Johannesburg vs Juba - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Juba
🚶 Cost of living one person
$908
$498
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2207
$1230
🏠 One person rent
$403
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$738
$402
🍽️ Food expenses
$254
$198
🚐 Transport expenses
$173
$37.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1428
$361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
72
10
😀 Quality of life
61
15
🏙️ Population
4.43M
526K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 82% more expensive than in Juba. Cities ranked 5921st and 8514th ($908 vs $498) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in South Africa and South Sudan, respectively. Check South Africa vs South Sudan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.7 months in Juba. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Juba ranked 1st in South Sudan, while ranked 5184th and 9140th among best cities to live in the world.

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Johannesburg Juba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.41
$3.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.4
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.44
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.09
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$1.82
$1.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.98
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$350
$207
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$277
$132
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$667
$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$283
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$71.1
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$57.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.6
$28.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.12%
10.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$840
$1409
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$689
$772
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.78
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.26
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.09
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.9
$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.35
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.11
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.94
$6.61
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.54
$4.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.88
$5.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.36
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.33
$7.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.16
$1.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.88
$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.76
$3.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.7
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.91
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.11
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$31.4
$21
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$4.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.3
$14.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$4.06
👖 Brand Jeans
$45
$26.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$56.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$232
$87.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4829
$2918

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$889
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$776
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$875
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$741
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$631
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$755
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$783
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$637
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$751
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$845
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$625
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$746
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$866
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$621
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$701
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$682
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$719
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$631
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$656
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$633
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$558
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$739
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$603
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$447
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$535
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$605
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$601
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$511
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$511
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$753
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$978
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$554
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$1084
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$780
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$550
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$952

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Distance City Cost of living
152 km or 94 mi Bor
$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