Cape Town vs Juba - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Cape Town	Juba
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1386	$513
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3160	$1242
🏠 One person rent	$775	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$1348	$358
🍽️ Food expenses	$359	$210
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$37.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$405	$127
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	55	11
😀 Quality of life	58	15
🏙️ Population	3.78M	500K

The cost of living in Cape Town is 170% more expensive than in Juba. Cities ranked 4336th and 8618th ($1386 vs $513) 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 0.3 months in Cape Town compared to 0.2 months in Juba. Cape Town ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Juba ranked 1st in South Sudan, while ranked 6134th and 9200th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Juba

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	Cape Town	Juba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.2	$3.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$48.7	$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.19	$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$2.47	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.39	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$942	$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$591	$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$361
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1075	$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.4	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.7	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.35%	12.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2325	$1366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1508	$797
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.4	$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11	$6.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.36	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.97	$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.53	$7.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.77	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.45	$6.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.77	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.22	$7.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.47	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$3.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$3.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.91	$2.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.62	$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.1	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.14	$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.2	$15.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$11.1	$3.71
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.7	$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$61.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$272	$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6197	$4026

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1421
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$763
371 km or 231 mi	George	$877
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$968
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$1020
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$796
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$863
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$1033
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$904
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1390
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$773
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$742
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$611
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$660
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$953
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$558
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$811
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$991
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$589
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$872
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$860
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$903
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$789
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$945
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$691
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$691
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$867
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$742
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$725
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$1031
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$994
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$723
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$663
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$1204
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$912
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$1040
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$1104
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$938
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$998
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$893

Cities near Juba

Distance	City	Cost of living
152 km or 94 mi	Bor	$505
216 km or 134 mi	Arua	$577
245 km or 152 mi	Gulu	$591
354 km or 220 mi	Yambio	$494
395 km or 245 mi	Bunia	$810
498 km or 310 mi	Isiro	$860
507 km or 315 mi	Mbale	$624
508 km or 316 mi	Kira Town	$635
510 km or 317 mi	Wau	$505
516 km or 321 mi	Kampala	$697
521 km or 324 mi	Malakal	$494
523 km or 325 mi	Jinja	$573
539 km or 335 mi	Beni	$795
542 km or 337 mi	Entebbe	$531
544 km or 338 mi	Tororo	$603
544 km or 338 mi	Kasese	$541
584 km or 363 mi	Butembo	$784
596 km or 370 mi	Mumias	$524
632 km or 393 mi	Eldoret	$513
652 km or 405 mi	Kisumu	$549
658 km or 409 mi	Jimma	$746
735 km or 457 mi	Byumba	$671
738 km or 459 mi	Ruhengeri	$553
756 km or 470 mi	Nakuru	$532
773 km or 480 mi	Gisenyi	$411
776 km or 482 mi	Kigali	$872
798 km or 496 mi	Awasa	$910
808 km or 502 mi	Kibuye	$533
826 km or 514 mi	Ad-Damazin	$753
827 km or 514 mi	Nyanza	$583
832 km or 517 mi	Mwanza	$613
854 km or 530 mi	Butare	$447
858 km or 533 mi	Meru	$543
860 km or 534 mi	Kisangani	$946
868 km or 539 mi	Muyinga	$688
869 km or 540 mi	Cyangugu	$543
872 km or 542 mi	Bukavu	$779
884 km or 549 mi	Ngozi	$689
895 km or 556 mi	Thika	$448
895 km or 556 mi	Nairobi	$807