Juba vs Kumasi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Juba Kumasi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$416
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1230
$1356
🏠 One person rent
$214
$118
🏘️ Family rent
$402
$484
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$188
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.8
$77.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$361
$177
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
10
37
😀 Quality of life
15
36
🏙️ Population
526K
3.35M

The cost of living in Juba is 20% more expensive than in Kumasi. Cities ranked 8514th and 8911th ($498 vs $416) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th in South Sudan and Ghana, respectively. Check South Sudan vs Ghana comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Juba compared to 0.4 months in Kumasi. Juba ranked 1st best city to live in South Sudan vs Kumasi ranked 4th in Ghana, while ranked 9140th and 7622nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Juba vs Kumasi

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Juba Kumasi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$23.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$4.42
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.53
 Cappuccino
$1.74
$0.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$83
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$132
$63.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$450
$285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$283
$457
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$21
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.1
$32.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$29.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.29%
10.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1409
$1093
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$772
$929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.6
$20.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.76
$7.05
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$5.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
$4.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.41
$1.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.74
$0.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.51
$4.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.94
$1.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$0.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$0.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21
$11.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.15
$3.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.4
$9.99
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.06
$4.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$13.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.9
$29.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.9
$23.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2918
$4444

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Distance City Cost of living
152 km or 94 mi Bor
$489
216 km or 134 mi Arua
$553
245 km or 152 mi Gulu
$556
354 km or 220 mi Yambio
$476
395 km or 245 mi Bunia
$748
498 km or 310 mi Isiro
$808
507 km or 315 mi Mbale
$557
508 km or 316 mi Kira Town
$600
510 km or 317 mi Wau
$484
516 km or 321 mi Kampala
$654
521 km or 324 mi Malakal
$479
523 km or 325 mi Jinja
$542
539 km or 335 mi Beni
$747
542 km or 337 mi Entebbe
$547
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$557
544 km or 338 mi Kasese
$543
584 km or 363 mi Butembo
$745
596 km or 370 mi Mumias
$424
632 km or 393 mi Eldoret
$405
652 km or 405 mi Kisumu
$441
658 km or 409 mi Jimma
$871
735 km or 457 mi Byumba
$599
738 km or 459 mi Ruhengeri
$575
756 km or 470 mi Nakuru
$439
773 km or 480 mi Gisenyi
$572
776 km or 482 mi Kigali
$677
798 km or 496 mi Awasa
$840
808 km or 502 mi Kibuye
$566
826 km or 514 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
827 km or 514 mi Nyanza
$539
832 km or 517 mi Mwanza
$493
854 km or 530 mi Butare
$458
858 km or 533 mi Meru
$486
860 km or 534 mi Kisangani
$860
868 km or 539 mi Muyinga
$449
869 km or 540 mi Cyangugu
$554
872 km or 542 mi Bukavu
$739
884 km or 549 mi Ngozi
$448
895 km or 556 mi Thika
$530
895 km or 556 mi Nairobi
$646

Cities near Kumasi

Distance City Cost of living
54 km or 34 mi Obuasi
$459
163 km or 101 mi Koforidua
$497
197 km or 122 mi Sekondi-Takoradi
$476
198 km or 123 mi Accra
$582
206 km or 128 mi Ashaiman
$512
208 km or 129 mi Abengourou
$874
210 km or 130 mi Tema
$446
231 km or 143 mi Ho
$353
237 km or 147 mi Hohoe
$482
249 km or 155 mi Kpalime
$616
286 km or 178 mi Grand-Bassam
$693
299 km or 186 mi Agboville
$892
306 km or 190 mi Abidjan
$1114
314 km or 195 mi Tamale
$443
317 km or 197 mi Atakpame
$617
320 km or 199 mi Lome
$678
341 km or 212 mi Dabou
$916
355 km or 221 mi Sotouboua
$616
393 km or 244 mi Bouake
$923
396 km or 246 mi Sokode
$617
402 km or 250 mi Abomey
$677
404 km or 251 mi Yamoussoukro
$891
424 km or 263 mi Divo
$888
444 km or 276 mi Kara
$620
447 km or 278 mi Cotonou
$732
468 km or 291 mi Porto-Novo
$697
477 km or 296 mi Save
$676
481 km or 299 mi Gagnoa
$897
494 km or 307 mi Leo
$675
539 km or 335 mi Korhogo
$976
551 km or 342 mi Abeokuta
$826
555 km or 345 mi Lagos
$448
557 km or 346 mi Manga
$678
580 km or 360 mi Bobo-Dioulasso
$732
616 km or 383 mi Ibadan
$262
624 km or 388 mi Koudougou
$664
625 km or 389 mi Oyo
$407
631 km or 392 mi Ouagadougou
$750
635 km or 395 mi Fada N'gourma
$674
674 km or 419 mi Dedougou
$677