Costa Rica vs Uganda - Cost of Living Comparison

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Costa Rica Uganda
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1128
$652
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2859
$1639
🏠 One person rent
$513
$280
🏘️ Family rent
$958
$558
🍽️ Food expenses
$432
$245
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.9
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$888
$178
💸 GDP per capita
$13199
$964
😃 Human freedom index
7.98
6.13
❤️ Life expectancy
77
62.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
54
26
🌐 English speaking %
8.2%
89.9%
🎓 Higher education
76
70
😀 Quality of life
58
24
🏙️ Population
5.21M
47.1M

The average cost of living in Costa Rica ($1128) is 73% more expensive than in Uganda ($652). Costa Rica ranked 56th 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 0.8 months in Costa Rica compared to 0.3 months in Uganda. Ranked 64th and 162nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Costa Rica vs Uganda

We calculate prices for Costa Rica and Uganda as a population-weighted mean of 9 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.

Costa Rica Uganda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.27
$2.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$41.9
$29.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.12
$8.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.67
$1.2
 Cappuccino
$3.54
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.78
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$613
$249
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$373
$142
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1085
$684
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$777
$357
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$78.4
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.9
$82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.52%
20.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1796
$1249
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1328
$4514
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.9
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$46.9
$41.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13.5
$4.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.5
$1.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$0.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.92
$1.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.22
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.56
$3.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.96
$4.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$4.31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
$2.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.96
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.6
$9.78
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$2.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$4.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.02
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.1
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.9
$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.5
$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.72
$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$62.7
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$12
$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.6
$20.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$47.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$381
$151
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10393
$4730

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Costa Rica

City Cost of living Population
San Jose
$1163
342K
Liberia
$1215
67.1K
Limon
$1076
60.7K
Alajuela
$1056
48.3K
Puntarenas
$937
41.5K
Cartago
$988
22.8K
Heredia
$1017
19K
Tamarindo
$1409
8.14K
Santa Teresa
$1049
3K

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