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Uganda vs. Syria Cost of Living Summary

Uganda is 49.6% more expensive than Syria overall.

Restaurants: pay 15.8% less in Uganda
Groceries: pay 49.1% more in Uganda
Transportation: pay 47.8% more in Uganda
Housing: pay 41.1% more in Uganda
Childcare: pay 2.7 times more in Uganda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 96.8% more in Uganda
Clothing: pay 45.2% less in Uganda

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

Uganda vs. Syria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 15.8% less for restaurants

	Syria	Uganda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.33 SYP69,344	$2.86 UGX10,119	-46.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.50 SYP58,509	$8.80 UGX31,130	+95.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 SYP14,747	$0.49 UGX1,729	-56.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.68 SYP8,862	$0.30 UGX1,071	-55.6%
Average			-15.8%

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pay 49.1% more for groceries

	Syria	Uganda
Bread 1 loaf	$0.64 SYP8,333	$1.17 UGX4,122	+81.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.85 SYP24,087	$2.18 UGX7,725	+17.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.81 SYP49,537	$2.80 UGX9,909	-26.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.94 SYP25,252	$1.82 UGX6,443	-6.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.09 SYP40,163	$2.24 UGX7,911	-27.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.63 SYP8,224	$1.29 UGX4,580	+104.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.77 SYP10,067	$0.65 UGX2,295	-16.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.61 SYP7,896	$0.77 UGX2,724	+26.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 SYP4,046	$0.73 UGX2,577	+134.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.31 SYP4,002	$0.73 UGX2,570	+136.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.36 SYP4,700	$0.78 UGX2,754	+115.4%
Average			+49.1%

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pay 47.8% more for transportation

	Syria	Uganda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.09 SYP105,151	$5.73 UGX20,270	-29.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.00 SYP130,020	$42.91 UGX151,787	+329.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$19,287.91 SYP250,781,375	$10,011.73 UGX35,416,974	-48.1%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.24 SYP133,081	$4.00 UGX14,167	-60.9%
Average			+47.8%

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pay 41.1% more for housing

	Syria	Uganda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$40.76 SYP529,986	$46.09 UGX163,031	+13.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$193.35 SYP2,513,935	$411.55 UGX1,455,893	+112.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$112.97 SYP1,468,810	$206.19 UGX729,421	+82.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$62.74 SYP815,767	$35.00 UGX123,811	-44.2%
Average			+41.1%

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pay 2.7 times more for childcare

	Syria	Uganda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$46.24 SYP601,162	$173.88 UGX615,099	+276.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,185.71 SYP28,418,614	$3,718.64 UGX13,154,876	+70.1%
Average			+173.1%

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pay 96.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Syria	Uganda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.89 SYP50,556	$1.43 UGX5,060	-63.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.30 SYP16,874	$2.86 UGX10,119	+120.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.08 SYP40,090	$3.65 UGX12,902	+18.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$13.64 SYP177,324	$45.77 UGX161,906	+235.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.36 SYP30,671	$6.44 UGX22,768	+172.8%
Average			+96.8%

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pay 45.2% less for clothing

	Syria	Uganda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$30.17 SYP392,267	$16.81 UGX59,450	-44.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$42.77 SYP556,062	$15.94 UGX56,378	-62.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$70.57 SYP917,567	$43.26 UGX153,052	-38.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.17 SYP1,016,375	$50.77 UGX179,615	-35.0%
Average			-45.2%

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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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