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Cost of living and expenses in Uganda
What are the costs of living, how much do you have to spend on fees and expenses in Uganda?
What is the cost of a mortgage, what are the average earnings in Uganda, and how much do you have to spend on clothes or a flat in the centre or on the outskirts of the city?
Below you will read about the expenses, fees, rental prices, how much you have to pay for clothes or shoes and the cost of living in Uganda
(The last update: 6 days ago)
Currency in Uganda Ugandan shilling (UGX). For 10 US dollars you can get 36.6 thousand Ugandan shillings. For 100 US dollars you can get 366 thousand Ugandan shillings. And the other way around: For 100 Ugandan shillings you can get 0.0273 US dollars.
See also how prices have changed in previous years: Price changes in previous years in Uganda
What are the different prices in the cities in Uganda? Look here: Prices in cities in Uganda
Prices: Kampala Entebbe Mbarara Jinja Lira Fort Portal Iganga Mbale Mityana Njeru
Prices and availability of products in shops and supermarkets in Uganda: Kampala
Pizza prices in Uganda: Kampala
KFC prices in Uganda: Kampala
fees
$54 ($27 - $68)
74% is less expensive than in United States
internet
$84 ($41 - $137)
18% more than in United States
jeans
$16.8 ($8.2 - $27)
68% is less expensive than in United States
average earnings
$184
96% is less expensive than in United States
renting a small apartment in the center
$256 ($178 - $410)
86% is less expensive than in United States
renting a large apartment outside the center
$345 ($191 - $628)
86% is less expensive than in United States
The cost of living in Uganda:
- One-way Ticket (Local Transport) $0.82 (UGX 3K)
- Monthly Pass (Regular Price) $49 (UGX 180K)
- Gasoline (1 liter) $1.6 (UGX 5.81K)
- Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW (or equivalent new car) $10.9K (UGX 40M)
- Apartment (1 bedroom) in city centre $256 (UGX 938K)
- Apartment (1 bedroom) outside of centre $160 (UGX 588K)
- Apartment (3 bedrooms) in city centre $677 (UGX 2.48M)
- Apartment (3 bedrooms) outside of centre $345 (UGX 1.26M)
- Utilities (electricity, heating, water, garbage) for an 85m2 apartment $54 (UGX 197K)
- Internet (60 Mbps or more, unlimited data, cable/ADSL) $84 (UGX 307K)
- numb_34 $13.7 (UGX 50K)
- 1 pair of jeans (Levis 501 or similar) $16.8 (UGX 61.5K)
- 1 Summer Dress in a Chain Store (Zara, H&M,...) $20 (UGX 73.1K)
- 1 pair of Nike running shoes or similar $37 (UGX 134K)
- 1 pair of men's leather shoes $53 (UGX 196K)
- Toyota Corolla 1.6l, 97kW Comfort (or equivalent new car) $14.1K (UGX 51.6M)
- Preschool (or Kindergarten), Private, Monthly for 1 Child $141 (UGX 516K)
- Price per square meter for an apartment in the city center $1.22K (UGX 4.47M)
- International Primary School, Annually for 1 Child $4.39K (UGX 16.1M)
- Price per square meter for an apartment outside of city centre $9.89K (UGX 36.2M)
- Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax) $184 (UGX 675K)
- Mortgage annual interest rate in percentages (%) 20%
- Taxi starting fare (normal tariff) $0.82 (UGX 3K)
- Taxi 1km (Normal Tariff) $0.41 (UGX 1.5K)
- Taxi 1 hour waiting (normal tariff) $2.2 (UGX 8K)
Price changes in previous years in Uganda
Have earnings increased in Uganda?
See the average salary in previous years in 2018: $220(UGX 804K)
Price changes in Fees over the years: 2018: $38(UGX 138K)
Price changes in Internet over the years: 2018: $78(UGX 286K)
Have prices changed in clothing stores in Uganda in recent years?
For example, this is how the prices of jeans have changed in 2018: $17.8(UGX 65K)
Do you want to learn more about different prices? See the following comparison:
bottle of water
$0.3 ($0.27 - $0.55)
86% is less expensive than in United States
tomatoes
$1.4 ($0.68 - $2.3)
72% is less expensive than in United States
cheese
$4.2 ($1.6 - $6.8)
68% is less expensive than in United States
internet
$84 ($41 - $137)
18% more than in United States
coffee
$2.4 ($1.1 - $6.3)
by half less than in United States
bread
$1.2 ($0.82 - $2.1)
66% is less expensive than in United States