Cost of living comparison

Uganda

compared to

Tanzania

Tanzania vs. Uganda Cost of Living Summary

Tanzania is 1.7% cheaper than Uganda overall.

Restaurants: pay 23.1% more in Tanzania
Groceries: pay 1.2% more in Tanzania
Transportation: pay 10.7% more in Tanzania
Housing: pay 19.0% less in Tanzania
Childcare: pay 69.3% more in Tanzania
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.5% less in Tanzania
Clothing: pay 3.5% more in Tanzania

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

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Tanzania vs. Uganda Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 23.1% more for restaurants

	Uganda	Tanzania
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.45 UGX10,151	$3.17 TZS8,366.70	+29.1%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.36 UGX30,452	$7.47 TZS19,722.96	+1.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 UGX1,523	$0.55 TZS1,445.16	+48.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.27 UGX1,107	$0.43 TZS1,140.98	+61.4%
Average			+23.1%

Uganda vs. Tanzania - Cost of restaurants

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pay 1.2% more for groceries

	Uganda	Tanzania
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 UGX3,747	$0.70 TZS1,858.52	-22.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.18 UGX9,009	$3.75 TZS9,899.69	+72.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$2.90 UGX11,976	$4.51 TZS11,898.18	+55.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.58 UGX6,530	$2.16 TZS5,712.95	+37.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.05 UGX8,472	$2.10 TZS5,554.43	+2.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.95 UGX3,939	$1.15 TZS3,026.25	+20.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 UGX2,353	$0.48 TZS1,255.64	-16.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.59 UGX2,430	$0.39 TZS1,027.93	-33.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 UGX2,225	$0.42 TZS1,115.26	-21.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.56 UGX2,302	$0.39 TZS1,016.48	-30.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.56 UGX2,302	$0.60 TZS1,581.71	+7.7%
Average			+1.2%

Uganda vs. Tanzania - Cost of groceries

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pay 10.7% more for transportation

	Uganda	Tanzania
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.31 UGX21,961	$5.01 TZS13,219.82	-5.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$42.68 UGX177K	$14.80 TZS39,073.97	-65.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$7,361.98 UGX30M	$16,811.26 TZS44M	+128.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.94 UGX12,181	$11.84 TZS31,246.66	+301.9%
Average			+10.7%

Uganda vs. Tanzania - Cost of transportation

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pay 19.0% less for housing

	Uganda	Tanzania
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.66 UGX143K	$37.49 TZS98,965.48	+8.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$482.64 UGX2M	$332.29 TZS877K	-31.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$167.36 UGX692K	$156.95 TZS414K	-6.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$53.08 UGX220K	$40.75 TZS108K	-23.2%
Average			-19.0%

Uganda vs. Tanzania - Cost of housing

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pay 69.3% more for childcare

	Uganda	Tanzania
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$251.43 UGX1M	$568.94 TZS2M	+126.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,279.19 UGX34M	$10,482.41 TZS28M	+26.6%
Average			+69.3%

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pay 12.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Uganda	Tanzania
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.23 UGX5,075	$1.19 TZS3,131.87	-3.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.53 UGX10,471	$1.93 TZS5,103.75	-23.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.45 UGX10,151	$1.81 TZS4,785.96	-26.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$55.21 UGX228K	$59.09 TZS156K	+7.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.36 UGX30,452	$5.79 TZS15,284.87	-21.4%
Average			-12.5%

Uganda vs. Tanzania - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 3.5% more for clothing

	Uganda	Tanzania
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$13.80 UGX57,098	$12.08 TZS31,893.71	-12.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$12.88 UGX53,292	$21.51 TZS56,774.15	+66.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$31.90 UGX132K	$29.89 TZS78,899.37	-6.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$43.25 UGX179K	$36.21 TZS95,597.65	-16.3%
Average			+3.5%

Uganda vs. Tanzania - Cost of clothing

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