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Uganda vs. Tajikistan Cost of Living Summary

Uganda is 27.2% more expensive than Tajikistan overall.

Restaurants: pay 16.3% less in Uganda
Groceries: pay 52.7% more in Uganda
Transportation: pay 85.8% more in Uganda
Housing: pay 33.4% more in Uganda
Childcare: pay 17.9% more in Uganda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 48.3% more in Uganda
Clothing: pay 31.7% less in Uganda

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

Uganda vs. Tajikistan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 16.3% less for restaurants

	Tajikistan	Uganda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.09 TJS58.35	$2.86 UGX10,754	-53.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.60 TJS82.45	$8.80 UGX33,084	+2.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 TJS5.41	$0.49 UGX1,837	-13.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 TJS2.94	$0.30 UGX1,139	-1.1%
Average			-16.3%

Tajikistan vs. Uganda - Cost of restaurants

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pay 52.7% more for groceries

	Tajikistan	Uganda
Bread 1 loaf	$0.55 TJS5.26	$1.17 UGX4,381	+112.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.82 TJS55.81	$2.18 UGX8,210	-62.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.96 TJS37.99	$2.80 UGX10,531	-29.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.72 TJS16.50	$1.82 UGX6,848	+5.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.75 TJS16.74	$2.24 UGX8,407	+28.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.70 TJS6.70	$1.29 UGX4,868	+85.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.18 TJS11.35	$0.65 UGX2,439	-45.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 TJS8.84	$0.77 UGX2,895	-16.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.44 TJS4.23	$0.73 UGX2,738	+65.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.29 TJS2.75	$0.73 UGX2,732	+153.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.20 TJS1.95	$0.78 UGX2,927	+283.6%
Average			+52.7%

Tajikistan vs. Uganda - Cost of groceries

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pay 85.8% more for transportation

	Tajikistan	Uganda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.06 TJS38.95	$5.73 UGX21,542	+41.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.59 TJS101.48	$42.91 UGX161K	+305.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$11,647.15 TJS112K	$10,011.73 UGX38M	-14.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.60 TJS34.50	$4.00 UGX15,056	+11.2%
Average			+85.8%

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pay 33.4% more for housing

	Tajikistan	Uganda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$19.59 TJS187.74	$46.09 UGX173K	+135.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$370.61 TJS3,552.03	$411.55 UGX2M	+11.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$239.79 TJS2,298.23	$206.19 UGX775K	-14.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$34.50 TJS330.65	$35.00 UGX132K	+1.4%
Average			+33.4%

Tajikistan vs. Uganda - Cost of housing

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pay 17.9% more for childcare

	Tajikistan	Uganda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$95.29 TJS913.33	$173.88 UGX654K	+82.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,972.94 TJS66,830.05	$3,718.64 UGX14M	-46.7%
Average			+17.9%

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pay 48.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Tajikistan	Uganda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.06 TJS10.15	$1.43 UGX5,377	+35.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.50 TJS14.38	$2.86 UGX10,754	+90.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.65 TJS25.37	$3.65 UGX13,712	+37.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.89 TJS324.80	$45.77 UGX172K	+35.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.50 TJS43.13	$6.44 UGX24,197	+43.0%
Average			+48.3%

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pay 31.7% less for clothing

	Tajikistan	Uganda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$26.45 TJS253.49	$16.81 UGX63,180	-36.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$33.67 TJS322.71	$15.94 UGX59,916	-52.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$60.88 TJS583.51	$43.26 UGX163K	-28.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$55.59 TJS532.77	$50.77 UGX191K	-8.7%
Average			-31.7%

Tajikistan 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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