Iran Cost Breakdown

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

pay 0.8% more for restaurants

 
Iran
Uganda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.73
IRR5M
$2.86
UGX10,754
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$3.78
IRR5M
$8.80
UGX33,084
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.78
IRR1M
$0.49
UGX1,837

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pay 2.1 times more for groceries

 
Iran
Uganda
Bread
1 loaf
$0.48
IRR641K
$1.17
UGX4,381
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.20
IRR3M
$2.18
UGX8,210
Milk (1 gallon) $2.58
IRR3M
$2.80
UGX10,531

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pay 2.0 times more for transportation

 
Iran
Uganda
Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.59
IRR3M
$5.73
UGX21,542
Monthly public transit pass $9.98
IRR13M
$42.91
UGX161K
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $66,617.96
IRR88B
$10,011.73
UGX38M

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pay 2.3 times more for housing

 
Iran
Uganda
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$11.37
IRR15M
$46.09
UGX173K
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $329.21
IRR435M
$411.55
UGX2M
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $233.51
IRR309M
$206.19
UGX775K

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pay 3.0 times more for childcare

 
Iran
Uganda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $77.32
IRR102M
$173.88
UGX654K
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $991.86
IRR1B
$3,718.64
UGX14M

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pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Iran
Uganda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $0.80
IRR1M
$1.43
UGX5,377
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.11
IRR1M
$2.86
UGX10,754
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.97
IRR3M
$3.65
UGX13,712

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pay 41.1% less for clothing

 
Iran
Uganda
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$29.89
IRR40M
$16.81
UGX63,180
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$28.92
IRR38M
$15.94
UGX59,916
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$102.93
IRR136M
$43.26
UGX163K

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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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