Juba vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Juba Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$520
$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1277
$1271
🏠 One person rent
$229
$285
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$403
🍽️ Food expenses
$205
$182
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.3
$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$188
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
10
29
😀 Quality of life
12
13
🏙️ Population
459K
4.27M

The cost of living in Juba is 13% less expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 8522nd and 7801st ($520 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in South Sudan and Afghanistan, respectively. Check South Sudan vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Juba compared to 0.3 months in Kabul. Juba ranked 1st best city to live in South Sudan vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 9134th and 9123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Juba Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.17
$2.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$8.83
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$6.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$3.75
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$123
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$312
$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$53.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.6
$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.2
$99.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.51%
21.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1547
$451
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$848
$274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.13
$9.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$1.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.79
$4.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$6.69
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$0.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$2.56
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.4
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.88
$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.16
$2.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.4
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.85
$2.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.9
$13.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$46.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.3
$23.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3094
$1452

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Distance City Cost of living
152 km or 94 mi Bor
$513
216 km or 134 mi Arua
$576
245 km or 152 mi Gulu
$579
354 km or 220 mi Yambio
$500
395 km or 245 mi Bunia
$784
498 km or 310 mi Isiro
$826
507 km or 315 mi Mbale
$583
508 km or 316 mi Kira Town
$643
510 km or 317 mi Wau
$513
516 km or 321 mi Kampala
$707
521 km or 324 mi Malakal
$502
523 km or 325 mi Jinja
$511
539 km or 335 mi Beni
$768
542 km or 337 mi Entebbe
$559
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$581
544 km or 338 mi Kasese
$568
584 km or 363 mi Butembo
$760
596 km or 370 mi Mumias
$483
632 km or 393 mi Eldoret
$460
652 km or 405 mi Kisumu
$518
658 km or 409 mi Jimma
$590
735 km or 457 mi Byumba
$622
738 km or 459 mi Ruhengeri
$598
756 km or 470 mi Nakuru
$493
773 km or 480 mi Gisenyi
$587
776 km or 482 mi Kigali
$723
798 km or 496 mi Awasa
$810
808 km or 502 mi Kibuye
$579
826 km or 514 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
827 km or 514 mi Nyanza
$545
832 km or 517 mi Mwanza
$466
854 km or 530 mi Butare
$441
858 km or 533 mi Meru
$535
860 km or 534 mi Kisangani
$855
868 km or 539 mi Muyinga
$509
869 km or 540 mi Cyangugu
$559
872 km or 542 mi Bukavu
$723
884 km or 549 mi Ngozi
$509
895 km or 556 mi Thika
$571
895 km or 556 mi Nairobi
$745

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$469
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$358
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$476
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$441
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$457
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$338
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$374
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$467
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$372
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$354
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$323
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$439
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$659
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$376
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$450
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$456
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$655
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$672
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$328
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$341
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$521
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$292
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$373
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$277
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$344
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$380
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$319
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$330
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$388
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$285
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$371
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$312
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$280
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$358
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$335
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$376
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$308
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$487