Uganda vs Vanuatu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Uganda Vanuatu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$624
$2066
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1546
$4087
🏠 One person rent
$265
$1329
🏘️ Family rent
$500
$1948
🍽️ Food expenses
$233
$575
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.2
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$721
💸 GDP per capita
$964
$3231
😃 Human freedom index
5.75
6.7
❤️ Life expectancy
62.7
70.4
👮 Corruption perceptions index
26
48
🌐 English speaking %
89.9%
83.5%
🎓 Higher education
70
1
😀 Quality of life
25
48
🏙️ Population
47.1M
276K

The average cost of living in Uganda ($624) is 70% less expensive than in Vanuatu ($2066). Uganda ranked 149th vs 13th 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 0.3 months in Vanuatu. Ranked 161st and 86th 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
$2.53
$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$51.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.5
$9.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$4.48
 Cappuccino
$2.47
$4.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$2.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$212
$1206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$144
$1136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$641
$2098
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$309
$1642
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32
$66.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49
$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$75.9
$113
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.01%
7.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1165
$3305
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9183
$2022
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.67
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.4
$76
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.78
$7.37
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.46
$1.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.13
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$5.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$20.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.41
$18.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$5.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$5.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$3.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$5.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.92
$13.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.11
$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.29
$9.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.82
$4.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$2.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.29
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$51
$62
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.56
$10.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.9
$43.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.36
$11.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.1
$46.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$177
$446
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4870
$6363

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

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

In Vanuatu

City Cost of living Population
Port Vila
$1841
51.4K
Luganville
$2943
13.2K