Juba vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Juba Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$513
$504
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1242
$1114
🏠 One person rent
$214
$211
🏘️ Family rent
$358
$298
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.6
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$127
$146
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
11
33
😀 Quality of life
15
26
🏙️ Population
500K
5.33M

The cost of living in Juba is 2% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 8618th and 8650th ($513 vs $504) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 9200th and 8929th 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
$3.29
$3.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$8.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.72
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$3.24
☕ Cappuccino
$1.92
$1.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$137
$83.1
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$361
$223
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$252
$145
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$31.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$49.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.1
$88.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.6%
12.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1366
$664
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$797
$346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.1
$14.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.5
$6.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$5.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$4.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$0.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.88
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.72
$2.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.18
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.51
$3.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.84
$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$13.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.09
$2.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.4
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.71
$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.5
$17.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.6
$45.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$116
$20.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4026
$1302

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152 km or 94 mi Bor
$505
216 km or 134 mi Arua
$577
245 km or 152 mi Gulu
$591
354 km or 220 mi Yambio
$494
395 km or 245 mi Bunia
$810
498 km or 310 mi Isiro
$860
507 km or 315 mi Mbale
$624
508 km or 316 mi Kira Town
$635
510 km or 317 mi Wau
$505
516 km or 321 mi Kampala
$697
521 km or 324 mi Malakal
$494
523 km or 325 mi Jinja
$573
539 km or 335 mi Beni
$795
542 km or 337 mi Entebbe
$531
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$603
544 km or 338 mi Kasese
$541
584 km or 363 mi Butembo
$784
596 km or 370 mi Mumias
$524
632 km or 393 mi Eldoret
$513
652 km or 405 mi Kisumu
$549
658 km or 409 mi Jimma
$746
735 km or 457 mi Byumba
$671
738 km or 459 mi Ruhengeri
$553
756 km or 470 mi Nakuru
$532
773 km or 480 mi Gisenyi
$411
776 km or 482 mi Kigali
$872
798 km or 496 mi Awasa
$910
808 km or 502 mi Kibuye
$533
826 km or 514 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
827 km or 514 mi Nyanza
$583
832 km or 517 mi Mwanza
$613
854 km or 530 mi Butare
$447
858 km or 533 mi Meru
$543
860 km or 534 mi Kisangani
$946
868 km or 539 mi Muyinga
$688
869 km or 540 mi Cyangugu
$543
872 km or 542 mi Bukavu
$779
884 km or 549 mi Ngozi
$689
895 km or 556 mi Thika
$448
895 km or 556 mi Nairobi
$807

Cities near Kabul

Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$456
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$381
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$447
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$438
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$447
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$321
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$394
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$468
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$373
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$373
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$493
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$371
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$496
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$734
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$446
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$470
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$391
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$737
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$773
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$280
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$350
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$473
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$306
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$393
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$253
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$379
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$382
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$359
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$335
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$278
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$344
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$303
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$440
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$339
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$309
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$401
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$313
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$396
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$332
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$469