Juba vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Juba Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$528
$1107
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1267
$2620
🏠 One person rent
$222
$472
🏘️ Family rent
$369
$791
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$296
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.8
$239
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$110
$1156
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
11
41
😀 Quality of life
15
58
🏙️ Population
500K
2.43M

The cost of living in Juba is 52% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 8554th and 5028th ($528 vs $1107) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in South Sudan and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check South Sudan vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Juba compared to 1 months in Mecca. Juba ranked 1st best city to live in South Sudan vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9209th and 6123rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Juba vs Mecca

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Juba Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.48
$4.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.9
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$7.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$216
$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$509
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$254
$699
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$59.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.6
$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
5.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1385
$1701
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$817
$1402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$99.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.82
$23.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$6.64
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$7.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.89
$13.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.37
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.93
$3.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$6.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.53
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.9
$3.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.23
$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.3
$25.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.79
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.9
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62
$62.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$103
$398
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3694
$4622

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$522
216 km or 134 mi Arua
$617
245 km or 152 mi Gulu
$627
354 km or 220 mi Yambio
$507
395 km or 245 mi Bunia
$825
498 km or 310 mi Isiro
$876
507 km or 315 mi Mbale
$651
508 km or 316 mi Kira Town
$670
510 km or 317 mi Wau
$521
516 km or 321 mi Kampala
$722
521 km or 324 mi Malakal
$510
523 km or 325 mi Jinja
$593
539 km or 335 mi Beni
$810
542 km or 337 mi Entebbe
$563
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$624
544 km or 338 mi Kasese
$572
584 km or 363 mi Butembo
$798
596 km or 370 mi Mumias
$505
632 km or 393 mi Eldoret
$520
652 km or 405 mi Kisumu
$533
658 km or 409 mi Jimma
$775
735 km or 457 mi Byumba
$620
738 km or 459 mi Ruhengeri
$518
756 km or 470 mi Nakuru
$508
773 km or 480 mi Gisenyi
$395
776 km or 482 mi Kigali
$811
798 km or 496 mi Awasa
$996
808 km or 502 mi Kibuye
$507
826 km or 514 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
827 km or 514 mi Nyanza
$544
832 km or 517 mi Mwanza
$623
854 km or 530 mi Butare
$409
858 km or 533 mi Meru
$542
860 km or 534 mi Kisangani
$961
868 km or 539 mi Muyinga
$691
869 km or 540 mi Cyangugu
$517
872 km or 542 mi Bukavu
$798
884 km or 549 mi Ngozi
$692
895 km or 556 mi Thika
$455
895 km or 556 mi Nairobi
$797

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Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1209
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$906
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$964
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$1168
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$795
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$893
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$902
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$815
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$865
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$942
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$498
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$491
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$497
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$931
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$531
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$775
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$498
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1104
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$931
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$369
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1632
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$551
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$492
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$1074
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$385
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$810
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$491
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$354
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$448
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$494
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$360
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$598
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$790
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$858
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$504
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$776
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$479
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$514