Juba vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Juba	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$1304
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1263	$3010
🏠 One person rent	$224	$814
🏘️ Family rent	$423	$1624
🍽️ Food expenses	$204	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.3	$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$387	$1263
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	10	7
😀 Quality of life	13	62
🏙️ Population	459K	133K

The cost of living in Juba is 61% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 8527th and 4205th ($513 vs $1304) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in South Sudan and Maldives, respectively. Check South Sudan vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Juba compared to 1 months in Male. Juba ranked 1st best city to live in South Sudan vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 9116th and 4917th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Juba vs Male

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	Juba	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.14	$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.6	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$4.57
☕ Cappuccino	$1.81	$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$213	$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$146	$636
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$1648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$305	$1401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.3	$96.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.6	$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.14%	11.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1526	$2651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$907	$2231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.7	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.15	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.64	$8.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$9.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$7.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.52	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$73.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.18	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.3	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.79	$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.8	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.9	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$88.1	$163
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2876	$3201

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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 Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1651
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$333
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$287
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$275
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$244
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$273
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$306
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$383
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$346
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$580
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$631
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$294
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$627
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$498
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$467
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$429
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$502
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$306
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$310
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$325
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$316
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$339
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$425
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$344
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$582
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$300
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$295
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$302
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$311
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$304
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$412
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$546
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$280
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$533
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$306
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$351
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$342
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$360