Houston vs Juba - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Juba
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$513
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$1263
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$224
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$423
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$204
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$36.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$387
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	100	10
😀 Quality of life	91	13
🏙️ Population	2.3M	459K

The cost of living in Houston is 341% more expensive than in Juba. Cities ranked 1229th and 8527th ($2265 vs $513) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th and 1st in the United States and South Sudan, respectively. Check the United States vs South Sudan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Houston compared to 0.8 months in Juba. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Juba ranked 1st in South Sudan, while ranked 97th and 9116th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Juba

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	Houston	Juba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$3.14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$4.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$1.77
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$1.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$213
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$305
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$58.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	12.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$1526
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$6.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$0.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$6.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$6.64
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$7.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.4
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$2.85
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$3.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$2.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$4.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$13.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$3.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$26.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$59.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$88.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$2876

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182

Cities near Juba

Distance	City	Cost of living
152 km or 94 mi	Bor	$506
216 km or 134 mi	Arua	$585
245 km or 152 mi	Gulu	$594
354 km or 220 mi	Yambio	$495
395 km or 245 mi	Bunia	$801
498 km or 310 mi	Isiro	$843
507 km or 315 mi	Mbale	$605
508 km or 316 mi	Kira Town	$646
510 km or 317 mi	Wau	$508
516 km or 321 mi	Kampala	$698
521 km or 324 mi	Malakal	$496
523 km or 325 mi	Jinja	$562
539 km or 335 mi	Beni	$785
542 km or 337 mi	Entebbe	$558
544 km or 338 mi	Tororo	$602
544 km or 338 mi	Kasese	$573
584 km or 363 mi	Butembo	$768
596 km or 370 mi	Mumias	$490
632 km or 393 mi	Eldoret	$483
652 km or 405 mi	Kisumu	$522
658 km or 409 mi	Jimma	$654
735 km or 457 mi	Byumba	$613
738 km or 459 mi	Ruhengeri	$492
756 km or 470 mi	Nakuru	$500
773 km or 480 mi	Gisenyi	$381
776 km or 482 mi	Kigali	$771
798 km or 496 mi	Awasa	$886
808 km or 502 mi	Kibuye	$479
826 km or 514 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
827 km or 514 mi	Nyanza	$518
832 km or 517 mi	Mwanza	$625
854 km or 530 mi	Butare	$413
858 km or 533 mi	Meru	$541
860 km or 534 mi	Kisangani	$910
868 km or 539 mi	Muyinga	$650
869 km or 540 mi	Cyangugu	$496
872 km or 542 mi	Bukavu	$759
884 km or 549 mi	Ngozi	$648
895 km or 556 mi	Thika	$589
895 km or 556 mi	Nairobi	$760