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Uganda vs. Nepal Cost of Living Summary

Uganda is 2.0 times more expensive than Nepal overall.

Restaurants: pay 52.9% more in Uganda
Groceries: pay 95.3% more in Uganda
Transportation: pay 42.2% more in Uganda
Housing: pay 4.1 times more in Uganda
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Uganda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 80.5% more in Uganda
Clothing: pay 4.1% more in Uganda

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

Uganda vs. Nepal Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 52.9% more for restaurants

	Nepal	Uganda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.72 NPR254.56	$2.86 UGX10,754	+65.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.09 NPR898.88	$8.80 UGX33,084	+44.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.47 NPR69.15	$0.49 UGX1,837	+4.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.15 NPR22.74	$0.30 UGX1,139	+96.7%
Average			+52.9%

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pay 95.3% more for groceries

	Nepal	Uganda
Bread 1 loaf	$0.46 NPR68.31	$1.17 UGX4,381	+151.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.17 NPR468.73	$2.18 UGX8,210	-31.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.73 NPR403.85	$2.80 UGX10,531	+2.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.57 NPR232.17	$1.82 UGX6,848	+15.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.34 NPR198.56	$2.24 UGX8,407	+66.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.93 NPR137.57	$1.29 UGX4,868	+39.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.39 NPR57.06	$0.65 UGX2,439	+67.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.50 NPR73.64	$0.77 UGX2,895	+54.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 NPR38.68	$0.73 UGX2,738	+178.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 NPR27.02	$0.73 UGX2,732	+297.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.25 NPR37.58	$0.78 UGX2,927	+206.0%
Average			+95.3%

Nepal vs. Uganda - Cost of groceries

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pay 42.2% more for transportation

	Nepal	Uganda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.54 NPR670.52	$5.73 UGX21,542	+26.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.71 NPR1,728.65	$42.91 UGX161K	+266.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,860.29 NPR4M	$10,011.73 UGX38M	-65.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$9.69 NPR1,431.53	$4.00 UGX15,056	-58.7%
Average			+42.2%

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pay 4.1 times more for housing

	Nepal	Uganda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$8.21 NPR1,212.24	$46.09 UGX173K	+461.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$80.01 NPR11,815.18	$411.55 UGX2M	+414.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$52.43 NPR7,742.31	$206.19 UGX775K	+293.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$18.56 NPR2,740.93	$35.00 UGX132K	+88.6%
Average			+314.4%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Nepal	Uganda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$52.04 NPR7,684.49	$173.88 UGX654K	+234.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,428.89 NPR359K	$3,718.64 UGX14M	+53.1%
Average			+143.7%

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pay 80.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Nepal	Uganda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.16 NPR318.31	$1.43 UGX5,377	-33.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.40 NPR207.06	$2.86 UGX10,754	+104.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.59 NPR383.21	$3.65 UGX13,712	+40.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$17.84 NPR2,634.78	$45.77 UGX172K	+156.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.74 NPR404.61	$6.44 UGX24,197	+134.9%
Average			+80.5%

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pay 4.1% more for clothing

	Nepal	Uganda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$20.52 NPR3,029.91	$16.81 UGX63,180	-18.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.55 NPR3,625.97	$15.94 UGX59,916	-35.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$41.57 NPR6,139.54	$43.26 UGX163K	+4.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$30.69 NPR4,531.86	$50.77 UGX191K	+65.5%
Average			+4.1%

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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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