Essen vs Juba - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Juba
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$498
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$1230
🏠 One person rent
$759
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$402
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$37.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$361
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
95
10
😀 Quality of life
95
15
🏙️ Population
579K
526K

The cost of living in Essen is 205% more expensive than in Juba. Cities ranked 3358th and 8514th ($1519 vs $498) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th 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 0.7 months in Juba. Essen ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Juba ranked 1st in South Sudan, while ranked 32nd and 9140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Juba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$3.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$132
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$57.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$28.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$1409
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$772
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$4.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$5.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$7.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$3.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$21
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$4.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$14.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$4.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$56.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$87.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$2918

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Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410

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Distance City Cost of living
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$489
216 km or 134 mi Arua
$553
245 km or 152 mi Gulu
$556
354 km or 220 mi Yambio
$476
395 km or 245 mi Bunia
$748
498 km or 310 mi Isiro
$808
507 km or 315 mi Mbale
$557
508 km or 316 mi Kira Town
$600
510 km or 317 mi Wau
$484
516 km or 321 mi Kampala
$654
521 km or 324 mi Malakal
$479
523 km or 325 mi Jinja
$542
539 km or 335 mi Beni
$747
542 km or 337 mi Entebbe
$547
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$557
544 km or 338 mi Kasese
$543
584 km or 363 mi Butembo
$745
596 km or 370 mi Mumias
$424
632 km or 393 mi Eldoret
$405
652 km or 405 mi Kisumu
$441
658 km or 409 mi Jimma
$871
735 km or 457 mi Byumba
$599
738 km or 459 mi Ruhengeri
$575
756 km or 470 mi Nakuru
$439
773 km or 480 mi Gisenyi
$572
776 km or 482 mi Kigali
$677
798 km or 496 mi Awasa
$840
808 km or 502 mi Kibuye
$566
826 km or 514 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
827 km or 514 mi Nyanza
$539
832 km or 517 mi Mwanza
$493
854 km or 530 mi Butare
$458
858 km or 533 mi Meru
$486
860 km or 534 mi Kisangani
$860
868 km or 539 mi Muyinga
$449
869 km or 540 mi Cyangugu
$554
872 km or 542 mi Bukavu
$739
884 km or 549 mi Ngozi
$448
895 km or 556 mi Thika
$530
895 km or 556 mi Nairobi
$646