Cost of Living Comparison Between Busia and Busembatya Cost of Living Comparison Between Busia and Busembatya

🙂 Solo nomad: Busia is 82.7% cheaper than Busembatya without rent, and 81.5% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Busia is 76.8% cheaper than Busembatya without rent, and 80.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.81 UGX 10.1K

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$26.21 UGX 93.9K

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.4 UGX 30.1K

Cappuccino

$2.8 UGX 10K

Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.47 UGX 1,684

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.31 UGX 1,125

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.37 UGX 4,926

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.74 UGX 9,810

Milk (1 liter)

$0.34 UGX 1,222

$0.69 UGX 2,488

-50.72%

White Bread (500g)

$1.37 UGX 4,928

$1.22 UGX 4,365

12.30%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.38 UGX 4,945

Eggs

$1.69 UGX 6,065

$1.77 UGX 6,356

-4.52%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.4 UGX 15.8K

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.96 UGX 17.8K

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.27 UGX 15.3K

$4.24 UGX 15.2K

0.71%

Apples (1kg)

$2.81 UGX 10.1K

Banana (1kg)

$1.49 UGX 5,334

Oranges (1kg)

$1.74 UGX 6,238

Tomato (1kg)

$0.87 UGX 3,107

$1.55 UGX 5,551

-43.87%

Potato (1kg)

$1.63 UGX 5,832

Onion (1kg)

$1.68 UGX 6,030

$1.85 UGX 6,644

-9.19%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.02 UGX 3,648

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.29 UGX 1,054

$0.55 UGX 1,961

-47.27%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.27 UGX 4,552

$2.95 UGX 10.6K

-56.95%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.71 UGX 20.5K

$11.33 UGX 40.6K

-49.60%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.14 UGX 4,070

$1.23 UGX 4,410

-7.32%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.4 UGX 5,034

$2.13 UGX 7,632

-34.27%

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.58 UGX 2,066

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.28 UGX 1,010

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.15 UGX 14.9K

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.5 UGX 5,383

Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)

$9,130 UGX 32.7M

Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)

$8,656 UGX 31M

Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)

$41.56 UGX 148.9K

SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)

$14.17 UGX 50.8K

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$44.5 UGX 159.5K

Cinema Ticket

$6.38 UGX 22.9K

Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)

$160 UGX 573K

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,336 UGX 15.5M

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$16.88 UGX 60.5K

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$14.42 UGX 51.7K

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$38.16 UGX 136.8K

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$46.54 UGX 166.8K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

20.8

Citycost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Busia: October 28, 2025

Last update for Busembatya: October 28, 2025

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