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Colombia vs. Uganda Cost of Living Summary

Colombia is 45.0% more expensive than Uganda overall.

Restaurants: pay 56.5% more in Colombia
Groceries: pay 1.7% less in Colombia
Transportation: pay 85.4% more in Colombia
Housing: pay 14.8% more in Colombia
Childcare: pay 44.8% more in Colombia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.2% less in Colombia
Clothing: pay 2.5 times more in Colombia

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

Colombia vs. Uganda Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 56.5% more for restaurants

	Uganda	Colombia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.86 UGX10,368	$4.36 COP16,288.52	+52.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.80 UGX31,897	$7.74 COP28,896.54	-12.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 UGX1,771	$0.88 COP3,292.66	+80.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.30 UGX1,098	$0.62 COP2,318.65	+105.0%
Average			+56.5%

Uganda vs. Colombia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.7% less for groceries

	Uganda	Colombia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.17 UGX4,223	$1.36 COP5,068.74	+16.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.18 UGX7,915	$2.49 COP9,296.82	+14.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.80 UGX10,153	$4.35 COP16,249.26	+55.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.82 UGX6,602	$2.23 COP8,319.47	+22.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.24 UGX8,106	$2.47 COP9,207.70	+10.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.29 UGX4,693	$1.21 COP4,507.99	-6.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 UGX2,351	$0.52 COP1,935.88	-20.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 UGX2,791	$0.62 COP2,298.97	-20.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 UGX2,640	$0.53 COP1,985.88	-27.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 UGX2,634	$0.52 COP1,947.85	-28.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.78 UGX2,822	$0.50 COP1,886.12	-35.1%
Average			-1.7%

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pay 85.4% more for transportation

	Uganda	Colombia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.73 UGX20,769	$3.91 COP14,594.01	-31.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.91 UGX155,522	$33.68 COP125,802.06	-21.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$10,011.73 UGX36,288,494	$18,639.00 COP69,616,040.01	+86.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.00 UGX14,515	$16.37 COP61,139.55	+308.8%
Average			+85.4%

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pay 14.8% more for housing

	Uganda	Colombia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$46.09 UGX167,042	$23.34 COP87,183.25	-49.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$411.55 UGX1,491,719	$313.67 COP1,171,552.83	-23.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$206.19 UGX747,370	$251.62 COP939,805.47	+22.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$35.00 UGX126,857	$73.60 COP274,900.38	+110.3%
Average			+14.8%

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pay 44.8% more for childcare

	Uganda	Colombia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$173.88 UGX630,235	$234.03 COP874,092.15	+34.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,718.64 UGX13,478,584	$5,761.13 COP21,517,631.78	+54.9%
Average			+44.8%

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pay 34.2% less for entertainment and sports

	Uganda	Colombia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.43 UGX5,184	$1.20 COP4,491.76	-15.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.86 UGX10,368	$1.59 COP5,956.32	-44.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.65 UGX13,219	$2.56 COP9,556.21	-29.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$45.77 UGX165,890	$25.07 COP93,650.79	-45.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$6.44 UGX23,328	$4.12 COP15,392.12	-36.0%
Average			-34.2%

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pay 2.5 times more for clothing

	Uganda	Colombia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$16.81 UGX60,913	$61.30 COP228,961.50	+264.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$15.94 UGX57,765	$40.34 COP150,673.34	+153.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$43.26 UGX156,818	$95.01 COP354,859.55	+119.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$50.77 UGX184,035	$81.28 COP303,568.15	+60.1%
Average			+149.4%

Uganda vs. Colombia - 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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