Juba vs Karachi - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Juba Karachi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$520
$429
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1277
$1025
🏠 One person rent
$229
$179
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$318
🍽️ Food expenses
$205
$147
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.3
$62.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$173
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
10
63
😀 Quality of life
12
49
🏙️ Population
459K
14.9M

The cost of living in Juba is 21% more expensive than in Karachi. Cities ranked 8522nd and 8915th ($520 vs $429) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in South Sudan and Pakistan, respectively. Check South Sudan vs Pakistan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Juba compared to 0.4 months in Karachi. Juba ranked 1st best city to live in South Sudan vs Karachi ranked 1st in Pakistan, while ranked 9134th and 6242nd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Juba vs Karachi infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Juba vs Karachi

Prices for goods and services in Juba and Karachi are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Juba Karachi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.17
$2.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$13.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$4.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$2.18
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$141
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$96.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$307
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$312
$187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$63.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.6
$97.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.2
$9.99
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.51%
21.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1547
$544
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$848
$338
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$8.29
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.13
$4.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.79
$5.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$3.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$4.42
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$0.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$3.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$1.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.4
$1.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.88
$2.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$16.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.16
$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.4
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.85
$1.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.9
$15.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$52.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.3
$42.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3094
$1146

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Juba

Distance City Cost of living
152 km or 94 mi Bor
$513
216 km or 134 mi Arua
$576
245 km or 152 mi Gulu
$579
354 km or 220 mi Yambio
$500
395 km or 245 mi Bunia
$784
498 km or 310 mi Isiro
$826
507 km or 315 mi Mbale
$583
508 km or 316 mi Kira Town
$643
510 km or 317 mi Wau
$513
516 km or 321 mi Kampala
$707
521 km or 324 mi Malakal
$502
523 km or 325 mi Jinja
$511
539 km or 335 mi Beni
$768
542 km or 337 mi Entebbe
$559
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$581
544 km or 338 mi Kasese
$568
584 km or 363 mi Butembo
$760
596 km or 370 mi Mumias
$483
632 km or 393 mi Eldoret
$460
652 km or 405 mi Kisumu
$518
658 km or 409 mi Jimma
$590
735 km or 457 mi Byumba
$622
738 km or 459 mi Ruhengeri
$598
756 km or 470 mi Nakuru
$493
773 km or 480 mi Gisenyi
$587
776 km or 482 mi Kigali
$723
798 km or 496 mi Awasa
$810
808 km or 502 mi Kibuye
$579
826 km or 514 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
827 km or 514 mi Nyanza
$545
832 km or 517 mi Mwanza
$466
854 km or 530 mi Butare
$441
858 km or 533 mi Meru
$535
860 km or 534 mi Kisangani
$855
868 km or 539 mi Muyinga
$509
869 km or 540 mi Cyangugu
$559
872 km or 542 mi Bukavu
$723
884 km or 549 mi Ngozi
$509
895 km or 556 mi Thika
$571
895 km or 556 mi Nairobi
$745

Cities near Karachi

Distance City Cost of living
148 km or 92 mi Hyderabad
$315
208 km or 129 mi Nawabshah
$341
213 km or 132 mi Mirpur Khas
$376
324 km or 201 mi Larkana
$327
324 km or 201 mi Bhuj
$295
366 km or 227 mi Sukkur
$325
406 km or 252 mi Jacobabad
$313
445 km or 277 mi Porbandar
$344
480 km or 298 mi Rajkot
$326
564 km or 351 mi Mehsana
$402
593 km or 368 mi Quetta
$285
601 km or 374 mi Ahmedabad
$471
604 km or 375 mi Gandhinagar
$424
626 km or 389 mi Bhavnagar
$297
629 km or 391 mi Jodhpur
$375
643 km or 399 mi Pali
$338
643 km or 399 mi Nadiad
$399
645 km or 401 mi Chabahar
$687
675 km or 419 mi Udaipur
$347
679 km or 422 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$273
683 km or 425 mi Bahawalpur
$294
683 km or 425 mi Iranshahr
$639
692 km or 430 mi Vadodara
$406
711 km or 442 mi Godhra
$391
719 km or 447 mi Bikaner
$268
723 km or 449 mi Surat
$785
736 km or 457 mi Multan
$371
745 km or 463 mi Navsari
$284
761 km or 473 mi Kandahar
$521
769 km or 478 mi Bhilwara
$360
775 km or 482 mi Khanewal
$358
785 km or 488 mi Ajmer
$299
792 km or 492 mi Lashkargah
$487
796 km or 494 mi Zahedan
$831
812 km or 504 mi Burewala
$360
836 km or 519 mi Ratlam
$327
845 km or 525 mi Vasai
$288
865 km or 537 mi Muscat
$1110
866 km or 538 mi Sikar
$371
874 km or 543 mi Zabol
$548