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Uganda vs. Swaziland Cost of Living Summary

Uganda is 12.7% more expensive than Swaziland overall.

Restaurants: pay 42.2% more in Uganda
Groceries: pay 29.0% more in Uganda
Transportation: pay 14.6% less in Uganda
Housing: pay 20.6% more in Uganda
Childcare: pay 18.8% more in Uganda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 37.6% more in Uganda
Clothing: pay 44.8% less in Uganda

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

Uganda vs. Swaziland Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 42.2% more for restaurants

	Swaziland	Uganda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.11 SZL52.69	$2.86 UGX10,119	-8.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.36 SZL40.01	$8.80 UGX31,130	+272.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.97 SZL16.35	$0.49 UGX1,729	-49.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 SZL9.51	$0.30 UGX1,071	-46.1%
Average			+42.2%

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pay 29.0% more for groceries

	Swaziland	Uganda
Bread 1 loaf	$0.77 SZL13.02	$1.17 UGX4,122	+51.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.61 SZL78.06	$2.18 UGX7,725	-52.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.07 SZL68.95	$2.80 UGX9,909	-31.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.73 SZL29.27	$1.82 UGX6,443	+5.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.30 SZL38.95	$2.24 UGX7,911	-2.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.71 SZL11.95	$1.29 UGX4,580	+83.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.34 SZL5.75	$0.65 UGX2,295	+90.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.44 SZL7.38	$0.77 UGX2,724	+76.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.64 SZL10.92	$0.73 UGX2,577	+13.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.48 SZL8.11	$0.73 UGX2,570	+51.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.58 SZL9.88	$0.78 UGX2,754	+33.4%
Average			+29.0%

Swaziland vs. Uganda - Cost of groceries

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pay 14.6% less for transportation

	Swaziland	Uganda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.52 SZL76.54	$5.73 UGX20,270	+26.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$30.25 SZL512.27	$42.91 UGX151,787	+41.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,285.48 SZL292,724.37	$10,011.73 UGX35,416,974	-42.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$26.50 SZL448.84	$4.00 UGX14,167	-84.9%
Average			-14.6%

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pay 20.6% more for housing

	Swaziland	Uganda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.81 SZL487.87	$46.09 UGX163,031	+60.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$266.51 SZL4,513.32	$411.55 UGX1,455,893	+54.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$187.26 SZL3,171.18	$206.19 UGX729,421	+10.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$60.22 SZL1,019.75	$35.00 UGX123,811	-41.9%
Average			+20.6%

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pay 18.8% more for childcare

	Swaziland	Uganda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$109.47 SZL1,853.92	$173.88 UGX615,099	+58.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,724.70 SZL80,011.33	$3,718.64 UGX13,154,876	-21.3%
Average			+18.8%

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pay 37.6% more for entertainment and sports

	Swaziland	Uganda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.87 SZL31.71	$1.43 UGX5,060	-23.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.97 SZL33.43	$2.86 UGX10,119	+44.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.68 SZL45.37	$3.65 UGX12,902	+36.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.81 SZL487.87	$45.77 UGX161,906	+58.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.75 SZL63.42	$6.44 UGX22,768	+71.9%
Average			+37.6%

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pay 44.8% less for clothing

	Swaziland	Uganda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$46.08 SZL780.27	$16.81 UGX59,450	-63.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.01 SZL406.56	$15.94 UGX56,378	-33.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.90 SZL1,268.47	$43.26 UGX153,052	-42.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$84.51 SZL1,431.10	$50.77 UGX179,615	-39.9%
Average			-44.8%

Swaziland 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: December 2025

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