Brisbane vs Juba - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brisbane	Juba
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$527
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4896	$1254
🏠 One person rent	$1253	$227
🏘️ Family rent	$2149	$381
🍽️ Food expenses	$525	$211
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$37.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3956	$128
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	66	10
😀 Quality of life	98	15
🏙️ Population	2.71M	459K

The cost of living in Brisbane is 292% more expensive than in Juba. Cities ranked 1813th and 8477th ($2065 vs $527) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Australia and South Sudan, respectively. Check Australia vs South Sudan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 0.2 months in Juba. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Juba ranked 1st in South Sudan, while ranked 9th and 9195th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Juba

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	Brisbane	Juba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.7	$20.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.65	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1514	$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1022	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2603	$396
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1816	$270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.2	$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$125	$59.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.5	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.15%	12.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8291	$1501
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6020	$933
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.8	$13.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$6.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.11	$7.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.8	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$6.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.42	$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.48	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.9	$7.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.28	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.1	$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$3.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.28	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.35	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.9	$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.3	$15.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.5	$27.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$63.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1795	$89.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11423	$3198

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Cities near Brisbane

Distance	City	Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi	Ipswich	$1662
45 km or 28 mi	Caboolture	$1798
66 km or 41 mi	Southport	$2140
71 km or 44 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
75 km or 47 mi	Caloundra	$1710
91 km or 57 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1697
107 km or 66 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
143 km or 89 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
243 km or 151 mi	Hervey Bay	$1712
299 km or 186 mi	Bundaberg	$1595
315 km or 196 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
362 km or 225 mi	Armidale	$1184
441 km or 274 mi	Gladstone	$1503
441 km or 274 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
520 km or 323 mi	Rockhampton	$1482
618 km or 384 mi	Newcastle	$1839
682 km or 424 mi	Dubbo	$1747
719 km or 447 mi	Dee Why	$2181
722 km or 449 mi	Kellyville	$1888
730 km or 453 mi	Blacktown	$1599
732 km or 455 mi	Parramatta	$2292
733 km or 455 mi	Sydney	$2640
740 km or 460 mi	Bathurst	$1568
748 km or 465 mi	Orange	$1364
801 km or 498 mi	Wollongong	$1580
869 km or 540 mi	Goulburn	$1678
945 km or 587 mi	Canberra	$2019
1006 km or 625 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
1009 km or 627 mi	Griffith	$1667
1111 km or 690 mi	Townsville	$1683
1224 km or 761 mi	Shepparton	$1662
1278 km or 794 mi	Mildura	$1771
1320 km or 820 mi	Bendigo	$1362
1337 km or 831 mi	Traralgon	$1813
1367 km or 849 mi	Sunbury	$1768
1372 km or 853 mi	Pakenham	$1725
1375 km or 855 mi	Melbourne	$2308
1376 km or 855 mi	Berwick	$1706
1376 km or 855 mi	South Yarra	$1681
1377 km or 856 mi	Dandenong	$1736

Cities near Juba

Distance	City	Cost of living
152 km or 94 mi	Bor	$519
216 km or 134 mi	Arua	$617
245 km or 152 mi	Gulu	$627
354 km or 220 mi	Yambio	$508
395 km or 245 mi	Bunia	$833
498 km or 310 mi	Isiro	$879
507 km or 315 mi	Mbale	$654
508 km or 316 mi	Kira Town	$658
510 km or 317 mi	Wau	$520
516 km or 321 mi	Kampala	$717
521 km or 324 mi	Malakal	$508
523 km or 325 mi	Jinja	$582
539 km or 335 mi	Beni	$820
542 km or 337 mi	Entebbe	$578
544 km or 338 mi	Tororo	$623
544 km or 338 mi	Kasese	$567
584 km or 363 mi	Butembo	$804
596 km or 370 mi	Mumias	$511
632 km or 393 mi	Eldoret	$528
652 km or 405 mi	Kisumu	$543
658 km or 409 mi	Jimma	$802
735 km or 457 mi	Byumba	$597
738 km or 459 mi	Ruhengeri	$499
756 km or 470 mi	Nakuru	$503
773 km or 480 mi	Gisenyi	$396
776 km or 482 mi	Kigali	$758
798 km or 496 mi	Awasa	$1031
808 km or 502 mi	Kibuye	$491
826 km or 514 mi	Ad-Damazin	$829
827 km or 514 mi	Nyanza	$524
832 km or 517 mi	Mwanza	$656
854 km or 530 mi	Butare	$412
858 km or 533 mi	Meru	$549
860 km or 534 mi	Kisangani	$957
868 km or 539 mi	Muyinga	$687
869 km or 540 mi	Cyangugu	$505
872 km or 542 mi	Bukavu	$803
884 km or 549 mi	Ngozi	$686
895 km or 556 mi	Thika	$460
895 km or 556 mi	Nairobi	$811