Juba vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Juba Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$528
$473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1267
$1051
🏠 One person rent
$222
$200
🏘️ Family rent
$369
$280
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$163
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.8
$75.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$110
$120
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
11
33
😀 Quality of life
15
25
🏙️ Population
500K
5.33M

The cost of living in Juba is 12% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 8554th and 8823rd ($528 vs $473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in South Sudan and Afghanistan, respectively. Check South Sudan vs Afghanistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 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 9209th and 8992nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Juba vs Kabul

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Juba Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.48
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.9
$9.56
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$5.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$2.79
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$1.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$216
$108
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$72.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$196
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$254
$127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$35
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.6
$85.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
12.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1385
$579
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$817
$300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.82
$6.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$0.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$0.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$4.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.89
$6.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.25
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.93
$2.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.53
$3.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.9
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.16
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$11.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.23
$2.45
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.3
$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.79
$3.13
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.9
$15.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62
$39.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$103
$20.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3694
$1540

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$433
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$368
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$425
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$429
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$323
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$379
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$454
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$370
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$369
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$488
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$360
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$464
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$704
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$427
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$457
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$381
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$702
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$735
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$279
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$338
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$463
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$302
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$378
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$264
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$367
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$371
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$348
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$330
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$257
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$353
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$298
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$417
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$318
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$308
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$382
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$308
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$379
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$326
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$467