Juba vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Juba Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$513
$721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1242
$1675
🏠 One person rent
$214
$267
🏘️ Family rent
$358
$400
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$259
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.6
$64.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$127
$122
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
11
27
😀 Quality of life
15
22
🏙️ Population
500K
2.12M

The cost of living in Juba is 29% less expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 8618th and 7156th ($513 vs $721) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in South Sudan and Somalia, respectively. Check South Sudan vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Juba compared to 0.2 months in Mogadishu. Juba ranked 1st best city to live in South Sudan vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 9200th and 9071st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Juba vs Mogadishu

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Juba Mogadishu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.29
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$57.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.72
$4.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$3.42
☕ Cappuccino
$1.92
$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$164
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$137
$70
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$361
$302
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$252
$127
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.1
$67
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.6%
9.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1366
$4145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$797
$6374
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.1
$19.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.5
$5.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$5.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$4.53
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.75
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.72
$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.18
$1.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.51
$3.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.84
$2.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$31.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.09
$26.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.4
$14.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.71
$51.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.5
$14.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.6
$25
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$116
$57.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4026
$629

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152 km or 94 mi Bor
$505
216 km or 134 mi Arua
$577
245 km or 152 mi Gulu
$591
354 km or 220 mi Yambio
$494
395 km or 245 mi Bunia
$810
498 km or 310 mi Isiro
$860
507 km or 315 mi Mbale
$624
508 km or 316 mi Kira Town
$635
510 km or 317 mi Wau
$505
516 km or 321 mi Kampala
$697
521 km or 324 mi Malakal
$494
523 km or 325 mi Jinja
$573
539 km or 335 mi Beni
$795
542 km or 337 mi Entebbe
$531
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$603
544 km or 338 mi Kasese
$541
584 km or 363 mi Butembo
$784
596 km or 370 mi Mumias
$524
632 km or 393 mi Eldoret
$513
652 km or 405 mi Kisumu
$549
658 km or 409 mi Jimma
$746
735 km or 457 mi Byumba
$671
738 km or 459 mi Ruhengeri
$553
756 km or 470 mi Nakuru
$532
773 km or 480 mi Gisenyi
$411
776 km or 482 mi Kigali
$872
798 km or 496 mi Awasa
$910
808 km or 502 mi Kibuye
$533
826 km or 514 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
827 km or 514 mi Nyanza
$583
832 km or 517 mi Mwanza
$613
854 km or 530 mi Butare
$447
858 km or 533 mi Meru
$543
860 km or 534 mi Kisangani
$946
868 km or 539 mi Muyinga
$688
869 km or 540 mi Cyangugu
$543
872 km or 542 mi Bukavu
$779
884 km or 549 mi Ngozi
$689
895 km or 556 mi Thika
$448
895 km or 556 mi Nairobi
$807

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Distance City Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$745
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$563
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$682
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$1045
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$1050
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$543
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$521
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$611
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$910
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$448
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$415
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$807
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$533
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$563
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$532
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1148
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$540
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$590
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$564
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$513
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$746
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$618
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$546
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$586
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$735
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$931
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$509
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$549
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$524
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$624
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$603
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$497
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$417
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$488
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1637
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$573
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$476
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$800