Abuja vs Juba - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abuja Juba
🚶 Cost of living one person
$288
$498
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$561
$1230
🏠 One person rent
$165
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$217
$402
🍽️ Food expenses
$83.8
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$20.9
$37.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$143
$361
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
26 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
37
10
😀 Quality of life
21
15
🏙️ Population
1.57M
526K

The cost of living in Abuja is 42% less expensive than in Juba. Cities ranked 9247th and 8514th ($288 vs $498) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in Nigeria and South Sudan, respectively. Check Nigeria vs South Sudan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Abuja compared to 0.7 months in Juba. Abuja ranked 4th best city to live in Nigeria vs Juba ranked 1st in South Sudan, while ranked 8926th and 9140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abuja vs Juba

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Abuja Juba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.42
$3.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$4.27
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$1.6
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.33
$1.72
 Cappuccino
$0.74
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.18
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$195
$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$142
$132
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$275
$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$183
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$7.95
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$12.2
$57.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$3.86
$28.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.31%
10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$568
$1409
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$319
$772
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.94
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$2.41
$5.76
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.1
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.44
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.44
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$0.59
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$6.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$4.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$5.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.15
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.58
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.56
$7.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.62
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$0.87
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$0.91
$3.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.75
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.34
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.54
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$8.83
$21
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$1.24
$4.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.79
$14.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$1.63
$4.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$11.1
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$26.4
$56.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$26.9
$87.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$717
$2918

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$313
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$210
181 km or 113 mi Jos
$269
225 km or 140 mi Zaria
$265
291 km or 181 mi Enugu
$290
293 km or 182 mi Bauchi
$272
296 km or 184 mi Owo
$272
297 km or 185 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
321 km or 199 mi Awka
$325
323 km or 201 mi Akure
$243
329 km or 204 mi Ilorin
$314
331 km or 205 mi Onitsha
$354
346 km or 215 mi Kano
$210
352 km or 219 mi Osogbo
$310
357 km or 222 mi Gusau
$249
367 km or 228 mi Ife
$250
368 km or 229 mi Benin
$315
392 km or 243 mi Umuahia
$330
400 km or 249 mi Owerri
$507
414 km or 257 mi Oyo
$407
434 km or 270 mi Ibadan
$262
438 km or 272 mi Katsina
$233
438 km or 272 mi Warri
$351
438 km or 272 mi Aba
$233
456 km or 283 mi Bamenda
$436
466 km or 289 mi Calabar
$237
482 km or 299 mi Port Harcourt
$327
496 km or 308 mi Maradi
$978
503 km or 312 mi Abeokuta
$826
509 km or 316 mi Sokoto
$219
513 km or 319 mi Bafoussam
$761
536 km or 333 mi Lagos
$448
537 km or 334 mi Kumba
$860
552 km or 343 mi Zinder
$976
562 km or 349 mi Save
$676
574 km or 357 mi Damaturu
$241
577 km or 358 mi Buea
$587
592 km or 368 mi Limbe
$683
606 km or 377 mi Malabo
$990
608 km or 378 mi Douala
$1300

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Distance City Cost of living
152 km or 94 mi Bor
$489
216 km or 134 mi Arua
$553
245 km or 152 mi Gulu
$556
354 km or 220 mi Yambio
$476
395 km or 245 mi Bunia
$748
498 km or 310 mi Isiro
$808
507 km or 315 mi Mbale
$557
508 km or 316 mi Kira Town
$600
510 km or 317 mi Wau
$484
516 km or 321 mi Kampala
$654
521 km or 324 mi Malakal
$479
523 km or 325 mi Jinja
$542
539 km or 335 mi Beni
$747
542 km or 337 mi Entebbe
$547
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$557
544 km or 338 mi Kasese
$543
584 km or 363 mi Butembo
$745
596 km or 370 mi Mumias
$424
632 km or 393 mi Eldoret
$405
652 km or 405 mi Kisumu
$441
658 km or 409 mi Jimma
$871
735 km or 457 mi Byumba
$599
738 km or 459 mi Ruhengeri
$575
756 km or 470 mi Nakuru
$439
773 km or 480 mi Gisenyi
$572
776 km or 482 mi Kigali
$677
798 km or 496 mi Awasa
$840
808 km or 502 mi Kibuye
$566
826 km or 514 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
827 km or 514 mi Nyanza
$539
832 km or 517 mi Mwanza
$493
854 km or 530 mi Butare
$458
858 km or 533 mi Meru
$486
860 km or 534 mi Kisangani
$860
868 km or 539 mi Muyinga
$449
869 km or 540 mi Cyangugu
$554
872 km or 542 mi Bukavu
$739
884 km or 549 mi Ngozi
$448
895 km or 556 mi Thika
$530
895 km or 556 mi Nairobi
$646