Cost of living comparison

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Brazil vs. Uganda Cost of Living Summary

Brazil is 28.0% more expensive than Uganda overall.

Restaurants
pay 94.8% more in Brazil
Groceries
pay 21.4% more in Brazil
Transportation
pay 55.8% more in Brazil
Housing
pay 1.7% more in Brazil
Childcare
pay 12.0% more in Brazil
Entertainment and Sports
pay 12.8% less in Brazil
Clothing
pay 2.9 times more in Brazil

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

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Brazil vs. Uganda Cost Breakdown

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

pay 94.8% more for restaurants

 
Uganda
Brazil
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.45
UGX10,151
$6.38
R$32.28
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $7.36
UGX30,452
$7.64
R$38.69
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.37
UGX1,523
$1.24
R$6.29
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pay 21.4% more for groceries

 
Uganda
Brazil
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.91
UGX3,747
$1.68
R$8.52
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.18
UGX9,009
$4.73
R$23.94
Milk (1 gallon) $2.90
UGX11,976
$4.09
R$20.72
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pay 55.8% more for transportation

 
Uganda
Brazil
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.31
UGX21,961
$4.74
R$23.98
Monthly public transit pass $42.68
UGX177K
$45.86
R$232.15
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $7,361.98
UGX30M
$23,586.89
R$119K
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pay 1.7% more for housing

 
Uganda
Brazil
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $34.66
UGX143K
$20.44
R$103.47
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $482.64
UGX2M
$357.22
R$1,808.43
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $167.36
UGX692K
$237.92
R$1,204.46
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pay 12.0% more for childcare

 
Uganda
Brazil
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $251.43
UGX1M
$316.73
R$1,603.45
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $8,279.19
UGX34M
$8,251.15
R$41,771.44
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pay 12.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
Uganda
Brazil
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $1.23
UGX5,075
$2.00
R$10.12
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.53
UGX10,471
$2.02
R$10.23
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $2.45
UGX10,151
$2.46
R$12.44
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pay 2.9 times more for clothing

 
Uganda
Brazil
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $13.80
UGX57,098
$54.36
R$275.19
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $12.88
UGX53,292
$50.01
R$253.16
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $31.90
UGX132K
$87.76
R$444.28
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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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