Bhutan vs Uganda - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bhutan Uganda
🚶 Cost of living one person
$399
$652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1034
$1639
🏠 One person rent
$127
$280
🏘️ Family rent
$262
$558
🍽️ Food expenses
$185
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$30.5
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$472
$178
💸 GDP per capita
$3266
$964
😃 Human freedom index
6.71
6.13
❤️ Life expectancy
71.8
62.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
68
26
🌐 English speaking %
75%
89.9%
🎓 Higher education
1
70
😀 Quality of life
48
24
🏙️ Population
808K
47.1M

The average cost of living in Bhutan ($399) is 39% less expensive than in Uganda ($652). Bhutan ranked 194th vs 143rd for Uganda in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Bhutan compared to 0.3 months in Uganda. Ranked 86th and 162nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Bhutan vs Uganda

We calculate prices for Bhutan and Uganda as a population-weighted mean of 2 and 9 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Bhutan Uganda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$2.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.2
$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.99
$8.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.98
$1.2
 Cappuccino
$1.43
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$124
$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$72.3
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$252
$684
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$196
$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$20.2
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.9
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.9
$82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.31%
20.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$723
$1249
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$827
$4514
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.8
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.1
$41.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.62
$4.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.83
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.75
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.78
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.64
$3.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$4.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.19
$4.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.62
$2.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.24
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$3.55
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.63
$2.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.66
$4.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.8
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.31
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.67
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.4
$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.44
$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$28.8
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41.9
$47.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$176
$151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$785
$4730

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In Bhutan

City Cost of living Population
Thimphu
$389
79.2K
Paro
$470
11.4K

In Uganda

City Cost of living Population
Kampala
$716
1.68M
Kira Town
$637
317K
Gulu
$471
152K
Mbale
$534
96.2K
Entebbe
$597
70K
Jinja
$464
72.9K
Arua
$500
62K
Kasese
$382
115K
Tororo
$549
41.9K