Cost of Living Comparison Between Mbarara and Playa del Carmen Cost of Living Comparison Between Mbarara and Playa del Carmen

🙂 Solo nomad: Mbarara is 56.4% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 56.7% cheaper with rent.

🙂 Family of 3: Mbarara is 28.7% cheaper than Playa del Carmen without rent, and 60.4% cheaper with rent.

Meal at Budget Restaurant

$2.84 UGX 9,953

$11.88 MX$210

-76.09%

Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range

$25.98 UGX 91.2K

$41.90 MX$740

-38.00%

Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)

$8.65 UGX 30.4K

$10.55 MX$186

-18.01%

Cappuccino

$2.71 UGX 9,520

$3.60 MX$63.5

-24.72%

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

$0.47 UGX 1,646

$1.50 MX$26.45

-68.67%

Water (0.33 liter bottle)

$0.29 UGX 1,002

$0.91 MX$16.09

-68.13%

Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)

$1.36 UGX 4,769

$3.08 MX$54.4

-55.84%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.74 UGX 9,597

$4.47 MX$78.8

-38.70%

Milk (1 liter)

$0.54 UGX 1,887

$1.39 MX$24.54

-61.15%

White Bread (500g)

$1.21 UGX 4,233

$1.90 MX$33.47

-36.32%

Rice (white) (1kg)

$1.35 UGX 4,733

$1.60 MX$28.27

-15.63%

Eggs

$1.79 UGX 6,271

$2.60 MX$45.97

-31.15%

Local Cheese (1kg)

$4.34 UGX 15.2K

$8.36 MX$148

-48.09%

Chicken Fillets (1kg)

$4.91 UGX 17.2K

$8.64 MX$152

-43.17%

Beef Round Steak (1kg)

$3.97 UGX 13.9K

$10.91 MX$192

-63.61%

Apples (1kg)

$2.82 UGX 9,893

$2.61 MX$45.98

8.05%

Banana (1kg)

$1.52 UGX 5,350

$1.44 MX$25.46

5.56%

Oranges (1kg)

$1.67 UGX 5,875

$1.96 MX$34.55

-14.80%

Tomato (1kg)

$1.60 UGX 5,611

$2.12 MX$37.34

-24.53%

Potato (1kg)

$1.56 UGX 5,485

$1.86 MX$32.87

-16.13%

Onion (1kg)

$1.92 UGX 6,729

$2.22 MX$39.20

-13.51%

Lettuce (1 head)

$1.03 UGX 3,608

$1.02 MX$17.99

0.98%

Water (1.5 liter bottle)

$0.54 UGX 1,908

$1.04 MX$18.36

-48.08%

Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)

$2.95 UGX 10.3K

$4.05 MX$71.5

-27.16%

Wine (Bottle)

$11.00 UGX 38.6K

$10.18 MX$180

8.06%

Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)

$1.19 UGX 4,181

$1.69 MX$29.79

-29.59%

Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)

$2.06 UGX 7,232

$2.62 MX$46.25

-21.37%

One-way Ticket (Public Transport)

$0.80 UGX 2,795

$0.51 MX$9.09

56.86%

Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)

$26.52 MX$468

Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)

$0.57 UGX 2,009

$3.15 MX$55.7

-81.90%

Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)

$0.26 UGX 902

$2.46 MX$43.49

-89.43%

Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)

$4.24 UGX 14.9K

$3.26 MX$57.5

30.06%

Gasoline (1 liter)

$1.44 UGX 5,037

$1.32 MX$23.36

9.09%

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

$9,148 UGX 32.1M

$30.1K MX$531.0K

-69.59%

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

$8,624 UGX 30.3M

$23.8K MX$419.3K

-63.70%

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

$41.35 UGX 145.1K

$83.5 MX$1,474

-50.50%

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

$14.21 UGX 49.9K

$22.86 MX$404

-37.84%

Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)

$43.36 UGX 152.1K

$30.04 MX$530

44.34%

Gym Membership (Monthly)

$21.17 UGX 74.3K

$51.9 MX$916

-59.21%

Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)

$18.30 MX$323

Cinema Ticket

$6.34 UGX 22.2K

$5.12 MX$90.4

23.83%

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

$158 UGX 554.1K

$201 MX$3,541

-21.30%

International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)

$4,388 UGX 15.4M

$5,318 MX$93.9K

-17.49%

Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)

$16.75 UGX 58.8K

$35.73 MX$631

-53.12%

Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)

$14.07 UGX 49.4K

$40.27 MX$711

-65.06%

Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)

$39.32 UGX 138.0K

$79.2 MX$1,398

-50.35%

Men's Leather Business Shoes

$47.65 UGX 167.2K

$89.3 MX$1,576

-46.62%

1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$97.2 UGX 341.2K

$947 MX$16.7K

-89.73%

1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$82.5 UGX 289.4K

$483 MX$8,525

-82.92%

3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)

$261 UGX 915.1K

$1,599 MX$28.2K

-83.69%

3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)

$195 UGX 685.8K

$1,211 MX$21.4K

-83.86%

Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)

$3,996 MX$70.5K

Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)

$6,402 MX$113.0K

Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)

$730 MX$12.9K

20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)

20.8

11.42

82.14%

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

Last update for Mbarara: January 11, 2026

Last update for Playa del Carmen: January 13, 2026

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