Gaborone vs Juba - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gaborone Juba
🚶 Cost of living one person
$731
$528
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1792
$1267
🏠 One person rent
$272
$222
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$369
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.9
$38.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$437
$110
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
39
11
😀 Quality of life
60
15
🏙️ Population
236K
500K

The cost of living in Gaborone is 38% more expensive than in Juba. Cities ranked 7094th and 8554th ($731 vs $528) 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 5910th and 9209th 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
$10.4
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.02
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.26
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$2.36
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.87
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$257
$216
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$157
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$462
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$286
$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.8
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66.2
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52
$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.49%
12.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1146
$1385
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1146
$817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.53
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$31.1
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.7
$6.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.51
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.87
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.46
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$7.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$6.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.72
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$4.54
$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.48
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.81
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.8
$3.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.65
$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.54
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.1
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.2
$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.88
$4.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.9
$16.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.69
$3.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$47
$27.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$77.2
$62
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$147
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2881
$3694

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$950
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$826
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$791
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$1049
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$958
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$551
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$967
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$1057
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$583
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$1089
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$1171
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$892
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$865
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$765
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$792
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$875
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$826
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$899
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$910
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$633
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$927
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$763
514 km or 319 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
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$573
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$681
559 km or 347 mi Mbabane
$652
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$630
584 km or 363 mi Manzini
$511
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$630
597 km or 371 mi Vryheid
$912
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$811
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$916
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$966
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$522
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$617
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$627
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$507
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$825
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$876
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$651
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$670
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$521
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$722
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$510
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$593
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$810
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$563
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$624
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$572
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$798
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$505
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$520
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$533
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$775
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$620
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$518
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$508
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$395
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$811
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$996
808 km or 502 mi Kibuye
$507
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$771
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$544
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$623
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$409
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$542
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$961
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$691
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$517
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$798
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$692
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$455
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