Cape Town vs Juba - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cape Town Juba
🚶 Cost of living one person
$881
$498
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2144
$1230
🏠 One person rent
$484
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$966
$402
🍽️ Food expenses
$259
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.2
$37.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1518
$361
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
55
10
😀 Quality of life
60
15
🏙️ Population
434K
526K

The cost of living in Cape Town is 77% more expensive than in Juba. Cities ranked 6078th and 8514th ($881 vs $498) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 1st in South Africa and South Sudan, respectively. Check South Africa vs South Sudan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cape Town compared to 0.7 months in Juba. Cape Town ranked 3rd best city to live in South Africa vs Juba ranked 1st in South Sudan, while ranked 5406th and 9140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Cape Town Juba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.47
$3.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.2
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.87
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$1.72
 Cappuccino
$1.94
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.86
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$536
$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$353
$132
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1202
$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$749
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.2
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$87
$57.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.2
$28.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.61%
10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1890
$1409
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1307
$772
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.04
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.8
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.17
$5.76
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.92
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.39
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.96
$6.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.26
$4.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.2
$5.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.46
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.3
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.51
$7.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.62
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.8
$3.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.22
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.36
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.3
$21
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.42
$4.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.9
$14.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$4.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$42.7
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.4
$56.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$172
$87.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4013
$2918

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Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi Paarl
$773
99 km or 62 mi Worcester
$632
371 km or 231 mi George
$684
644 km or 400 mi Uitenhage
$805
662 km or 411 mi Port Elizabeth
$866
664 km or 413 mi Upington
$643
754 km or 468 mi Makhanda
$704
821 km or 510 mi Komani
$703
833 km or 518 mi Kimberley
$753
845 km or 525 mi Bhisho
$710
882 km or 548 mi East London
$683
912 km or 567 mi Bloemfontein
$601
950 km or 590 mi Mafeteng
$511
999 km or 621 mi Maseru
$535
1002 km or 622 mi Mthatha
$689
1029 km or 639 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
1030 km or 640 mi Welkom
$682
1034 km or 643 mi Mariental
$765
1092 km or 679 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
1092 km or 679 mi Kroonstad
$701
1113 km or 692 mi Klerksdorp
$621
1135 km or 705 mi Mmabatho
$719
1155 km or 718 mi Potchefstroom
$625
1187 km or 737 mi Rehoboth
$738
1194 km or 742 mi Lobatse
$631
1198 km or 745 mi Kanye
$633
1208 km or 751 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
1217 km or 756 mi Vereeniging
$637
1231 km or 765 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
1244 km or 773 mi Soweto
$875
1250 km or 777 mi Rustenburg
$845
1260 km or 783 mi Gaborone
$656
1261 km or 783 mi Molepolole
$603
1261 km or 784 mi Johannesburg
$908
1267 km or 788 mi Randburg
$776
1269 km or 789 mi Windhoek
$807
1270 km or 789 mi Sandton
$889
1271 km or 790 mi Durban
$780
1277 km or 794 mi Gobabis
$751
1279 km or 795 mi Walvis Bay
$718

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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