Edinburgh vs Juba - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Edinburgh	Juba
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2310	$527
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5713	$1254
🏠 One person rent	$1359	$227
🏘️ Family rent	$2393	$381
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$211
🚐 Transport expenses	$166	$37.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3676	$128
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	88	10
😀 Quality of life	95	15
🏙️ Population	488K	459K

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 338% more expensive than in Juba. Cities ranked 1247th and 8477th ($2310 vs $527) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 1st in the United Kingdom and South Sudan, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs South Sudan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Edinburgh compared to 0.2 months in Juba. Edinburgh ranked 5th best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Juba ranked 1st in South Sudan, while ranked 59th and 9195th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Juba

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	Edinburgh	Juba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.6	$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.8	$20.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.41	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$5.01	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.68	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1388	$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1053	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2488	$396
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1942	$270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$300	$59.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$41.3	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.08%	12.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6892	$1501
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4820	$933
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.4	$13.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.7	$6.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.89	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.72	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.63	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$7.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.5	$6.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.05	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.67	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.07	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.31	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$7.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.57	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$19.9	$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$3.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.69	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.26	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$15.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$27.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$63.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1932	$89.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23184	$3198

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Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1768
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1775
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1728
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1762
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1619
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1711
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1641
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1797
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1480
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1840
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2058
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1837
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1527
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1575
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1630
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1485
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1522
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1759
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1963
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1769
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1906
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1805
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1825
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1780
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1797
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1778
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1602
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$2079
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1761
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$2021
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1460
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1507
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1429
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1431
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1638
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1840
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1484
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1839
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$2205
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808

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