Gaborone vs Juba - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Juba
🚶 Cost of living one person
$723
$513
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1750
$1242
🏠 One person rent
$281
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$453
$358
🍽️ Food expenses
$309
$210
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.2
$37.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$454
$127
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
39
11
😀 Quality of life
61
15
🏙️ Population
236K
500K

The cost of living in Gaborone is 41% more expensive than in Juba. Cities ranked 7140th and 8618th ($723 vs $513) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Botswana and South Sudan, respectively. Check Botswana vs South Sudan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Gaborone compared to 0.2 months in Juba. Gaborone ranked 1st best city to live in Botswana vs Juba ranked 1st in South Sudan, while ranked 5784th and 9200th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gaborone vs Juba

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Gaborone Juba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.1
$3.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.95
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.02
$1.82
☕ Cappuccino
$2.39
$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$279
$204
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$180
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$475
$361
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$321
$252
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37
$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$59.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.9
$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.92%
12.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1314
$1366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1290
$797
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30
$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$6.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.46
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.86
$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$7.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.93
$6.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.59
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.4
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.24
$7.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.73
$3.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.7
$3.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.6
$2.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.53
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.01
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.24
$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$15.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.68
$3.71
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.1
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.2
$61.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$131
$116
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2568
$4026

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$950
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$860
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$1015
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$912
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$549
266 km or 165 mi Centurion
$997
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$1031
266 km or 165 mi Serowe
$590
269 km or 167 mi Sandton
$1104
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$1204
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$851
298 km or 185 mi Vanderbijlpark
$867
302 km or 188 mi Vereeniging
$742
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$784
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$872
379 km or 235 mi Welkom
$811
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$875
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$902
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$632
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$904
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$742
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$589
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$558
540 km or 336 mi Maseru
$660
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$607
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$632
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$494
589 km or 366 mi Mafeteng
$611
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$882
628 km or 390 mi Upington
$796
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$912
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$1014
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$505
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$577
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$591
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$494
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$810
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$860
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$624
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$635
510 km or 317 mi Wau
$505
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$697
521 km or 324 mi Malakal
$494
523 km or 325 mi Jinja
$573
539 km or 335 mi Beni
$795
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$531
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$603
544 km or 338 mi Kasese
$541
584 km or 363 mi Butembo
$784
596 km or 370 mi Mumias
$524
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$513
652 km or 405 mi Kisumu
$549
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$746
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$671
738 km or 459 mi Ruhengeri
$553
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$532
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$411
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$872
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$910
808 km or 502 mi Kibuye
$533
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$753
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$583
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$613
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$447
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$543
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$946
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$688
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$543
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$779
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$689
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$448
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