Juba vs Luanda - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Juba	Luanda
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$1012
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1263	$3516
🏠 One person rent	$224	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$423	$1762
🍽️ Food expenses	$204	$327
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.3	$84.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$387	$1511
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	2 km
🎓 Higher education	10	19
😀 Quality of life	13	53
🏙️ Population	459K	2.49M

The cost of living in Juba is 49% less expensive than in Luanda. Cities ranked 8527th and 5424th ($513 vs $1012) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in South Sudan and Angola, respectively. Check South Sudan vs Angola comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Juba compared to 1.5 months in Luanda. Juba ranked 1st best city to live in South Sudan vs Luanda ranked 1st in Angola, while ranked 9116th and 6024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Juba vs Luanda

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	Juba	Luanda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.14	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$53.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.6	$7.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$1.81	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$1.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$213	$467
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$146	$262
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$2330
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$305	$1341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$59.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.3	$89.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.6	$133
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.14%	23.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1526	$10449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$907	$2420
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.7	$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.15	$8.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.64	$9.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$7.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$2.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.52	$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$0.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$2.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.18	$4.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.3	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.79	$3.31
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.8	$96.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.9	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$88.1	$700
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2876	$15041

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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 Luanda

Distance	City	Cost of living
111 km or 69 mi	Ambriz	$863
184 km or 114 mi	N'zeto	$788
333 km or 207 mi	Boma	$821
337 km or 209 mi	Matadi	$844
383 km or 238 mi	Cabinda	$676
393 km or 244 mi	Lobito	$645
413 km or 257 mi	Benguela	$671
438 km or 272 mi	Mbanza-Ngungu	$812
475 km or 295 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
515 km or 320 mi	Huambo	$577
519 km or 323 mi	Kayes	$523
522 km or 324 mi	Madingou	$519
527 km or 327 mi	Kinkala	$520
551 km or 343 mi	Kinshasa	$1120
556 km or 346 mi	Brazzaville	$580
747 km or 464 mi	Kikwit	$876
769 km or 478 mi	Gamboma	$522
801 km or 497 mi	Luena	$634
876 km or 544 mi	Tshikapa	$934
994 km or 618 mi	Oshikango	$731
1029 km or 639 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
1067 km or 663 mi	Kananga	$976
1108 km or 689 mi	Libreville	$668
1137 km or 707 mi	Mbandaka	$850
1143 km or 710 mi	Mwene-Ditu	$843
1182 km or 734 mi	Mbuji-Mayi	$1011
1205 km or 749 mi	Gandajika	$828
1248 km or 776 mi	Sao Tome	$900
1250 km or 776 mi	Bata	$1121
1250 km or 777 mi	Trindade	$900
1254 km or 779 mi	Tsumeb	$742
1344 km or 835 mi	Otjiwarongo	$777
1356 km or 843 mi	Kolwezi	$975
1425 km or 885 mi	Yaounde	$747
1429 km or 888 mi	Omaruru	$811
1484 km or 922 mi	Berberati	$482
1485 km or 923 mi	Malabo	$741
1486 km or 923 mi	Douala	$1265
1497 km or 930 mi	Limbe	$655
1498 km or 931 mi	Likasi	$961