Juba vs Maputo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Juba Maputo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$1084
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1230
$3226
🏠 One person rent
$214
$510
🏘️ Family rent
$402
$1512
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$333
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.8
$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$361
$220
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
1 km
🎓 Higher education
10
28
😀 Quality of life
15
41
🏙️ Population
526K
1.19M

The cost of living in Juba is 54% less expensive than in Maputo. Cities ranked 8514th and 4791st ($498 vs $1084) 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 0.7 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 9140th and 7059th among best cities to live in the world.

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Juba Maputo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$57.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$8.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.98
 Cappuccino
$1.74
$1.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$872
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$132
$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$450
$1851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$283
$1202
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$49.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.1
$75.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$105
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.29%
21.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1409
$3602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$772
$2315
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.6
$13.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.76
$34.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$5.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
$6.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.41
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.74
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.51
$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.94
$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.15
$6.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.4
$36.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.06
$7.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$26.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.9
$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.9
$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2918
$3971

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Distance City Cost of living
152 km or 94 mi Bor
$489
216 km or 134 mi Arua
$553
245 km or 152 mi Gulu
$556
354 km or 220 mi Yambio
$476
395 km or 245 mi Bunia
$748
498 km or 310 mi Isiro
$808
507 km or 315 mi Mbale
$557
508 km or 316 mi Kira Town
$600
510 km or 317 mi Wau
$484
516 km or 321 mi Kampala
$654
521 km or 324 mi Malakal
$479
523 km or 325 mi Jinja
$542
539 km or 335 mi Beni
$747
542 km or 337 mi Entebbe
$547
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$557
544 km or 338 mi Kasese
$543
584 km or 363 mi Butembo
$745
596 km or 370 mi Mumias
$424
632 km or 393 mi Eldoret
$405
652 km or 405 mi Kisumu
$441
658 km or 409 mi Jimma
$871
735 km or 457 mi Byumba
$599
738 km or 459 mi Ruhengeri
$575
756 km or 470 mi Nakuru
$439
773 km or 480 mi Gisenyi
$572
776 km or 482 mi Kigali
$677
798 km or 496 mi Awasa
$840
808 km or 502 mi Kibuye
$566
826 km or 514 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
827 km or 514 mi Nyanza
$539
832 km or 517 mi Mwanza
$493
854 km or 530 mi Butare
$458
858 km or 533 mi Meru
$486
860 km or 534 mi Kisangani
$860
868 km or 539 mi Muyinga
$449
869 km or 540 mi Cyangugu
$554
872 km or 542 mi Bukavu
$739
884 km or 549 mi Ngozi
$448
895 km or 556 mi Thika
$530
895 km or 556 mi Nairobi
$646

Cities near Maputo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi Matola
$978
136 km or 85 mi Manzini
$447
144 km or 90 mi Xai-Xai
$952
148 km or 92 mi Mbabane
$558
272 km or 169 mi Vryheid
$739
310 km or 193 mi Middelburg
$866
318 km or 197 mi Bethal
$746
415 km or 258 mi Springs
$631
426 km or 265 mi Benoni
$741
439 km or 273 mi Centurion
$755
440 km or 273 mi Pretoria
$783
453 km or 281 mi Sandton
$889
454 km or 282 mi Johannesburg
$908
457 km or 284 mi Randburg
$776
460 km or 286 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
464 km or 288 mi Durban
$780
471 km or 292 mi Vereeniging
$637
472 km or 293 mi Soweto
$875
480 km or 299 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
483 km or 300 mi Brits
$751
534 km or 332 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
536 km or 333 mi Rustenburg
$845
553 km or 343 mi Potchefstroom
$625
564 km or 351 mi Kroonstad
$701
598 km or 371 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
598 km or 372 mi Klerksdorp
$621
624 km or 388 mi Welkom
$682
628 km or 390 mi Maseru
$535
661 km or 411 mi Mahalapye
$605
667 km or 414 mi Palapye
$511
674 km or 419 mi Masvingo
$837
680 km or 422 mi Mafeteng
$511
685 km or 425 mi Gaborone
$656
695 km or 432 mi Mmabatho
$719
697 km or 433 mi Lobatse
$631
712 km or 443 mi Serowe
$554
715 km or 444 mi Beira
$1014
720 km or 447 mi Bloemfontein
$601
730 km or 453 mi Mthatha
$689
732 km or 455 mi Molepolole
$603