Cost of Living in Soroti, 🇺🇬 Uganda - For Locals, Nomads, and Tourists

Researched Updated Oct 25, 2026 Last changed Oct 31, 2026 About costs

Cost breakdown

Digital nomad: short-term stay (1-3 months). Furnished Airbnb or coliving near center, coworking, eating out ~3x/day, travel health insurance.

Expat: long-term resident (1+ years). Renting apartment in center, mix of cooking and dining out, local health insurance, settled lifestyle.

Family: middle-class 4-person family. 2-3 bedroom in suburbs, groceries for 4, international school, car/transport, family health plan.

Local: budget-conscious local resident. Renting outside center, cooking at home, public transport, local phone plan.

Tourist: short-stay visitor (1-14 days). Hotel/Airbnb nightly, all meals at restaurants, taxis, sightseeing.

CategoryCost

Housing 1 3 12 $230 $218 $318 $109 $58

Utilities 3 12 — $51 $65 $46 —

Internet & Mobile 3 5 $31 $43 $80 $6 $0

Groceries 1 3 $21 $63 $150 $46 —

Transportation 1 3 $32 $25 $63 $17 $2

Dining Out 1 3 $189 $38 $61 $25 $11

Leisure Activities 3 11 $38 $45 $827 $18 $4

Health Insurance 8 $63 $39 $102 $6 $2

Visa & Legal Fees 7 $17 $35 $70 — $4

Total $621 $557 $1,736 $273 $81

Itemized prices

Local prices converted to the selected currency.

Housing

Apartment (1 bedroom) 1 3 $121.10 $17 – $140 per month

Coworking Space 1 9 $19.38 per month

Airbnb (1 month) 1 3 $217.98 $140 – $337 per month

Coliving Space 1 3 $108.99 per month

Food & Dining

Coffee 20 3 $2.42 per cup

Beer 17 3 $1.21 per pint

Meal (Inexpensive) 1 3 $2.42 per meal

Fast Food Combo 15 3 $6.54 per meal

Apples 23 3 $2.45 per kg

Bread 24 3 $0.85 per loaf

Milk 25 3 $0.77 per liter

Rice 19 3 $0.97 per kg

Chicken Fillets 21 3 $4.36 per kg

Beef 22 3 $4.71 per kg

Wine (Mid-range) 18 3 $6.46 per bottle

Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 1 3 $26.88 per meal

Water (1.5L bottle) 1 3 $0.48 per bottle

Transportation

Taxi Start 3 13 $0.63 per trip

Taxi per km 3 13 $0.24 per km

Monthly Transport Pass 1 3 $20.59 per month

Gasoline 4 $1.67 per liter

Ride-hailing (5km) 3 13 $1.84 per trip

Scooter Rental 1 $19.38 per month

Services

Mobile Plan 5 $6.30 per month

Internet (60 Mbps+) 3 14 $67.58 per month

Gym Membership 3 12 $36.31 per month

Tennis Court (Weekend) 3 $5.57 per hour

SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 6 $0.48 one-time

Entertainment

Cinema Ticket 16 3 $4.84 per ticket

Clothing

Jeans 1 3 $14.53 per pair

Summer Dress 1 3 $15.26 per dress

Running Shoes 1 3 $31.51 per pair

Personal Care

Haircut — per visit

Laundry — per kg

Healthcare

Doctor Visit (GP) 10 $6.05 per visit

Pharmacy (basic meds) — per purchase

About these costs

Method: Researched
Last updated: Oct 25, 2026
Last changed: Oct 31, 2026
Exchange rate: 1 USD = 4,128.81 UGX on Oct 19, 2026

Checked against the sources below and compared with similar cities. Numbers in the list point to these sources.

Compared with Kampala, Masaka, Hanoi, Delhi, Nairobi

Soroti rent from UGX 70k; meals UGX 2–5k; boda UGX 500–2kSecondary
UPC Soroti detached bungalow UGX 700k/mo (Feb 2026)Listings
HikersBay Soroti prices updated 25 Oct 2026Index
Uganda gasoline UGX 6,874.5/L on 19 Oct 2026Index
MTN monthly 20GB UGX 26,000 (Aug 2026 bundles)Official
MTN new SIM UGX 2,000Official
Uganda single-entry tourist visa USD 50Official
SafetyWing Essential USD 62.72 per 4 weeksOfficial
KaraSpace Kampala hot desk UGX 350,000/mo (borrowed benchmark)Official
Rocket Health GP consultation UGX 25,000Official
KDIS tuition USD 3,153–5,422/year 2026/27 (no Soroti intl school)Official
Soroti Hotel single UGX 160k/night; double UGX 260k/nightListings
Ride-hail fare formula (base + per km; Soroti taxi cross-check)Secondary
MTN WakaNet fibre from UGX 70k–300k/mo (60 Mbps+ plans)Official
KFC Uganda Zinger Burger Meal UGX 27,000Shop
Century Cinemax Metroplex weekend 2D UGX 20,000Official
Nile Special 500ml bottle UGX 5,000Shop
Jumia Penasol Chardonnay 750ml UGX 26,700Shop
Jumia Zhong Yi Super Rice 1kg UGX 4,000Shop
Java House Uganda cappuccino single UGX 10,000Official
Vohena chicken thighs 1kg UGX 18,000Shop
Online Supermarket fresh beef 1kg UGX 19,440Shop
Red Delicious apple USD 0.49 each (Kampala delivery)Shop
Vohena Family loaf sweet white bread 1kg UGX 7,000Shop
Carrefour via Glovo Onfarm full cream milk 1L UGX 3,200Shop

