Essen vs Juba - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Juba
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1525
$520
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3787
$1277
🏠 One person rent
$681
$229
🏘️ Family rent
$1217
$428
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$205
🚐 Transport expenses
$197
$36.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3234
$394
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
95
10
😀 Quality of life
95
12
🏙️ Population
585K
459K

The cost of living in Essen is 193% more expensive than in Juba. Cities ranked 3595th and 8522nd ($1525 vs $520) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 371st and 1st in Germany and South Sudan, respectively. Check Germany vs South Sudan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 0.8 months in Juba. Essen ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Juba ranked 1st in South Sudan, while ranked 31st and 9134th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Juba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.6
$3.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.9
$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.25
$1.77
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$1.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.49
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$623
$220
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$470
$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1267
$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$312
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$210
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.1
$27.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
12.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$1547
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$848
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.52
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.9
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$39.9
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.85
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.9
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.42
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$6.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$4.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
$6.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.69
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.99
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.8
$7.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.47
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$3.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.63
$2.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.53
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.6
$22.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$4.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$86.5
$13.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$3.85
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$26.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.9
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$440
$89.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9380
$3094

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1497
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1441
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1543
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1465
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1470
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1472
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1489
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1425
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1486
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1464
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1378
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1527
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1477
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1480
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1206
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1477
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1571
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1461
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1466
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1480
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1451
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1558
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1861
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1472
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1480
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1578
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1469
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1376
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1652
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1431

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$513
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$576
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$579
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$500
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$784
498 km or 310 mi Isiro
$826
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$583
508 km or 316 mi Kira Town
$643
510 km or 317 mi Wau
$513
516 km or 321 mi Kampala
$707
521 km or 324 mi Malakal
$502
523 km or 325 mi Jinja
$511
539 km or 335 mi Beni
$768
542 km or 337 mi Entebbe
$559
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$581
544 km or 338 mi Kasese
$568
584 km or 363 mi Butembo
$760
596 km or 370 mi Mumias
$483
632 km or 393 mi Eldoret
$460
652 km or 405 mi Kisumu
$518
658 km or 409 mi Jimma
$590
735 km or 457 mi Byumba
$622
738 km or 459 mi Ruhengeri
$598
756 km or 470 mi Nakuru
$493
773 km or 480 mi Gisenyi
$587
776 km or 482 mi Kigali
$723
798 km or 496 mi Awasa
$810
808 km or 502 mi Kibuye
$579
826 km or 514 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
827 km or 514 mi Nyanza
$545
832 km or 517 mi Mwanza
$466
854 km or 530 mi Butare
$441
858 km or 533 mi Meru
$535
860 km or 534 mi Kisangani
$855
868 km or 539 mi Muyinga
$509
869 km or 540 mi Cyangugu
$559
872 km or 542 mi Bukavu
$723
884 km or 549 mi Ngozi
$509
895 km or 556 mi Thika
$571
895 km or 556 mi Nairobi
$745