Essen vs Juba - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Juba
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1516
$527
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3719
$1254
🏠 One person rent
$666
$227
🏘️ Family rent
$1137
$381
🍽️ Food expenses
$520
$211
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$37.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3571
$128
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
95
10
😀 Quality of life
96
15
🏙️ Population
587K
459K

The cost of living in Essen is 188% more expensive than in Juba. Cities ranked 3903rd and 8477th ($1516 vs $527) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 529th 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 2.4 months in Essen compared to 0.2 months in Juba. Essen ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Juba ranked 1st in South Sudan, while ranked 24th and 9195th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Juba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$58
$20.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.1
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.22
$1.82
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$633
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$450
$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1153
$396
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$810
$270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$221
$59.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$37.7
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.94%
12.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4342
$1501
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3278
$933
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.09
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.9
$13.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.9
$6.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.89
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$7.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.5
$6.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.16
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.27
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.05
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.99
$7.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.06
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$3.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.76
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.58
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.4
$15.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.2
$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$98.6
$27.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$63.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$460
$89.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9800
$3198

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1543
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1474
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1605
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1555
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1547
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1533
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1567
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1340
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1550
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1574
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1631
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1583
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1613
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1529
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1547
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1488
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1552
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1661
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1525
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1558
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1548
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1552
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1645
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1979
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1549
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1543
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1674
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1544
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1591
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1691
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1575

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Distance City Cost of living
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$519
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$617
245 km or 152 mi Gulu
$627
354 km or 220 mi Yambio
$508
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$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