Norway vs Uganda - Cost of Living Comparison

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Norway Uganda
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1924
$624
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4307
$1546
🏠 One person rent
$1035
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$1756
$500
🍽️ Food expenses
$634
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$73.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3417
$195
💸 GDP per capita
$106K
$964
😃 Human freedom index
8.58
5.75
❤️ Life expectancy
83.2
62.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
84
26
🌐 English speaking %
87.6%
89.9%
🎓 Higher education
94
70
😀 Quality of life
94
25
🏙️ Population
5.5M
47.1M

The average cost of living in Norway ($1924) is 209% more expensive than in Uganda ($624). Norway ranked 17th vs 149th 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 1.8 months in Norway compared to 0.3 months in Uganda. Ranked 5th and 161st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Norway vs Uganda

We calculate prices for Norway and Uganda as a population-weighted mean of 33 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.

Norway Uganda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$18.7
$2.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$87.6
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12
$7.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.44
$1.02
 Cappuccino
$4.4
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.95
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1082
$212
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1803
$641
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1439
$309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$124
$32
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$191
$49
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$75.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.78%
20.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6395
$1165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4631
$9183
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.67
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.8
$48.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.4
$3.78
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.05
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.11
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.94
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.94
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$2.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.1
$3.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.64
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$7.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.17
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.9
$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7
$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.08
$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.6
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.46
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.1
$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.3
$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$46.1
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$33.8
$6.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.4
$39
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$305
$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7624
$4870

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Cities Comparison in Norway vs Uganda

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Norway

City Cost of living Population
Oslo
$2197
709K
Bergen
$1991
267K
Trondheim
$1976
195K
Baerum
$1747
130K
Stavanger
$2129
145K
Asker
$2077
97.8K
Drammen
$1626
102K
Lillestrom
$1805
91.5K
Sandnes
$1912
81.3K
Tromso
$2086
77.5K
Fredrikstad
$1936
83.9K
Tonsberg
$1705
57.8K
Kristiansand
$1718
64.1K
Alesund
$1539
52.2K
Skien
$1569
55.5K
Karmoy
$1671
42.9K
Sarpsborg
$1471
58.2K
Moss
$1781
50.3K
Sandefjord
$1715
44.4K
Bodo
$1768
41.7K
Arendal
$1575
37.8K
Porsgrunn
$1554
36.6K
Halden
$1585
31.4K
Molde
$1928
32K
Gjovik
$1637
30.6K
Hamar
$1767
27.9K
Jessheim
$1747
21.6K
Kongsberg
$1835
27.9K
Kristiansund
$1632
24K
Larvik
$1723
24.6K

In Uganda

City Cost of living Population
Kampala
$654
1.68M
Kira Town
$600
317K
Gulu
$556
152K
Kasese
$543
115K
Mbale
$557
96.2K
Jinja
$542
72.9K
Arua
$553
62K
Entebbe
$547
70K
Tororo
$557
41.9K