Tonga vs Uganda - Cost of Living Comparison

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Tonga Uganda
🚶 Cost of living one person
$962
$665
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2227
$1652
🏠 One person rent
$434
$298
🏘️ Family rent
$737
$602
🍽️ Food expenses
$425
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.4
$66.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$702
$177
💸 GDP per capita
$4682
$1014
😃 Human freedom index
5.6
5.75
❤️ Life expectancy
71.3
63.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
50
26
🌐 English speaking %
30%
89.9%
🎓 Higher education
1
70
😀 Quality of life
42
24
🏙️ Population
108K
47.1M

The average cost of living in Tonga ($962) is 45% more expensive than in Uganda ($665). Tonga ranked 92nd vs 153rd 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 0.7 months in Tonga compared to 0.3 months in Uganda. Ranked 106th and 159th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Tonga vs Uganda

We calculate prices for Tonga 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.

Tonga Uganda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.81
$2.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64.3
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.56
$7.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.45
$1.29
 Cappuccino
$3.02
$2.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.71
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$253
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$174
$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$430
$829
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$429
$408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$118
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$40.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$128
$68.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.48%
22.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$427
$1153
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$255
$861
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.12
$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.9
$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.84
$2.68
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$1.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.06
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.23
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.3
$3.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.09
$4.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$4.11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.6
$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.96
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.1
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.6
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.28
$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13
$2.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.36
$4.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.26
$6.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.59
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.3
$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.83
$6.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.9
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.03
$6.35
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.9
$17.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.7
$34
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$164
$124
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4638
$4412

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Tonga

City Cost of living Population
Nukualofa
$963
23.2K
Mua
$961
5K

In Uganda

City Cost of living Population
Kampala
$707
1.68M
Kira Town
$643
317K
Gulu
$579
177K
Kasese
$568
115K
Mbale
$583
96.2K
Jinja
$511
72.9K
Arua
$576
62K
Entebbe
$559
70K
Tororo
$581
41.9K