Abu Dhabi vs Juba - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Juba
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$513
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4703	$1263
🏠 One person rent	$1173	$224
🏘️ Family rent	$2618	$423
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$204
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$36.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3781	$387
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	53	10
😀 Quality of life	83	13
🏙️ Population	1.48M	459K

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 256% more expensive than in Juba. Cities ranked 2320th and 8527th ($1828 vs $513) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in the United Arab Emirates and South Sudan, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs South Sudan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.8 months in Juba. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Juba ranked 1st in South Sudan, while ranked 438th and 9116th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Juba

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	Abu Dhabi	Juba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$3.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$4.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$1.77
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1236	$213
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2996	$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$305
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$58.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.24%	12.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5750	$1526
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4816	$907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$6.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$6.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$6.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$7.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$3.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.88	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$4.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$13.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$3.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$26.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$88.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12452	$2876

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Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2379
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1494
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1844
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2240
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1239
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1779
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1709
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$780
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$967
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1223
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1243
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1090
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$547
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$1068
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1056
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$548
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$897
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$901
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$514
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$518
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$589
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$551
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$546
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$563
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$557
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$585
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$515
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$464
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$605
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$529
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1637
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$536

Cities near Juba

Distance	City	Cost of living
152 km or 94 mi	Bor	$506
216 km or 134 mi	Arua	$585
245 km or 152 mi	Gulu	$594
354 km or 220 mi	Yambio	$495
395 km or 245 mi	Bunia	$801
498 km or 310 mi	Isiro	$843
507 km or 315 mi	Mbale	$605
508 km or 316 mi	Kira Town	$646
510 km or 317 mi	Wau	$508
516 km or 321 mi	Kampala	$698
521 km or 324 mi	Malakal	$496
523 km or 325 mi	Jinja	$562
539 km or 335 mi	Beni	$785
542 km or 337 mi	Entebbe	$558
544 km or 338 mi	Tororo	$602
544 km or 338 mi	Kasese	$573
584 km or 363 mi	Butembo	$768
596 km or 370 mi	Mumias	$490
632 km or 393 mi	Eldoret	$483
652 km or 405 mi	Kisumu	$522
658 km or 409 mi	Jimma	$654
735 km or 457 mi	Byumba	$613
738 km or 459 mi	Ruhengeri	$492
756 km or 470 mi	Nakuru	$500
773 km or 480 mi	Gisenyi	$381
776 km or 482 mi	Kigali	$771
798 km or 496 mi	Awasa	$886
808 km or 502 mi	Kibuye	$479
826 km or 514 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
827 km or 514 mi	Nyanza	$518
832 km or 517 mi	Mwanza	$625
854 km or 530 mi	Butare	$413
858 km or 533 mi	Meru	$541
860 km or 534 mi	Kisangani	$910
868 km or 539 mi	Muyinga	$650
869 km or 540 mi	Cyangugu	$496
872 km or 542 mi	Bukavu	$759
884 km or 549 mi	Ngozi	$648
895 km or 556 mi	Thika	$589
895 km or 556 mi	Nairobi	$760