Addis Ababa vs Juba - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Juba
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$498
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$1230
🏠 One person rent
$407
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$402
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$37.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
32
10
😀 Quality of life
40
15
🏙️ Population
3.04M
526K

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 85% more expensive than in Juba. Cities ranked 5819th and 8514th ($923 vs $498) 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 0.7 months in Juba. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Juba ranked 1st in South Sudan, while ranked 7141st and 9140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Addis Ababa Juba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$3.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$132
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$57.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$28.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$1409
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$772
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$6.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$4.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$5.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$7.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$3.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$21
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$4.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$14.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$4.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$56.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$87.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$2918

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936

Cities near Juba

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