Switzerland vs Uganda - Cost of Living Comparison

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Switzerland Uganda
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3268
$672
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$8026
$1587
🏠 One person rent
$1841
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$3210
$499
🍽️ Food expenses
$948
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$7156
$122
💸 GDP per capita
$104K
$1078
😃 Human freedom index
9.15
5.91
❤️ Life expectancy
84.1
68.3
👮 Corruption perceptions index
80
25
🌐 English speaking %
61.3%
44.7%
🎓 Higher education
99
69
😀 Quality of life
100
27
🏙️ Population
9.01M
50M

The average cost of living in Switzerland ($3268) is 386% more expensive than in Uganda ($672). Switzerland ranked 3rd vs 156th 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 2.2 months in Switzerland compared to 0.2 months in Uganda. Ranked 1st and 164th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Switzerland vs Uganda

We calculate prices for Switzerland and Uganda as a population-weighted mean of 50 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.

Switzerland Uganda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$29.9
$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$115
$28.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$19.2
$8.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.49
$1.32
 Cappuccino
$6.77
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.51
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1966
$396
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1536
$181
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3687
$1078
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2867
$364
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$257
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$58.5
$45.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.17%
20.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16760
$1084
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8762
$1011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.64
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$104
$40.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$46
$3.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.3
$1.44
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.37
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.83
$1.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$8.6
$1.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.9
$5.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$26.9
$4.85
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$43.9
$4.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.92
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.93
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.5
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.7
$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.74
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.7
$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.6
$4.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.82
$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.68
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.54
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$93.8
$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$25
$7.05
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$145
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$49.5
$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans
$139
$16.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$166
$42.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2552
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25135
$4332

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Cities Comparison in Switzerland vs Uganda

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Switzerland

City Cost of living Population
Bern
$3134
1.07M
Zurich
$3784
449K
Geneva
$3731
209K
Basel
$3080
176K
Lausanne
$3299
145K
Winterthur
$3305
110K
Lucerne
$3380
86.2K
St. Gallen
$2978
78.9K
Biel/Bienne
$2678
55.9K
Lugano
$2884
63.5K
Neuchatel
$2823
45.3K
Koniz
$2997
43K
Thun
$2817
43.9K
Bellinzona
$3229
45.3K
Fribourg
$2874
39.2K
Chur
$2942
39.2K
Uster
$3345
36.8K
Zug
$4151
32.1K
Schaffhausen
$2740
39K
Vernier
$3501
34.8K
Lancy
$3436
31.9K
Sion
$2465
37.2K
Altstetten
$3494
36.3K
Yverdon-les-Bains
$3222
30.3K
Emmen
$3367
29.3K
La Chaux-de-Fonds
$2654
37.6K
Montreux
$3524
27K
Kriens
$3331
27K
Wetzikon
$3310
26.9K
Rapperswil-Jona
$3318
27K

In Uganda

City Cost of living Population
Kampala
$722
1.68M
Mbale
$651
586K
Arua
$617
385K
Kira Town
$670
317K
Jinja
$593
279K
Gulu
$627
177K
Kasese
$572
101K
Entebbe
$563
70K
Tororo
$624
41.9K