Juba vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Juba Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1230
$1181
🏠 One person rent
$214
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$402
$383
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$168
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.8
$88.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$361
$175
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
10
29
😀 Quality of life
15
21
🏙️ Population
526K
4.27M

The cost of living in Juba is 12% less expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 8514th and 7972nd ($498 vs $567) 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 0.7 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 9140th and 8953rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Juba Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$2.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$10.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$4.97
 Cappuccino
$1.74
$1.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$173
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$132
$114
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$450
$295
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$283
$182
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$51.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.1
$79.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.29%
14.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1409
$424
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$772
$259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.6
$18.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.76
$8.36
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$0.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$1.4
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$3.87
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
$6.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$0.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.41
$9.24
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.74
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.51
$2.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.94
$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21
$11.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.15
$2.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.4
$13.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.06
$2.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$14.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.9
$41.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.9
$22.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2918
$1370

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$449
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$347
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$455
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$437
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$352
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$307
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$445
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$335
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$311
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$238
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$389
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$632
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$331
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$446
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$330
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$629
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$638
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$278
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$513
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$364
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$344
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$281
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$337
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$303
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$289
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$277
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$393
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$313
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$307
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$260
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$240
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$328
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$298
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$337
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$268
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$484