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Uganda vs. Mongolia Cost of Living Summary

Uganda is 7.0% more expensive than Mongolia overall.

Restaurants: pay 13.0% less in Uganda
Groceries: pay 3.2% less in Uganda
Transportation: pay 95.2% more in Uganda
Housing: pay 32.4% more in Uganda
Childcare: pay 19.8% less in Uganda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.1% more in Uganda
Clothing: pay 69.5% less in Uganda

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

Uganda vs. Mongolia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 13.0% less for restaurants

	Mongolia	Uganda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.56 MNT19,913.00	$2.86 UGX10,119	-48.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.41 MNT19,365.39	$8.80 UGX31,130	+62.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.72 MNT2,588.69	$0.49 UGX1,729	-32.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 MNT1,637.41	$0.30 UGX1,071	-33.7%
Average			-13.0%

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pay 3.2% less for groceries

	Mongolia	Uganda
Bread 1 loaf	$0.92 MNT3,304.31	$1.17 UGX4,122	+26.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.86 MNT21,008.22	$2.18 UGX7,725	-62.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.29 MNT18,955.04	$2.80 UGX9,909	-47.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.05 MNT7,329.93	$1.82 UGX6,443	-11.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.65 MNT9,484.02	$2.24 UGX7,911	-15.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.34 MNT4,786.76	$1.29 UGX4,580	-3.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.03 MNT3,703.28	$0.65 UGX2,295	-37.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.87 MNT6,683.97	$0.77 UGX2,724	-58.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.17 MNT4,177.48	$0.73 UGX2,577	-37.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 MNT1,106.47	$0.73 UGX2,570	+135.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 MNT1,580.67	$0.78 UGX2,754	+76.4%
Average			-3.2%

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pay 95.2% more for transportation

	Mongolia	Uganda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.78 MNT13,555.64	$5.73 UGX20,270	+51.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$8.34 MNT29,869.50	$42.91 UGX151,787	+414.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,628.61 MNT102,551,962.31	$10,011.73 UGX35,416,974	-65.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.00 MNT17,921.70	$4.00 UGX14,167	-20.0%
Average			+95.2%

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pay 32.4% more for housing

	Mongolia	Uganda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$13.74 MNT49,201.71	$46.09 UGX163,031	+235.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$503.97 MNT1,805,294.99	$411.55 UGX1,455,893	-18.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$394.69 MNT1,413,823.17	$206.19 UGX729,421	-47.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$58.01 MNT207,795.08	$35.00 UGX123,811	-39.7%
Average			+32.4%

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pay 19.8% less for childcare

	Mongolia	Uganda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$166.77 MNT597,390.07	$173.88 UGX615,099	+4.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,632.97 MNT23,760,294.02	$3,718.64 UGX13,154,876	-43.9%
Average			-19.8%

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pay 27.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Mongolia	Uganda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.95 MNT6,969.55	$1.43 UGX5,060	-26.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.42 MNT8,675.43	$2.86 UGX10,119	+18.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.71 MNT6,142.65	$3.65 UGX12,902	+112.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$69.49 MNT248,912.53	$45.77 UGX161,906	-34.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.89 MNT13,939.10	$6.44 UGX22,768	+65.4%
Average			+27.1%

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pay 69.5% less for clothing

	Mongolia	Uganda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$81.91 MNT293,429.59	$16.81 UGX59,450	-79.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$65.60 MNT234,973.23	$15.94 UGX56,378	-75.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$98.97 MNT354,518.77	$43.26 UGX153,052	-56.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$150.55 MNT539,310.48	$50.77 UGX179,615	-66.3%
Average			-69.5%

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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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