Johannesburg vs Juba - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Johannesburg	Juba
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1082	$527
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2560	$1254
🏠 One person rent	$485	$227
🏘️ Family rent	$833	$381
🍽️ Food expenses	$306	$211
🚐 Transport expenses	$206	$37.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1614	$128
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	74	10
😀 Quality of life	62	15
🏙️ Population	4.43M	459K

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 105% more expensive than in Juba. Cities ranked 5031st and 8477th ($1082 vs $527) 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 5648th and 9195th 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	$10.1	$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$38.1	$20.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.51	$1.82
☕ Cappuccino	$2.18	$1.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$462	$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$342	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$824	$396
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$632	$270
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.5	$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$59.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.5	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.57%	12.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1106	$1501
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$741	$933
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.21	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$77.1	$13.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.7	$6.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$0.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.6	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$7.28
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.34	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.4	$6.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.66	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.13	$7.75
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.46
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.86	$3.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.98	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.6	$24.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$4.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.7	$15.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.46	$3.27
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.2	$27.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.1	$63.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$89.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5503	$3198

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$984
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$890
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$984
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$826
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$740
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$892
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$975
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$706
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$875
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$940
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$838
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$830
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$808
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$762
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$833
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$637
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$668
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$637
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$599
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$827
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$607
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$469
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$650
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$577
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$598
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$514
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$861
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$908
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$536
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$915
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$892
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$587
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$915

Cities near Juba

Distance	City	Cost of living
152 km or 94 mi	Bor	$519
216 km or 134 mi	Arua	$617
245 km or 152 mi	Gulu	$627
354 km or 220 mi	Yambio	$508
395 km or 245 mi	Bunia	$833
498 km or 310 mi	Isiro	$879
507 km or 315 mi	Mbale	$654
508 km or 316 mi	Kira Town	$658
510 km or 317 mi	Wau	$520
516 km or 321 mi	Kampala	$717
521 km or 324 mi	Malakal	$508
523 km or 325 mi	Jinja	$582
539 km or 335 mi	Beni	$820
542 km or 337 mi	Entebbe	$578
544 km or 338 mi	Tororo	$623
544 km or 338 mi	Kasese	$567
584 km or 363 mi	Butembo	$804
596 km or 370 mi	Mumias	$511
632 km or 393 mi	Eldoret	$528
652 km or 405 mi	Kisumu	$543
658 km or 409 mi	Jimma	$802
735 km or 457 mi	Byumba	$597
738 km or 459 mi	Ruhengeri	$499
756 km or 470 mi	Nakuru	$503
773 km or 480 mi	Gisenyi	$396
776 km or 482 mi	Kigali	$758
798 km or 496 mi	Awasa	$1031
808 km or 502 mi	Kibuye	$491
826 km or 514 mi	Ad-Damazin	$829
827 km or 514 mi	Nyanza	$524
832 km or 517 mi	Mwanza	$656
854 km or 530 mi	Butare	$412
858 km or 533 mi	Meru	$549
860 km or 534 mi	Kisangani	$957
868 km or 539 mi	Muyinga	$687
869 km or 540 mi	Cyangugu	$505
872 km or 542 mi	Bukavu	$803
884 km or 549 mi	Ngozi	$686
895 km or 556 mi	Thika	$460
895 km or 556 mi	Nairobi	$811