Change history

Oct 31, 2026
- Method Generated Researched
- Airbnb (1 month) 214.26 217.98
- Apartment (1 bedroom) 133.91 121.1
- Apples 2.14 2.45
- Beef 6.7 4.71
- Beer 1.34 1.21
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- Bread 0.67 0.85
- Chicken Fillets 4.02 4.36
- Cinema Ticket 5.36 4.84
- Coffee 0.67 2.42
- Coliving Space 160.69 108.99
- Coworking Space 66.96 19.38
- Dining Out local 13.39, nomad 133.91, expat 53.56, family 40.17, tourist 10.71 local 25.43, nomad 189, expat 37.54, family 60.55, tourist 11.14
- Doctor Visit (GP) 10.71 6.05
- Fast Food Combo 4.02 6.54
- Gasoline 1.21 1.67
- Groceries local 53.56, nomad 26.78, expat 80.35, family 187.47, tourist 0 local 46.02, nomad 20.59, expat 63, family 150.17, tourist 0
- Gym Membership 10.71 36.31
- Haircut 3.21 not set
- Health Insurance local 13.39, nomad 66.96, expat 80.35, family 160.69, tourist 2.68 local 6.05, nomad 62.72, expat 38.75, family 101.72, tourist 2.09
- Housing local 93.74, nomad 267.82, expat 187.47, family 241.04, tourist 32.14 local 109.01, nomad 230.09, expat 217.98, family 317.76, tourist 58.27
- Internet & Mobile local 8.03, nomad 40.17, expat 26.78, family 40.17, tourist 2.68 local 6.05, nomad 30.52, expat 42.63, family 80.17, tourist 0.48
- Internet (60 Mbps+) 32.14 67.58
- Jeans 10.71 14.53
- Laundry 1.34 not set
- Leisure Activities local 8.03, nomad 40.17, expat 26.78, family 21.43, tourist 6.7 local 18.16, nomad 37.54, expat 44.81, family 826.56, tourist 3.63
- Meal (Inexpensive) 1.34 2.42
- Meal (Mid-range, 2 people) 21.43 26.88
- Milk 0.94 0.77
- Mobile Plan 6.7 6.3
- Monthly Transport Pass 16.07 20.59
- Pharmacy (basic meds) 0.8 not set
- Rice 0.94 0.97
- Ride-hailing (5km) 1.61 1.84
- Running Shoes 53.56 31.51
- SIM Card (Tourist, prepaid) 2.68 0.48
- Scooter Rental 8.03 19.38
- Summer Dress 8.03 15.26
- Taxi Start 0.8 0.63
- Taxi per km 0.4 0.24
- Tennis Court (Weekend) 9.37 5.57
- Transportation local 21.43, nomad 53.56, expat 40.17, family 80.35, tourist 5.36 local 16.95, nomad 31.51, expat 25.43, family 63, tourist 1.94
- Utilities local 21.43, nomad 40.17, expat 32.14, family 53.56, tourist 0 local 45.53, nomad 0, expat 50.86, family 65.4, tourist 0
- Visa & Legal Fees local 0, nomad 18.75, expat 40.17, family 80.35, tourist 0.54 local 0, nomad 16.67, expat 35, family 70, tourist 3.57
- Water (1.5L bottle) 0.54 0.48
- Wine (Mid-range) 10.71 6.46
Cinema Ticket, Rice and Apples moved for operator/shop sourcing (centurycinemax.co.ug, jumia.ug, supermarket.co.ug). Coffee, Beer, Fast Food Combo, Bread, Milk, Chicken Fillets, Beef and Wine (Mid-range) re-anchored to Java House, KFC, Jumia, Vohena, Kafunda, Carrefour/Glovo and Online Supermarket with HikersBay cross-checks (javahouseafrica.com, kfcuganda.ug, kafundawines.com, groceries.vohena.com, glovoapp.com).

Soroti cost of living