Juba vs Kabul - Cost of Living Comparison

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Juba Kabul
🚶 Cost of living one person
$527
$458
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1254
$1016
🏠 One person rent
$227
$195
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$267
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$153
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.1
$76.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$128
$104
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
10
30
😀 Quality of life
15
33
🏙️ Population
459K
4.27M

The cost of living in Juba is 15% more expensive than in Kabul. Cities ranked 8477th and 8842nd ($527 vs $458) 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 0.2 months in Kabul. Juba ranked 1st best city to live in South Sudan vs Kabul ranked 1st in Afghanistan, while ranked 9195th and 8609th among best cities to live in the world.

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Juba Kabul
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.31
$2.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$4.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$1.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.36
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$93.7
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$62.8
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$270
$111
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$48.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.8
$95.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.67%
12.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1501
$505
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$933
$260
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$10.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.24
$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$0.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$4.11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$3.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.89
$6.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$0.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$0.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.75
$1.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$2.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.49
$3.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.78
$3.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.2
$10.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$2.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.4
$15.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.27
$3.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.7
$18
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.9
$34.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.8
$19.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3198
$1486

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$519
216 km or 134 mi Arua
$617
245 km or 152 mi Gulu
$627
354 km or 220 mi Yambio
$508
395 km or 245 mi Bunia
$833
498 km or 310 mi Isiro
$879
507 km or 315 mi Mbale
$654
508 km or 316 mi Kira Town
$658
510 km or 317 mi Wau
$520
516 km or 321 mi Kampala
$717
521 km or 324 mi Malakal
$508
523 km or 325 mi Jinja
$582
539 km or 335 mi Beni
$820
542 km or 337 mi Entebbe
$578
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$623
544 km or 338 mi Kasese
$567
584 km or 363 mi Butembo
$804
596 km or 370 mi Mumias
$511
632 km or 393 mi Eldoret
$528
652 km or 405 mi Kisumu
$543
658 km or 409 mi Jimma
$802
735 km or 457 mi Byumba
$597
738 km or 459 mi Ruhengeri
$499
756 km or 470 mi Nakuru
$503
773 km or 480 mi Gisenyi
$396
776 km or 482 mi Kigali
$758
798 km or 496 mi Awasa
$1031
808 km or 502 mi Kibuye
$491
826 km or 514 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
827 km or 514 mi Nyanza
$524
832 km or 517 mi Mwanza
$656
854 km or 530 mi Butare
$412
858 km or 533 mi Meru
$549
860 km or 534 mi Kisangani
$957
868 km or 539 mi Muyinga
$687
869 km or 540 mi Cyangugu
$505
872 km or 542 mi Bukavu
$803
884 km or 549 mi Ngozi
$686
895 km or 556 mi Thika
$460
895 km or 556 mi Nairobi
$811

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Distance City Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi Gardez
$401
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$354
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$396
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$393
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$404
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$334
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$364
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$428
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$354
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$351
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$470
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$344
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$443
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$684
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$416
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$432
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$376
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$680
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$712
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$277
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$326
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$436
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$294
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$372
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$265
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$351
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$363
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$333
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$320
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$254
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$340
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$291
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$403
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$303
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$302
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$362
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$311
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$368
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$316
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$439