Addis Ababa vs Juba - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Juba
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1103
$520
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2584
$1277
🏠 One person rent
$604
$229
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$428
🍽️ Food expenses
$349
$205
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.2
$36.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$231
$394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
32
10
😀 Quality of life
40
12
🏙️ Population
5.23M
459K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 112% more expensive than in Juba. Cities ranked 4928th and 8522nd ($1103 vs $520) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Ethiopia and South Sudan, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs South Sudan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.8 months in Juba. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Juba ranked 1st in South Sudan, while ranked 6957th and 9134th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Juba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.55
$3.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.04
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.77
☕ Cappuccino
$1.31
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.82
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$618
$220
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1617
$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$891
$312
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.6
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$8.04
$27.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.86%
12.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2736
$1547
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2013
$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$9.93
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.32
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.18
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.7
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$6.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$6.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.93
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.75
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.01
$7.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.97
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.08
$3.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.27
$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.52
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.38
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$88.9
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.68
$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$13.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.28
$3.85
👖 Brand Jeans
$48.2
$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$86.8
$89.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3443
$3094

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$810
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$814
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$590
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$799
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$667
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$626
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$946
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$671
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$554
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$527
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$686
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$584
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$684
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$553
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$490
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$935
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$524
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$492
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$491
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$988
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$489
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$514
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$502
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$851
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$504
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$513
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$711
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$491
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$491
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$520
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$550
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$868
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$889
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$579
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$535
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$902

Cities near Juba

Distance City Cost of living
152 km or 94 mi Bor
$513
216 km or 134 mi Arua
$576
245 km or 152 mi Gulu
$579
354 km or 220 mi Yambio
$500
395 km or 245 mi Bunia
$784
498 km or 310 mi Isiro
$826
507 km or 315 mi Mbale
$583
508 km or 316 mi Kira Town
$643
510 km or 317 mi Wau
$513
516 km or 321 mi Kampala
$707
521 km or 324 mi Malakal
$502
523 km or 325 mi Jinja
$511
539 km or 335 mi Beni
$768
542 km or 337 mi Entebbe
$559
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$581
544 km or 338 mi Kasese
$568
584 km or 363 mi Butembo
$760
596 km or 370 mi Mumias
$483
632 km or 393 mi Eldoret
$460
652 km or 405 mi Kisumu
$518
658 km or 409 mi Jimma
$590
735 km or 457 mi Byumba
$622
738 km or 459 mi Ruhengeri
$598
756 km or 470 mi Nakuru
$493
773 km or 480 mi Gisenyi
$587
776 km or 482 mi Kigali
$723
798 km or 496 mi Awasa
$810
808 km or 502 mi Kibuye
$579
826 km or 514 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
827 km or 514 mi Nyanza
$545
832 km or 517 mi Mwanza
$466
854 km or 530 mi Butare
$441
858 km or 533 mi Meru
$535
860 km or 534 mi Kisangani
$855
868 km or 539 mi Muyinga
$509
869 km or 540 mi Cyangugu
$559
872 km or 542 mi Bukavu
$723
884 km or 549 mi Ngozi
$509
895 km or 556 mi Thika
$571
895 km or 556 mi Nairobi
$745