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Belgium vs. Uganda Cost of Living Summary

Belgium is 2.8 times more expensive than Uganda overall.

Restaurants
pay 5.0 times more in Belgium
Groceries
pay 2.0 times more in Belgium
Transportation
pay 2.3 times more in Belgium
Housing
pay 3.0 times more in Belgium
Childcare
pay 3.2 times more in Belgium
Entertainment and Sports
pay 80.7% more in Belgium
Clothing
pay 3.9 times more in Belgium

The cost of restaurants, clothing, childcare, housing, transportation, and groceries in Belgium are more expensive than in Uganda. Notably, restaurants, clothing, and childcare are significantly more expensive in Belgium.

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Belgium vs. Uganda Cost Breakdown

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

pay 5.0 times more for restaurants

 
Uganda
Belgium
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.45
UGX10,151
$21.51
€19.15
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $7.36
UGX30,452
$12.72
€11.32
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.37
UGX1,523
$3.15
€2.80
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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

 
Uganda
Belgium
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.91
UGX3,747
$2.56
€2.28
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.18
UGX9,009
$7.21
€6.41
Milk (1 gallon) $2.90
UGX11,976
$4.74
€4.22
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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

 
Uganda
Belgium
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.31
UGX21,961
$7.52
€6.70
Monthly public transit pass $42.68
UGX177K
$50.17
€44.65
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $7,361.98
UGX30M
$34,462.94
€30,673.26
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pay 3.0 times more for housing

 
Uganda
Belgium
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $34.66
UGX143K
$51.15
€45.52
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $482.64
UGX2M
$940.80
€837.35
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $167.36
UGX692K
$826.78
€735.87
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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

 
Uganda
Belgium
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $251.43
UGX1M
$923.48
€821.93
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,279.19
UGX34M
$22,984.85
€20,457.34
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pay 80.7% more for entertainment and sports

 
Uganda
Belgium
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.23
UGX5,075
$4.94
€4.40
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.53
UGX10,471
$4.03
€3.58
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $2.45
UGX10,151
$12.32
€10.96
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pay 3.9 times more for clothing

 
Uganda
Belgium
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $13.80
UGX57,098
$100.04
€89.04
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $12.88
UGX53,292
$43.19
€38.44
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $31.90
UGX132K
$96.42
€85.82
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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