Juba vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Juba	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1263	$5150
🏠 One person rent	$224	$1216
🏘️ Family rent	$423	$1971
🍽️ Food expenses	$204	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.3	$296
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$387	$3902
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	10	100
😀 Quality of life	13	100
🏙️ Population	459K	5.03M

The cost of living in Juba is 77% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 8527th and 1365th ($513 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in South Sudan and Australia, respectively. Check South Sudan vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Juba compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Juba ranked 1st best city to live in South Sudan vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 9116th and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Juba vs Melbourne

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	Juba	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.14	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$67.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.6	$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$8.09
☕ Cappuccino	$1.81	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$213	$1287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$146	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$2611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$305	$1561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.3	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.6	$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.14%	6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1526	$6900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$907	$5335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$3.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.7	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.15	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$9.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.64	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$4.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.52	$5.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$3.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$3.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.18	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.3	$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.79	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.8	$70.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.9	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$88.1	$1683
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2876	$19705

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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 Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1669
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963