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Uganda vs. Sri Lanka Cost of Living Summary

Uganda is 2.1 times more expensive than Sri Lanka overall.

Restaurants: pay 13.8% less in Uganda
Groceries: pay 10.2% more in Uganda
Transportation: pay 78.2% more in Uganda
Housing: pay 81.9% more in Uganda
Childcare: pay 6.6 times more in Uganda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 47.6% more in Uganda
Clothing: pay 6.4% less in Uganda

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

Uganda vs. Sri Lanka Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Uganda instead of Sri Lanka, you would:

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pay 13.8% less for restaurants

	Sri Lanka	Uganda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.63 LKR1,131.82	$2.86 UGX10,794	-21.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.90 LKR2,459.14	$8.80 UGX33,207	+11.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.73 LKR227.32	$0.49 UGX1,844	-33.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.35 LKR107.57	$0.30 UGX1,143	-12.3%
Average			-13.8%

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pay 10.2% more for groceries

	Sri Lanka	Uganda
Bread 1 loaf	$0.48 LKR149.04	$1.17 UGX4,397	+143.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.72 LKR1,781.59	$2.18 UGX8,240	-61.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.01 LKR1,872.36	$2.80 UGX10,570	-53.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.94 LKR605.37	$1.82 UGX6,873	-6.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.05 LKR638.38	$2.24 UGX8,439	+9.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.40 LKR746.81	$1.29 UGX4,886	-46.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.44 LKR138.31	$0.65 UGX2,448	+46.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.17 LKR674.84	$0.77 UGX2,905	-64.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.55 LKR170.69	$0.73 UGX2,749	+32.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.45 LKR141.65	$0.73 UGX2,742	+59.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.51 LKR158.07	$0.78 UGX2,938	+53.4%
Average			+10.2%

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pay 78.2% more for transportation

	Sri Lanka	Uganda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.12 LKR1,281.84	$5.73 UGX21,622	+39.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.74 LKR3,344.02	$42.91 UGX162K	+299.6%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$24,680.98 LKR8M	$10,011.73 UGX38M	-59.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.00 LKR934.27	$4.00 UGX15,112	+33.5%
Average			+78.2%

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pay 81.9% more for housing

	Sri Lanka	Uganda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$12.84 LKR3,997.24	$46.09 UGX174K	+259.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$289.17 LKR90,053.28	$411.55 UGX2M	+42.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$178.38 LKR55,551.74	$206.19 UGX778K	+15.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.64 LKR9,853.23	$35.00 UGX132K	+10.6%
Average			+81.9%

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pay 6.6 times more for childcare

	Sri Lanka	Uganda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$33.87 LKR10,546.52	$173.88 UGX656K	+413.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$466.09 LKR145K	$3,718.64 UGX14M	+697.8%
Average			+555.6%

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pay 47.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Sri Lanka	Uganda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.08 LKR648.23	$1.43 UGX5,397	-31.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.39 LKR745.60	$2.86 UGX10,794	+19.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$9.25 LKR2,881.00	$3.65 UGX13,762	-60.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$15.04 LKR4,682.24	$45.77 UGX173K	+204.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.12 LKR972.34	$6.44 UGX24,286	+106.1%
Average			+47.6%

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pay 6.4% less for clothing

	Sri Lanka	Uganda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$25.05 LKR7,801.00	$16.81 UGX63,415	-32.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$17.03 LKR5,302.41	$15.94 UGX60,138	-6.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$62.69 LKR19,522.58	$43.26 UGX163K	-31.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$35.07 LKR10,921.35	$50.77 UGX192K	+44.8%
Average			-6.4%

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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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