Juba vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Juba Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$527
$915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1254
$2130
🏠 One person rent
$227
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$677
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.1
$88.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$128
$111
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
10
29
😀 Quality of life
15
42
🏙️ Population
459K
1.13M

The cost of living in Juba is 42% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 8477th and 6137th ($527 vs $915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in South Sudan and Mozambique, respectively. Check South Sudan vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Juba compared to 0.1 months in Maputo. Juba ranked 1st best city to live in South Sudan vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 9195th and 7527th among best cities to live in the world.

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Juba Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.31
$9.36
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.42
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$415
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$737
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$270
$448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$51.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$80.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.8
$90.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.67%
24.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1501
$4181
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$933
$2063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.24
$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$5.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.89
$5.98
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.75
$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$2.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.49
$4.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.78
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.2
$43.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$7.89
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.4
$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.27
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.7
$52.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.9
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.8
$144
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3198
$5749

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152 km or 94 mi Bor
$519
216 km or 134 mi Arua
$617
245 km or 152 mi Gulu
$627
354 km or 220 mi Yambio
$508
395 km or 245 mi Bunia
$833
498 km or 310 mi Isiro
$879
507 km or 315 mi Mbale
$654
508 km or 316 mi Kira Town
$658
510 km or 317 mi Wau
$520
516 km or 321 mi Kampala
$717
521 km or 324 mi Malakal
$508
523 km or 325 mi Jinja
$582
539 km or 335 mi Beni
$820
542 km or 337 mi Entebbe
$578
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$623
544 km or 338 mi Kasese
$567
584 km or 363 mi Butembo
$804
596 km or 370 mi Mumias
$511
632 km or 393 mi Eldoret
$528
652 km or 405 mi Kisumu
$543
658 km or 409 mi Jimma
$802
735 km or 457 mi Byumba
$597
738 km or 459 mi Ruhengeri
$499
756 km or 470 mi Nakuru
$503
773 km or 480 mi Gisenyi
$396
776 km or 482 mi Kigali
$758
798 km or 496 mi Awasa
$1031
808 km or 502 mi Kibuye
$491
826 km or 514 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
827 km or 514 mi Nyanza
$524
832 km or 517 mi Mwanza
$656
854 km or 530 mi Butare
$412
858 km or 533 mi Meru
$549
860 km or 534 mi Kisangani
$957
868 km or 539 mi Muyinga
$687
869 km or 540 mi Cyangugu
$505
872 km or 542 mi Bukavu
$803
884 km or 549 mi Ngozi
$686
895 km or 556 mi Thika
$460
895 km or 556 mi Nairobi
$811

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Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$908
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$469
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$915
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$599
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$827
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$830
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$838
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$740
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$826
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$892
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$975
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$984
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$1082
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$890
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$892
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$706
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$984
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$875
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$940
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$731
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$808
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$762
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$762
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$650
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$577
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$514
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$873
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$598
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$668
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$833
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$637
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$536
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$996
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$698
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$901
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$607