Edinburgh vs Juba - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Edinburgh	Juba
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2140	$513
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5387	$1263
🏠 One person rent	$1269	$224
🏘️ Family rent	$2336	$423
🍽️ Food expenses	$530	$204
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$36.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3522	$387
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	88	10
😀 Quality of life	94	13
🏙️ Population	488K	459K

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 317% more expensive than in Juba. Cities ranked 1491st and 8527th ($2140 vs $513) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th 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 0.8 months in Juba. Edinburgh ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Juba ranked 1st in South Sudan, while ranked 34th and 9116th 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	$17.4	$3.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.9	$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.21	$4.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.09	$1.77
☕ Cappuccino	$4.64	$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.55	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1331	$213
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$970	$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2573	$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1865	$305
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$291	$58.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.4	$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.75%	12.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6219	$1526
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4199	$907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.54	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83	$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.8	$6.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$6.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.87	$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$6.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.07	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$7.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.9	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$3.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.45	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.07	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.2	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$4.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$106	$13.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.5	$3.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$111	$26.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1772	$88.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21911	$2876

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1610
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1608
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1692
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1649
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1475
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1604
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1500
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1699
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1482
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1763
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2011
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1765
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1480
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1601
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1551
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1246
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1404
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1567
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1726
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1614
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1705
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1638
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1651
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1628
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1637
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1732
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1510
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$1707
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1592
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$1722
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1328
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1393
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1288
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1377
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1500
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1714
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1382
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1629
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$1968
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692

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