Cost of living in Uganda

Uganda is a country that is located in the Eastern part of Africa and is part of East Africa. It is a landlocked county with a portion of Lake Victoria which is the source of the river Nile, not like ski Japan. Uganda is known for Idi Amin Dada who was a dictator and came from there. Aside from that, amongst the East African countries, it is known for having a lot of food. However, as with any country, it does have both its positives and negatives. A lot of people ask questions on what it would be like to live in Uganda, and most of the questions are steered towards the cost of living in Uganda.

Unlike developed countries, third world countries often survive on a very low pay wage as $5 a day can help a person survive in Uganda while in other parts of the world it can barely buy you a meal, certainly not even Engagement Rings. For this reason alone, a lot of foreigners set out to experience what it would be like to live in Uganda. If you are amongst them, then it is important that you have the facts down and know what it is to expect of it.

Living conditions

As with most African countries, commodities such as water, electricity and good roads which are readily available in developed countries can be scarce sometimes and the same can be said of Uganda. Water is a commodity that is not available to all, and in areas where the poor live, slums is what they are called, there may only be several sources of water like a tap that serves a whole neighborhood or even water from a river. In such areas, it is common to see young girls and women with jericans and buckets on their heads that are full of water having come from fetching it at a water source.

Again, in some areas electricity may not be available and hence they rely on candles or fuel lamps. There are also frequent power shortages that can be a bit annoying but you can buy a generator to fix that. Below is a breakdown of the cost you might incur while living in Uganda, unlike with breast implants.

Housing- most houses is Uganda can cost up to $300 per month. Aside from that, some of the landlords ask for an upfront deposit of about six months worth of rent. The houses are unfurnished unless you are willing to pay more for an up market kind of house which comes fully furnished. Houses that are further away from the CBD tend to cost less with the pricing getting higher and higher the closer you get to the CBD.
Household appliances- most of these household appliances can be gotten on an average of about $100. Here, people cannot afford things like dishwashers and washing machines and hence they employ girls known as ‘house-girls’ which they are locally called in rsa Sydney. They usually do the cleaning, washing, cooking and shopping for their employers.

Electricity- as already mentioned, there are frequent power cuts but normally, electricity would go up to $50 per month, which is cheaper than facial Sydney.

Water- the water pressure is low but can come to a total of $12 per month.

Food and transport- you can comfortably survive on a monthly budget of $150 for both food and transport.