Bangkok vs Juba - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangkok	Juba
🚶 Cost of living one person	$941	$513
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2857	$1263
🏠 One person rent	$416	$224
🏘️ Family rent	$1154	$423
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$204
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$36.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$753	$387
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	89	10
😀 Quality of life	74	13
🏙️ Population	5.68M	459K

The cost of living in Bangkok is 83% more expensive than in Juba. Cities ranked 5822nd and 8527th ($941 vs $513) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Thailand and South Sudan, respectively. Check Thailand vs South Sudan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 0.8 months in Juba. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Juba ranked 1st in South Sudan, while ranked 1221st and 9116th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Juba

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	Bangkok	Juba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.97	$3.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$4.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$1.77
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$213
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1879	$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$305
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$58.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	12.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5781	$1526
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2619	$907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.8	$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$6.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$6.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$6.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$7.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$3.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.38	$4.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40	$13.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$3.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$26.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$579	$88.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13301	$2876

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$753
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$715
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$595
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$781
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$752
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$656
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$685
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$576
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$677
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$644
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$777
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$610
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$543
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$705
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1163
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$563
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$596
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$705
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$721
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$650

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