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Uganda vs. Nicaragua Cost of Living Summary

Uganda is 13.1% more expensive than Nicaragua overall.

Restaurants: pay 24.4% less in Uganda
Groceries: pay 14.5% less in Uganda
Transportation: pay 2.7 times more in Uganda
Housing: pay 3.0% less in Uganda
Childcare: pay 4.6% more in Uganda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.1% more in Uganda
Clothing: pay 62.6% less in Uganda

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

Uganda vs. Nicaragua Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 24.4% less for restaurants

	Nicaragua	Uganda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.57 NIO167.72	$2.86 UGX10,794	-37.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.80 NIO249.97	$8.80 UGX33,207	+29.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.82 NIO30.08	$0.49 UGX1,844	-40.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.60 NIO22.04	$0.30 UGX1,143	-49.5%
Average			-24.4%

Nicaragua vs. Uganda - Cost of restaurants

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pay 14.5% less for groceries

	Nicaragua	Uganda
Bread 1 loaf	$1.74 NIO64.06	$1.17 UGX4,397	-33.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.29 NIO121.00	$2.18 UGX8,240	-33.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.55 NIO167.08	$2.80 UGX10,570	-38.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.98 NIO72.66	$1.82 UGX6,873	-7.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.48 NIO90.92	$2.24 UGX8,439	-9.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.77 NIO65.02	$1.29 UGX4,886	-26.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.39 NIO14.45	$0.65 UGX2,448	+64.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.82 NIO29.99	$0.77 UGX2,905	-5.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.87 NIO32.07	$0.73 UGX2,749	-16.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.24 NIO45.72	$0.73 UGX2,742	-41.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.88 NIO32.15	$0.78 UGX2,938	-11.1%
Average			-14.5%

Nicaragua vs. Uganda - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

	Nicaragua	Uganda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.95 NIO181.83	$5.73 UGX21,622	+15.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$5.00 NIO183.81	$42.91 UGX162K	+757.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$22,973.64 NIO844K	$10,011.73 UGX38M	-56.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$5.56 NIO204.39	$4.00 UGX15,112	-28.0%
Average			+172.2%

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pay 3.0% less for housing

	Nicaragua	Uganda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$36.35 NIO1,335.39	$46.09 UGX174K	+26.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$326.67 NIO11,999.71	$411.55 UGX2M	+26.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$283.96 NIO10,430.87	$206.19 UGX778K	-27.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.87 NIO2,052.31	$35.00 UGX132K	-37.4%
Average			-3.0%

Nicaragua vs. Uganda - Cost of housing

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pay 4.6% more for childcare

	Nicaragua	Uganda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$118.12 NIO4,339.18	$173.88 UGX656K	+47.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,000.00 NIO220K	$3,718.64 UGX14M	-38.0%
Average			+4.6%

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pay 19.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Nicaragua	Uganda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.31 NIO47.98	$1.43 UGX5,397	+9.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.16 NIO79.39	$2.86 UGX10,794	+32.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.66 NIO97.69	$3.65 UGX13,762	+37.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.69 NIO1,237.73	$45.77 UGX173K	+35.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.00 NIO293.87	$6.44 UGX24,286	-19.5%
Average			+19.1%

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pay 62.6% less for clothing

	Nicaragua	Uganda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$61.83 NIO2,271.11	$16.81 UGX63,415	-72.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$61.88 NIO2,272.90	$15.94 UGX60,138	-74.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$108.23 NIO3,975.82	$43.26 UGX163K	-60.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$89.99 NIO3,305.84	$50.77 UGX192K	-43.6%
Average			-62.6%

Nicaragua vs. Uganda - Cost of clothing

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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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