Cost of Living Comparison Between Busia and Mbarara Cost of Living Comparison Between Busia and Mbarara

🙂 Solo nomad: Busia is 75.8% cheaper than Mbarara without rent, and 85.3% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Busia is 85.1% cheaper than Mbarara without rent, and 84.7% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.84 UGX 9,953

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$25.98 UGX 91.2K

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.65 UGX 30.4K

Cappuccino

$2.71 UGX 9,520

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

$0.47 UGX 1,646

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.29 UGX 1,002

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.36 UGX 4,769

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.74 UGX 9,597

Milk (1 liter)

$0.32 UGX 1,112

$0.54 UGX 1,887

-40.74%

White Bread (500g)

$1.43 UGX 5,009

$1.21 UGX 4,233

18.18%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.35 UGX 4,733

Eggs

$1.71 UGX 5,997

$1.79 UGX 6,271

-4.47%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.34 UGX 15.2K

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.91 UGX 17.2K

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$4.29 UGX 15.1K

$3.97 UGX 13.9K

8.06%

Apples (1kg)

$2.75 UGX 9,636

$2.82 UGX 9,893

-2.48%

Banana (1kg)

$1.52 UGX 5,350

Oranges (1kg)

$1.67 UGX 5,875

Tomato (1kg)

$0.82 UGX 2,862

$1.60 UGX 5,611

-48.75%

Potato (1kg)

$1.56 UGX 5,485

Onion (1kg)

$1.72 UGX 6,034

$1.92 UGX 6,729

-10.42%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.03 UGX 3,608

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.29 UGX 1,019

$0.54 UGX 1,908

-46.30%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$1.27 UGX 4,455

$2.95 UGX 10.3K

-56.95%

Wine (Bottle)

$5.62 UGX 19.7K

$11.00 UGX 38.6K

-48.91%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.08 UGX 3,799

$1.19 UGX 4,181

-9.24%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$1.41 UGX 4,930

$2.06 UGX 7,232

-31.55%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.80 UGX 2,795

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.57 UGX 2,009

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.26 UGX 902

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.24 UGX 14.9K

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.44 UGX 5,037

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

$9,148 UGX 32.1M

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

$8,624 UGX 30.3M

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

$41.35 UGX 145.1K

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

$14.21 UGX 49.9K

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$43.36 UGX 152.1K

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$21.17 UGX 74.3K

Cinema Ticket

$6.34 UGX 22.2K

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

$158 UGX 554.1K

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,388 UGX 15.4M

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$16.75 UGX 58.8K

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$14.07 UGX 49.4K

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$39.32 UGX 138.0K

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$47.65 UGX 167.2K

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$97.2 UGX 341.2K

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$82.5 UGX 289.4K

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$261 UGX 915.1K

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$195 UGX 685.8K

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: January 12, 2026

Last update for Mbarara: January 11, 2026

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