Juba vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Juba	Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1263	$1508
🏠 One person rent	$224	$219
🏘️ Family rent	$423	$409
🍽️ Food expenses	$204	$305
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.3	$39.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$387	$611
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	18 km
🎓 Higher education	10	16
😀 Quality of life	13	13
🏙️ Population	459K	344K

The cost of living in Juba is 17% less expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 8527th and 7441st ($513 vs $621) 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 0.8 months in Juba compared to 1 months in Maseru. Juba ranked 1st best city to live in South Sudan vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 9116th and 9104th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Juba vs Maseru

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	Juba	Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.14	$10.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$24.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.6	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$1.59
☕ Cappuccino	$1.81	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$213	$125
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$146	$63.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$305	$150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.3	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.6	$26.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.14%	8.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1526	$344
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$907	$472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.7	$27.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.15	$5.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$0.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$6.93
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$5.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.64	$5.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$5.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$4.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.52	$3.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.18	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.3	$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.79	$2.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.8	$41
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.9	$79.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$88.1	$46.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2876	$1063

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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 Maseru

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 19 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
61 km or 38 mi	Mafeteng	$567
94 km or 58 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
125 km or 78 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
165 km or 103 mi	Welkom	$748
187 km or 116 mi	Kroonstad	$768
272 km or 169 mi	Kimberley	$814
280 km or 174 mi	Mthatha	$852
283 km or 176 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
286 km or 178 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
291 km or 181 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
292 km or 182 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
294 km or 182 mi	Komani	$915
296 km or 184 mi	Vereeniging	$672
341 km or 212 mi	Soweto	$923
348 km or 216 mi	Durban	$809
350 km or 217 mi	Johannesburg	$993
353 km or 219 mi	Springs	$678
357 km or 222 mi	Benoni	$785
361 km or 224 mi	Sandton	$953
361 km or 225 mi	Randburg	$837
366 km or 227 mi	Vryheid	$763
372 km or 231 mi	Bethal	$784
390 km or 242 mi	Centurion	$807
394 km or 245 mi	Bhisho	$1332
402 km or 250 mi	Pretoria	$906
406 km or 252 mi	Rustenburg	$889
410 km or 255 mi	East London	$766
412 km or 256 mi	Brits	$820
426 km or 264 mi	Mmabatho	$780
440 km or 274 mi	Middelburg	$795
453 km or 281 mi	Makhanda	$763
489 km or 304 mi	Lobatse	$665
491 km or 305 mi	Mbabane	$562
495 km or 307 mi	Manzini	$442
525 km or 326 mi	Kanye	$664
532 km or 330 mi	Uitenhage	$840
540 km or 336 mi	Gaborone	$691
547 km or 340 mi	Port Elizabeth	$901
580 km or 360 mi	Molepolole	$628