Juba vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Juba Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$520
$1116
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1277
$3076
🏠 One person rent
$229
$520
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$1290
🍽️ Food expenses
$205
$350
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.3
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$239
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
10
28
😀 Quality of life
12
38
🏙️ Population
459K
1.13M

The cost of living in Juba is 53% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 8522nd and 4869th ($520 vs $1116) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in South Sudan and Mozambique, respectively. Check South Sudan vs Mozambique comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Juba compared to 0.2 months in Maputo. Juba ranked 1st best city to live in South Sudan vs Maputo ranked 1st in Mozambique, while ranked 9134th and 7151st among best cities to live in the world.

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Juba Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.17
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$62.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.33
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$757
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$238
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$1787
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$312
$913
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$44.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.6
$68.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.2
$134
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.51%
20.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1547
$3581
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$848
$2586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$13.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.13
$34.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.79
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$5.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$6.26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$2.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.4
$4.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.88
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.16
$6.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.4
$36
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.85
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.9
$33.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$75.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.3
$273
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3094
$5539

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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 Maputo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$1003
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$459
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$1045
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$623
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$791
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$841
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$819
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$696
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$822
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$838
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$909
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$997
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$1079
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$874
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$674
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$834
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$717
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$971
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$768
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$848
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$559
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$943
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$717
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$788
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$689
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$774
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$627
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$663
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$554
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$871
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$581
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$718
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$809
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$692
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$600
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$1000
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$696
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$862
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$654