Johannesburg vs Juba - Cost of Living Comparison

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Johannesburg Juba
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1171
$528
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2754
$1267
🏠 One person rent
$522
$222
🏘️ Family rent
$894
$369
🍽️ Food expenses
$337
$215
🚐 Transport expenses
$216
$38.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1761
$110
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
73
11
😀 Quality of life
65
15
🏙️ Population
4.8M
500K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 122% more expensive than in Juba. Cities ranked 4839th and 8554th ($1171 vs $528) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.5 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.2 months in Juba. Johannesburg ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Juba ranked 1st in South Sudan, while ranked 5190th and 9209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Juba

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Johannesburg Juba
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$11.5
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.9
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.81
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$2.48
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.16
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$448
$216
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$377
$141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$804
$392
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$689
$254
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40
$26.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.13%
12.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1058
$1385
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$785
$817
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.12
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.7
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.88
$6.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.4
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.16
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.52
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.48
$7.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$4.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.91
$6.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.99
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.62
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.21
$7.93
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.47
$2.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.83
$3.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.49
$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.29
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.5
$23.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.38
$4.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$32.1
$16.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$3.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$59
$27.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$104
$62
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$229
$103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5808
$3694

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi Sandton
$1089
13 km or 8 mi Randburg
$958
19 km or 12 mi Soweto
$1057
28 km or 17 mi Benoni
$892
40 km or 25 mi Springs
$792
41 km or 25 mi Centurion
$967
53 km or 33 mi Pretoria
$1049
53 km or 33 mi Vereeniging
$765
59 km or 36 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
71 km or 44 mi Brits
$950
101 km or 62 mi Rustenburg
$1017
109 km or 68 mi Potchefstroom
$791
143 km or 89 mi Bethal
$910
152 km or 94 mi Middelburg
$899
155 km or 97 mi Klerksdorp
$826
179 km or 111 mi Kroonstad
$875
237 km or 147 mi Welkom
$826
244 km or 152 mi Mmabatho
$901
262 km or 163 mi Lobatse
$697
275 km or 171 mi Gaborone
$731
287 km or 179 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
302 km or 188 mi Kanye
$694
311 km or 193 mi Mbabane
$652
323 km or 201 mi Vryheid
$912
325 km or 202 mi Molepolole
$662
329 km or 204 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
333 km or 207 mi Manzini
$511
350 km or 217 mi Maseru
$681
366 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
369 km or 229 mi Bloemfontein
$763
409 km or 254 mi Mafeteng
$630
417 km or 259 mi Palapye
$551
429 km or 267 mi Kimberley
$927
442 km or 275 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
443 km or 275 mi Matola
$916
446 km or 277 mi Serowe
$583
454 km or 282 mi Maputo
$966
501 km or 311 mi Durban
$948
562 km or 349 mi Francistown
$633
577 km or 358 mi Xai-Xai
$950

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Distance City Cost of living
152 km or 94 mi Bor
$522
216 km or 134 mi Arua
$617
245 km or 152 mi Gulu
$627
354 km or 220 mi Yambio
$507
395 km or 245 mi Bunia
$825
498 km or 310 mi Isiro
$876
507 km or 315 mi Mbale
$651
508 km or 316 mi Kira Town
$670
510 km or 317 mi Wau
$521
516 km or 321 mi Kampala
$722
521 km or 324 mi Malakal
$510
523 km or 325 mi Jinja
$593
539 km or 335 mi Beni
$810
542 km or 337 mi Entebbe
$563
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$624
544 km or 338 mi Kasese
$572
584 km or 363 mi Butembo
$798
596 km or 370 mi Mumias
$505
632 km or 393 mi Eldoret
$520
652 km or 405 mi Kisumu
$533
658 km or 409 mi Jimma
$775
735 km or 457 mi Byumba
$620
738 km or 459 mi Ruhengeri
$518
756 km or 470 mi Nakuru
$508
773 km or 480 mi Gisenyi
$395
776 km or 482 mi Kigali
$811
798 km or 496 mi Awasa
$996
808 km or 502 mi Kibuye
$507
826 km or 514 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
827 km or 514 mi Nyanza
$544
832 km or 517 mi Mwanza
$623
854 km or 530 mi Butare
$409
858 km or 533 mi Meru
$542
860 km or 534 mi Kisangani
$961
868 km or 539 mi Muyinga
$691
869 km or 540 mi Cyangugu
$517
872 km or 542 mi Bukavu
$798
884 km or 549 mi Ngozi
$692
895 km or 556 mi Thika
$455
895 km or 556 mi Nairobi
$797