Juba vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Juba	Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$474
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1263	$1052
🏠 One person rent	$224	$203
🏘️ Family rent	$423	$302
🍽️ Food expenses	$204	$158
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.3	$81.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$387	$218
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	10	30
😀 Quality of life	13	14
🏙️ Population	459K	4.27M

The cost of living in Juba is 8% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 8527th and 8769th ($513 vs $474) 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 0.8 months in Juba compared to 0.5 months in Kabul. Juba ranked 1st best city to live in South Sudan vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 9116th and 9071st among best cities to live in the world.

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	Juba	Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.14	$2.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$9.34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.6	$4.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$3.11
☕ Cappuccino	$1.81	$1.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$213	$140
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$146	$90
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$312
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$305	$141
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.3	$66.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.6	$59.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.14%	18.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1526	$404
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$907	$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.7	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.15	$7.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$0.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$1.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$4.36
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.64	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$0.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$0.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$8.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.52	$2.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$3.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$1.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.18	$2.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.3	$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.79	$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.8	$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.9	$34.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$88.1	$17.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2876	$1356

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Cities near Juba

Distance	City	Cost of living
152 km or 94 mi	Bor	$506
216 km or 134 mi	Arua	$585
245 km or 152 mi	Gulu	$594
354 km or 220 mi	Yambio	$495
395 km or 245 mi	Bunia	$801
498 km or 310 mi	Isiro	$843
507 km or 315 mi	Mbale	$605
508 km or 316 mi	Kira Town	$646
510 km or 317 mi	Wau	$508
516 km or 321 mi	Kampala	$698
521 km or 324 mi	Malakal	$496
523 km or 325 mi	Jinja	$562
539 km or 335 mi	Beni	$785
542 km or 337 mi	Entebbe	$558
544 km or 338 mi	Tororo	$602
544 km or 338 mi	Kasese	$573
584 km or 363 mi	Butembo	$768
596 km or 370 mi	Mumias	$490
632 km or 393 mi	Eldoret	$483
652 km or 405 mi	Kisumu	$522
658 km or 409 mi	Jimma	$654
735 km or 457 mi	Byumba	$613
738 km or 459 mi	Ruhengeri	$492
756 km or 470 mi	Nakuru	$500
773 km or 480 mi	Gisenyi	$381
776 km or 482 mi	Kigali	$771
798 km or 496 mi	Awasa	$886
808 km or 502 mi	Kibuye	$479
826 km or 514 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
827 km or 514 mi	Nyanza	$518
832 km or 517 mi	Mwanza	$625
854 km or 530 mi	Butare	$413
858 km or 533 mi	Meru	$541
860 km or 534 mi	Kisangani	$910
868 km or 539 mi	Muyinga	$650
869 km or 540 mi	Cyangugu	$496
872 km or 542 mi	Bukavu	$759
884 km or 549 mi	Ngozi	$648
895 km or 556 mi	Thika	$589
895 km or 556 mi	Nairobi	$760

Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$386
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$303
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$389
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$366
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$346
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$379
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$394
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$366
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$364
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$382
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$442
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$414
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$458
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$605
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$354
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$468
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$292
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$389
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$273
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$342
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$380
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$306
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$373
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$354
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$266
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$392
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$305
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$308
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$361
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$281
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$321
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$476