Juba vs Maseru - Cost of Living Comparison

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Juba Maseru
🚶 Cost of living one person
$527
$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1254
$1500
🏠 One person rent
$227
$236
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$364
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$310
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.1
$42.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$128
$751
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
18 km
🎓 Higher education
10
15
😀 Quality of life
15
24
🏙️ Population
459K
344K

The cost of living in Juba is 19% less expensive than in Maseru. Cities ranked 8477th and 7431st ($527 vs $650) 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 0.2 months in Juba compared to 1.2 months in Maseru. Juba ranked 1st best city to live in South Sudan vs Maseru ranked 1st in Lesotho, while ranked 9195th and 8994th among best cities to live in the world.

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Juba Maseru
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.31
$11.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$28.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$8.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.68
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$131
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$66.4
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$230
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$270
$117
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$124
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$192
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.8
$32.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.67%
8.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1501
$365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$933
$502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$29.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.24
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$0.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$1.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$7.41
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.89
$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.75
$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$4.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.49
$3.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.78
$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.2
$22.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$4.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.4
$15.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.27
$2.45
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.7
$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.9
$84.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.8
$50
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3198
$1130

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$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
30 km or 19 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
61 km or 38 mi Mafeteng
$598
94 km or 58 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
125 km or 78 mi Bloemfontein
$698
165 km or 103 mi Welkom
$762
187 km or 116 mi Kroonstad
$808
272 km or 169 mi Kimberley
$861
280 km or 174 mi Mthatha
$901
283 km or 176 mi Klerksdorp
$762
286 km or 178 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
291 km or 181 mi Potchefstroom
$731
292 km or 182 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
294 km or 182 mi Komani
$988
296 km or 184 mi Vereeniging
$706
341 km or 212 mi Soweto
$984
348 km or 216 mi Durban
$892
350 km or 217 mi Johannesburg
$1082
353 km or 219 mi Springs
$740
357 km or 222 mi Benoni
$826
361 km or 224 mi Sandton
$984
361 km or 225 mi Randburg
$890
366 km or 227 mi Vryheid
$827
372 km or 231 mi Bethal
$838
390 km or 242 mi Centurion
$892
394 km or 245 mi Bhisho
$1304
402 km or 250 mi Pretoria
$975
406 km or 252 mi Rustenburg
$940
410 km or 255 mi East London
$784
412 km or 256 mi Brits
$875
426 km or 264 mi Mmabatho
$833
440 km or 274 mi Middelburg
$830
453 km or 281 mi Makhanda
$814
489 km or 304 mi Lobatse
$637
491 km or 305 mi Mbabane
$599
495 km or 307 mi Manzini
$469
525 km or 326 mi Kanye
$637
532 km or 330 mi Uitenhage
$946
540 km or 336 mi Gaborone
$668
547 km or 340 mi Port Elizabeth
$1005
580 km or 360 mi Molepolole
$607