Uganda vs Vanuatu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Uganda Vanuatu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$665
$2536
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1652
$4931
🏠 One person rent
$298
$1764
🏘️ Family rent
$602
$2692
🍽️ Food expenses
$249
$608
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.2
$48.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$177
$557
💸 GDP per capita
$1014
$3367
😃 Human freedom index
5.75
6.7
❤️ Life expectancy
63.6
70.5
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
48
🌐 English speaking %
89.9%
83.5%
🎓 Higher education
70
1
😀 Quality of life
24
44
🏙️ Population
47.1M
300K

The average cost of living in Uganda ($665) is 74% less expensive than in Vanuatu ($2536). Uganda ranked 153rd vs 9th for Vanuatu in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Uganda compared to 0.2 months in Vanuatu. Ranked 159th and 95th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Uganda vs Vanuatu

We calculate prices for Uganda and Vanuatu as a population-weighted mean of 9 and 2 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.

Uganda Vanuatu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.69
$11.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.2
$63.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.81
$9.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.29
$4.85
 Cappuccino
$2.67
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$2.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$253
$1881
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$190
$1510
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$3189
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$408
$2298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.6
$65.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.7
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68.9
$115
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
22.02%
8.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1153
$3472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$861
$2087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.83
$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43.8
$67.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.68
$8.24
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.53
$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$3.96
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.81
$5.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$20.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.78
$18.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.79
$4.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$5.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$4.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$4.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$5.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.73
$9.31
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.23
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.01
$4.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.3
$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.2
$63.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.44
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$42.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.35
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$17.4
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$34
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$124
$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4412
$6311

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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

In Vanuatu

City Cost of living Population
Port Vila
$2349
49K
Luganville
$3054
17.7K