Juba vs Mogadishu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Juba Mogadishu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$520
$719
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1277
$2041
🏠 One person rent
$229
$256
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$740
🍽️ Food expenses
$205
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.3
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$391
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
10
26
😀 Quality of life
12
13
🏙️ Population
459K
2.12M

The cost of living in Juba is 28% less expensive than in Mogadishu. Cities ranked 8522nd and 6821st ($520 vs $719) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in South Sudan and Somalia, respectively. Check South Sudan vs Somalia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Juba compared to 0.5 months in Mogadishu. Juba ranked 1st best city to live in South Sudan vs Mogadishu ranked 1st in Somalia, while ranked 9134th and 9110th 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
$3.17
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$51.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$3.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$3.99
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$1.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$163
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$77.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$1690
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$312
$217
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.6
$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.2
$33.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.51%
7.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1547
$6940
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$848
$882
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.13
$5.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.79
$3.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$4.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$5.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$1.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.4
$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.88
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$25.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.16
$26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.4
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.85
$52.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.9
$18.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$61.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.3
$74.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3094
$890

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$513
216 km or 134 mi Arua
$576
245 km or 152 mi Gulu
$579
354 km or 220 mi Yambio
$500
395 km or 245 mi Bunia
$784
498 km or 310 mi Isiro
$826
507 km or 315 mi Mbale
$583
508 km or 316 mi Kira Town
$643
510 km or 317 mi Wau
$513
516 km or 321 mi Kampala
$707
521 km or 324 mi Malakal
$502
523 km or 325 mi Jinja
$511
539 km or 335 mi Beni
$768
542 km or 337 mi Entebbe
$559
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$581
544 km or 338 mi Kasese
$568
584 km or 363 mi Butembo
$760
596 km or 370 mi Mumias
$483
632 km or 393 mi Eldoret
$460
652 km or 405 mi Kisumu
$518
658 km or 409 mi Jimma
$590
735 km or 457 mi Byumba
$622
738 km or 459 mi Ruhengeri
$598
756 km or 470 mi Nakuru
$493
773 km or 480 mi Gisenyi
$587
776 km or 482 mi Kigali
$723
798 km or 496 mi Awasa
$810
808 km or 502 mi Kibuye
$579
826 km or 514 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
827 km or 514 mi Nyanza
$545
832 km or 517 mi Mwanza
$466
854 km or 530 mi Butare
$441
858 km or 533 mi Meru
$535
860 km or 534 mi Kisangani
$855
868 km or 539 mi Muyinga
$509
869 km or 540 mi Cyangugu
$559
872 km or 542 mi Bukavu
$723
884 km or 549 mi Ngozi
$509
895 km or 556 mi Thika
$571
895 km or 556 mi Nairobi
$745

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Distance City Cost of living
223 km or 138 mi Baidoa
$711
824 km or 512 mi Malindi
$502
849 km or 527 mi Hargeisa
$684
860 km or 534 mi Jijiga
$671
883 km or 549 mi Harar
$626
883 km or 549 mi Meru
$535
909 km or 565 mi Borama
$527
923 km or 573 mi Dire Dawa
$667
925 km or 575 mi Mombasa
$560
944 km or 586 mi Awasa
$810
980 km or 609 mi Thika
$571
981 km or 610 mi Machakos
$482
1017 km or 632 mi Nairobi
$745
1051 km or 653 mi Tanga
$601
1054 km or 655 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
1060 km or 659 mi Dikhil
$554
1063 km or 661 mi Nakuru
$493
1066 km or 663 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
1072 km or 666 mi Moshi
$548
1090 km or 677 mi Djibouti City
$584
1127 km or 700 mi Obock
$553
1131 km or 703 mi Eldoret
$460
1131 km or 703 mi Jimma
$590
1135 km or 705 mi Arusha
$543
1139 km or 708 mi Stone Town
$675
1139 km or 708 mi Zanzibar
$736
1191 km or 740 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
1191 km or 740 mi Dessie
$814
1197 km or 744 mi Aden
$509
1201 km or 747 mi Kisumu
$518
1222 km or 759 mi Mumias
$483
1246 km or 774 mi Mbale
$583
1250 km or 777 mi Tororo
$581
1291 km or 802 mi Taiz
$514
1303 km or 810 mi Morogoro
$639
1332 km or 828 mi Ibb
$504
1346 km or 836 mi Victoria
$1552
1361 km or 846 mi Jinja
$511
1370 km or 851 mi Zabid
$489
1377 km or 855 mi Bahir Dar
$799