Cost of living comparison

Tanzania

compared to

Uganda

Uganda vs. Tanzania Cost of Living Summary

Uganda is 0.9% cheaper than Tanzania overall.

Restaurants: pay 23.8% less in Uganda
Groceries: pay 3.6% more in Uganda
Transportation: pay 15.8% more in Uganda
Housing: pay 18.6% more in Uganda
Childcare: pay 38.4% less in Uganda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.1% more in Uganda
Clothing: pay 0.1% more in Uganda

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

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Uganda vs. Tanzania Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 23.8% less for restaurants

	Tanzania	Uganda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.17 TZS8,350.87	$2.45 UGX9,771	-22.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.47 TZS19,685.65	$7.36 UGX29,312	-1.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.55 TZS1,442.43	$0.37 UGX1,466	-32.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.43 TZS1,138.82	$0.27 UGX1,066	-38.1%
Average			-23.8%

Tanzania vs. Uganda - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.6% more for groceries

	Tanzania	Uganda
Bread 1 loaf	$0.70 TZS1,855.00	$0.91 UGX3,607	+28.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.75 TZS9,880.96	$2.18 UGX8,671	-41.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.51 TZS11,875.67	$2.90 UGX11,527	-35.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.16 TZS5,702.14	$1.58 UGX6,285	-27.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.10 TZS5,543.92	$2.05 UGX8,155	-2.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.15 TZS3,020.52	$0.95 UGX3,792	-16.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 TZS1,253.26	$0.57 UGX2,265	+19.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.39 TZS1,025.99	$0.59 UGX2,339	+50.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 TZS1,113.15	$0.54 UGX2,142	+27.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 TZS1,014.55	$0.56 UGX2,216	+44.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.60 TZS1,578.72	$0.56 UGX2,216	-7.1%
Average			+3.6%

Tanzania vs. Uganda - Cost of groceries

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pay 15.8% more for transportation

	Tanzania	Uganda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.01 TZS13,194.81	$5.31 UGX21,138	+6.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$14.80 TZS39,000.04	$42.68 UGX170K	+188.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$16,811.26 TZS44M	$7,361.98 UGX29M	-56.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.84 TZS31,187.54	$2.94 UGX11,725	-75.1%
Average			+15.8%

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pay 18.6% more for housing

	Tanzania	Uganda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$37.49 TZS98,778.24	$34.66 UGX138K	-7.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$332.29 TZS876K	$482.64 UGX2M	+45.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$156.95 TZS414K	$167.36 UGX666K	+6.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$40.75 TZS107K	$53.08 UGX211K	+30.2%
Average			+18.6%

Tanzania vs. Uganda - Cost of housing

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pay 38.4% less for childcare

	Tanzania	Uganda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$568.94 TZS1M	$251.43 UGX1M	-55.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,482.41 TZS28M	$8,279.19 UGX33M	-21.0%
Average			-38.4%

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pay 18.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Tanzania	Uganda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.19 TZS3,125.95	$1.23 UGX4,885	+3.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.93 TZS5,094.09	$2.53 UGX10,078	+30.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.81 TZS4,776.91	$2.45 UGX9,771	+35.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.09 TZS156K	$55.21 UGX220K	-6.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.79 TZS15,255.95	$7.36 UGX29,312	+27.2%
Average			+18.1%

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pay 0.1% more for clothing

	Tanzania	Uganda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$12.08 TZS31,833.37	$13.80 UGX54,960	+14.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$21.51 TZS56,666.73	$12.88 UGX51,296	-40.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$29.89 TZS78,750.09	$31.90 UGX127K	+6.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$36.21 TZS95,416.78	$43.25 UGX172K	+19.4%
Average			+0.1%

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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: October 2026

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