Juba vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Juba	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$520	$3187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1277	$7653
🏠 One person rent	$229	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$205	$714
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.3	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$394	$5275
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	10	99
😀 Quality of life	12	94
🏙️ Population	459K	3.9M

The cost of living in Juba is 84% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 8522nd and 72nd ($520 vs $3187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 59th in South Sudan and the United States, respectively. Check South Sudan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Juba compared to 1.7 months in Los Angeles. Juba ranked 1st best city to live in South Sudan vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 9134th and 47th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Juba	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.17	$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.1	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.56	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$7.95
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$2261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$151	$1732
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$3983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$3315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.9	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.6	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.2	$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.51%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1547	$7592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$848	$7011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.13	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$4.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$4.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.52	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.79	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.42	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.4	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.88	$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$4.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.8	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.16	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.4	$174
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.85	$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.9	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.8	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$89.3	$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3094	$28613

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754