Gaborone vs Juba - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Juba
🚶 Cost of living one person
$668
$527
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1648
$1254
🏠 One person rent
$243
$227
🏘️ Family rent
$391
$381
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$211
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.1
$37.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$382
$128
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
39
10
😀 Quality of life
61
15
🏙️ Population
236K
459K

The cost of living in Gaborone is 27% more expensive than in Juba. Cities ranked 7301st and 8477th ($668 vs $527) 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 5842nd and 9195th among best cities to live in the world.

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Gaborone Juba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.79
$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.4
$20.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.66
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.12
$1.82
☕ Cappuccino
$2.17
$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$137
$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$402
$396
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$249
$270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.5
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$59.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.04%
12.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1000
$1501
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$994
$933
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.5
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$29
$13.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.2
$6.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.82
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.22
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.45
$7.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.87
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.22
$6.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.24
$7.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.55
$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$3.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.31
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.51
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.89
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30.5
$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.36
$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.1
$15.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.46
$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.2
$27.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.6
$63.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$138
$89.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3401
$3198

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$762
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$890
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$514
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$892
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$984
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$536
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$984
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$1082
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$826
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$799
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$706
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$740
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$808
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$762
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$830
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$838
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$587
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$861
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$698
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$570
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$533
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$650
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$599
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$658
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$469
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$598
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$827
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$746
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$519
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$617
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$627
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$508
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$833
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$879
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$654
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$658
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$520
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$717
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$508
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$582
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$820
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$578
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$623
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$567
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$804
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$511
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$528
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$543
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$802
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$597
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$499
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$503
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$396
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$758
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$1031
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$491
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$829
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$524
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$656
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$412
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$549
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$957
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$687
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$505
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$686
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$460
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