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Uganda vs. Tunisia Cost of Living Summary

Uganda is 49.9% more expensive than Tunisia overall.

Restaurants: pay 14.5% more in Uganda
Groceries: pay 91.1% more in Uganda
Transportation: pay 87.5% more in Uganda
Housing: pay 75.5% more in Uganda
Childcare: pay 62.5% more in Uganda
Entertainment and Sports: pay 69.1% more in Uganda
Clothing: pay 51.0% less in Uganda

The cost of groceries, transportation, housing, entertainment and sports, childcare, and restaurants in Uganda are more expensive than in Tunisia. Notably, groceries, transportation, and housing are significantly more expensive in Uganda.

Uganda vs. Tunisia Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 14.5% more for restaurants

	Tunisia	Uganda
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.40 TND10.000	$2.86 UGX10,368	-15.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.85 TND14.260	$8.80 UGX31,897	+81.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.65 TND1.910	$0.49 UGX1,771	-24.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.26 TND0.760	$0.30 UGX1,098	+17.2%
Average			+14.5%

Tunisia vs. Uganda - Cost of restaurants

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pay 91.1% more for groceries

	Tunisia	Uganda
Bread 1 loaf	$0.18 TND0.530	$1.17 UGX4,223	+545.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.46 TND16.060	$2.18 UGX7,915	-60.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$1.88 TND5.540	$2.80 UGX10,153	+48.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.63 TND4.790	$1.82 UGX6,602	+11.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.53 TND7.450	$2.24 UGX8,106	-11.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.90 TND2.640	$1.29 UGX4,693	+44.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.42 TND4.180	$0.65 UGX2,351	-54.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.48 TND1.420	$0.77 UGX2,791	+59.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.32 TND0.940	$0.73 UGX2,640	+128.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 TND0.960	$0.73 UGX2,634	+123.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 TND0.860	$0.78 UGX2,822	+166.7%
Average			+91.1%

Tunisia vs. Uganda - Cost of groceries

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pay 87.5% more for transportation

	Tunisia	Uganda
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.21 TND9.430	$5.73 UGX20,769	+78.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$10.45 TND30.760	$42.91 UGX155,522	+310.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$38,990.39 TND114,730.620	$10,011.73 UGX36,288,494	-74.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.97 TND8.730	$4.00 UGX14,515	+35.0%
Average			+87.5%

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pay 75.5% more for housing

	Tunisia	Uganda
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$17.74 TND52.190	$46.09 UGX167,042	+159.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$205.53 TND604.780	$411.55 UGX1,491,719	+100.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$139.80 TND411.370	$206.19 UGX747,370	+47.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$37.08 TND109.100	$35.00 UGX126,857	-5.6%
Average			+75.5%

Tunisia vs. Uganda - Cost of housing

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pay 62.5% more for childcare

	Tunisia	Uganda
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$91.27 TND268.550	$173.88 UGX630,235	+90.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,766.14 TND8,139.460	$3,718.64 UGX13,478,584	+34.4%
Average			+62.5%

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pay 69.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Tunisia	Uganda
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.44 TND4.230	$1.43 UGX5,184	-0.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$0.81 TND2.380	$2.86 UGX10,368	+253.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.53 TND10.390	$3.65 UGX13,219	+3.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$28.29 TND83.230	$45.77 UGX165,890	+61.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$5.06 TND14.890	$6.44 UGX23,328	+27.2%
Average			+69.1%

Tunisia vs. Uganda - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 51.0% less for clothing

	Tunisia	Uganda
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$40.73 TND119.860	$16.81 UGX60,913	-58.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$49.43 TND145.440	$15.94 UGX57,765	-67.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$93.37 TND274.740	$43.26 UGX156,818	-53.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$66.59 TND195.950	$50.77 UGX184,035	-23.8%
Average			-51.0%

Tunisia 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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