Juba vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Juba	Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1263	$1984
🏠 One person rent	$224	$393
🏘️ Family rent	$423	$711
🍽️ Food expenses	$204	$278
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.3	$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$387	$1392
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	10	93
😀 Quality of life	13	77
🏙️ Population	459K	1.98M

The cost of living in Juba is 37% less expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 8527th and 6403rd ($513 vs $810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in South Sudan and Malaysia, respectively. Check South Sudan vs Malaysia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Juba compared to 1.7 months in Kuala Lumpur. Juba ranked 1st best city to live in South Sudan vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 9116th and 811th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Juba vs Kuala Lumpur

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	Juba	Kuala Lumpur
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.14	$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.6	$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$4.64
☕ Cappuccino	$1.81	$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$213	$450
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$146	$297
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$928
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$305	$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$40.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.3	$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.6	$25.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.14%	4.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1526	$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$907	$1427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.7	$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.15	$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.49
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$4.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.64	$9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$3.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.52	$3.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$41.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.18	$4.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.3	$20
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.79	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.8	$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.9	$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$88.1	$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2876	$8723

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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 Kuala Lumpur

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi	Petaling Jaya	$701
15 km or 9.1 mi	Subang Jaya	$714
19 km or 12 mi	Shah Alam	$645
24 km or 15 mi	Putrajaya	$532
25 km or 16 mi	Cyberjaya	$585
30 km or 19 mi	Klang	$670
54 km or 33 mi	Seremban	$604
123 km or 77 mi	Malacca	$669
124 km or 77 mi	Teluk Intan	$631
155 km or 97 mi	Muar	$682
167 km or 104 mi	Dumai	$543
176 km or 109 mi	Ipoh	$628
196 km or 122 mi	Kuantan	$529
199 km or 124 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
211 km or 131 mi	Tanjungbalai	$503
217 km or 135 mi	Taiping	$695
219 km or 136 mi	Kluang	$679
229 km or 142 mi	Chukai	$565
282 km or 175 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$474
291 km or 181 mi	Butterworth	$619
291 km or 181 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$501
292 km or 181 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
293 km or 182 mi	Pematangsiantar	$486
294 km or 183 mi	George Town	$620
297 km or 184 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
309 km or 192 mi	Sungai Petani	$605
311 km or 193 mi	Singapore City	$3059
315 km or 195 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
335 km or 208 mi	Padangsidempuan	$582
338 km or 210 mi	Kota Bharu	$485
341 km or 212 mi	Medan	$481
346 km or 215 mi	Batam	$539
360 km or 224 mi	Binjai	$470
361 km or 225 mi	Alor Setar	$490
394 km or 245 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
402 km or 250 mi	Kangar	$536
413 km or 257 mi	Langkawi	$560
441 km or 274 mi	Langsa	$461
451 km or 280 mi	Hat Yai	$570
457 km or 284 mi	Ko Lipe	$719