Your USD goes further in Uganda

+19.9% further

$2,000 now goes as far as $2,398.94 did 1 year ago.

$2,000 gets you 8,261,120 UGX

That is 1,373,800 UGX more than the same budget bought 1 year ago, worth about $332.59 today.

UGX per 1 USD Then 3,444 · Today 4,131

1 year ago Today

What the difference covers in Uganda

The same $2,000 budget, at typical local prices, compared with 1 year ago.

Stay Estimate

Mid-range hotel

220,000 UGX a night

6 more nights

Costs you today: $53.26
Cost you 1 year ago: $63.89

Stay Estimate

Four-star hotel

380,000 UGX a night

3 more nights

Costs you today: $92.00
Cost you 1 year ago: $110.35

Eat Estimate

Street food or casual meal

21,000 UGX a meal

65 more meals

Costs you today: $5.08
Cost you 1 year ago: $6.10

Eat Estimate

Dinner for two

130,000 UGX a dinner

10 more dinners

Costs you today: $31.47
Cost you 1 year ago: $37.75

Do Estimate

Museum entry

42,000 UGX a ticket

32 more tickets

Costs you today: $10.17
Cost you 1 year ago: $12.20

Do Estimate

Guided day tour

200,000 UGX a tour

6 more tours

Costs you today: $48.42
Cost you 1 year ago: $58.08

Get around Estimate

Airport taxi

75,000 UGX a ride

18 more rides

Costs you today: $18.16
Cost you 1 year ago: $21.78

Get around Estimate

Intercity bus ticket

61,000 UGX a ticket

22 more tickets

Costs you today: $14.77
Cost you 1 year ago: $17.71

Rate history

UGX per 1 USD. A rising line means your money buys more.

Rate 1 year ago

A price of	Costs you today	Cost you 1 year ago
50,000 UGX	$12.10	$14.52
200,000 UGX	$48.42	$58.08
1,000,000 UGX	$242.10	$290.39
5,000,000 UGX	$1,210.49	$1,451.94

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Typical travel prices are estimates from World Bank price levels (International Comparison Program 2021, brought up to 2025) and vary by city and season. Fast-food prices come from The Economist's Big Mac index. The comparison follows exchange rates only and does not include changes in local prices.

Sources: World Bank ICP (CC BY 4.0), The Economist Big Mac index, Frankfurter (central bank rates)