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Uganda vs. Romania Cost of Living Summary

Uganda is 13.9% cheaper than Romania overall.

Restaurants: pay 52.5% less in Uganda
Groceries: pay 13.5% more in Uganda
Transportation: pay 7.3% less in Uganda
Housing: pay 76.4% more in Uganda
Childcare: pay 59.8% less in Uganda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.2% less in Uganda
Clothing: pay 55.2% less in Uganda

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

Uganda vs. Romania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 52.5% less for restaurants

	Romania	Uganda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.04 RON44.83	$2.86 UGX10,754	-71.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.48 RON33.38	$8.80 UGX33,084	+17.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.94 RON8.66	$0.49 UGX1,837	-74.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.61 RON7.21	$0.30 UGX1,139	-81.2%
Average			-52.5%

Romania vs. Uganda - Cost of restaurants

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pay 13.5% more for groceries

	Romania	Uganda
Bread 1 loaf	$1.18 RON5.27	$1.17 UGX4,381	-1.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.01 RON17.91	$2.18 UGX8,210	-45.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.61 RON25.03	$2.80 UGX10,531	-50.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.05 RON13.59	$1.82 UGX6,848	-40.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.90 RON12.95	$2.24 UGX8,407	-22.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.51 RON2.27	$1.29 UGX4,868	+154.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.70 RON3.11	$0.65 UGX2,439	-7.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 RON3.13	$0.77 UGX2,895	+9.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.93 RON4.15	$0.73 UGX2,738	-21.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 RON1.75	$0.73 UGX2,732	+84.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.42 RON1.85	$0.78 UGX2,927	+87.6%
Average			+13.5%

Romania vs. Uganda - Cost of groceries

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pay 7.3% less for transportation

	Romania	Uganda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.02 RON26.88	$5.73 UGX21,542	-4.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$23.52 RON104.95	$42.91 UGX161K	+82.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,339.27 RON122K	$10,011.73 UGX38M	-63.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$7.08 RON31.59	$4.00 UGX15,056	-43.4%
Average			-7.3%

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pay 76.4% more for housing

	Romania	Uganda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.24 RON41.24	$46.09 UGX173K	+398.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$390.19 RON1,741.28	$411.55 UGX2M	+5.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$289.13 RON1,290.26	$206.19 UGX775K	-28.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$116.41 RON519.49	$35.00 UGX132K	-69.9%
Average			+76.4%

Romania vs. Uganda - Cost of housing

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pay 59.8% less for childcare

	Romania	Uganda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$526.34 RON2,348.83	$173.88 UGX654K	-67.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,853.44 RON35,046.74	$3,718.64 UGX14M	-52.6%
Average			-59.8%

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pay 12.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Romania	Uganda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.34 RON10.46	$1.43 UGX5,377	-39.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.50 RON11.17	$2.86 UGX10,754	+14.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.88 RON26.24	$3.65 UGX13,712	-38.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$42.19 RON188.30	$45.77 UGX172K	+8.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.90 RON30.81	$6.44 UGX24,197	-6.8%
Average			-12.2%

Romania vs. Uganda - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 55.2% less for clothing

	Romania	Uganda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.67 RON297.52	$16.81 UGX63,180	-74.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.50 RON171.80	$15.94 UGX59,916	-58.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$78.13 RON348.66	$43.26 UGX163K	-44.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.57 RON395.27	$50.77 UGX191K	-42.7%
Average			-55.2%

Romania 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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