Juba vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Juba Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$535
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1230
$1278
🏠 One person rent
$214
$157
🏘️ Family rent
$402
$242
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$270
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.8
$46
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$361
$679
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
10
16
😀 Quality of life
15
18
🏙️ Population
526K
519K

The cost of living in Juba is 7% less expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 8514th and 8241st ($498 vs $535) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in South Sudan and Lesotho, respectively. Check South Sudan vs Lesotho comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Juba compared to 1.3 months in Maseru. Juba ranked 1st best city to live in South Sudan vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 9140th and 9015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Juba Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$0.79
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$1.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$132
$82.2
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$450
$249
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$283
$143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$37.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.1
$56.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.29%
8.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1409
$333
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$772
$447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.6
$25.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.76
$5.17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$0.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$1.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$3.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
$5.09
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$2.23
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.41
$8.29
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.74
$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.51
$3.51
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.94
$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21
$19.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.15
$4.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.4
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.06
$4.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$39.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.9
$92.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.9
$28.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2918
$710

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi Teyateyaneng
$511
61 km or 38 mi Mafeteng
$511
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$511
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$601
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$682
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$701
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$753
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$689
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$621
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$609
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$625
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$698
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$703
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$637
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$875
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$780
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$908
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$631
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$741
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$889
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$776
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$739
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$746
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$755
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$710
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$783
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$845
410 km or 255 mi East London
$683
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$751
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$719
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$866
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$704
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$631
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$558
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$447
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$633
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$805
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$656
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$866
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$603