Juba vs Muscat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Juba Muscat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1230
$2744
🏠 One person rent
$214
$569
🏘️ Family rent
$402
$1098
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$354
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.8
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$361
$1705
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
10
44
😀 Quality of life
15
68
🏙️ Population
526K
1.42M

The cost of living in Juba is 56% less expensive than in Muscat. Cities ranked 8514th and 4635th ($498 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in South Sudan and Oman, respectively. Check South Sudan vs Oman comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Juba compared to 1.5 months in Muscat. Juba ranked 1st best city to live in South Sudan vs Muscat ranked 1st in Oman, while ranked 9140th and 3535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Juba Muscat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$5.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$7.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$10.5
 Cappuccino
$1.74
$4.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$132
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$450
$1239
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$283
$845
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.1
$101
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.29%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1409
$1789
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$772
$1167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$1.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.6
$57.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.76
$10.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$4.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
$9.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.68
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.41
$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.74
$5.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.51
$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.94
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$3.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21
$42.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.15
$9.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.4
$32.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.06
$7.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$45.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.9
$83
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.9
$198
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2918
$8464

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Distance City Cost of living
152 km or 94 mi Bor
$489
216 km or 134 mi Arua
$553
245 km or 152 mi Gulu
$556
354 km or 220 mi Yambio
$476
395 km or 245 mi Bunia
$748
498 km or 310 mi Isiro
$808
507 km or 315 mi Mbale
$557
508 km or 316 mi Kira Town
$600
510 km or 317 mi Wau
$484
516 km or 321 mi Kampala
$654
521 km or 324 mi Malakal
$479
523 km or 325 mi Jinja
$542
539 km or 335 mi Beni
$747
542 km or 337 mi Entebbe
$547
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$557
544 km or 338 mi Kasese
$543
584 km or 363 mi Butembo
$745
596 km or 370 mi Mumias
$424
632 km or 393 mi Eldoret
$405
652 km or 405 mi Kisumu
$441
658 km or 409 mi Jimma
$871
735 km or 457 mi Byumba
$599
738 km or 459 mi Ruhengeri
$575
756 km or 470 mi Nakuru
$439
773 km or 480 mi Gisenyi
$572
776 km or 482 mi Kigali
$677
798 km or 496 mi Awasa
$840
808 km or 502 mi Kibuye
$566
826 km or 514 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
827 km or 514 mi Nyanza
$539
832 km or 517 mi Mwanza
$493
854 km or 530 mi Butare
$458
858 km or 533 mi Meru
$486
860 km or 534 mi Kisangani
$860
868 km or 539 mi Muyinga
$449
869 km or 540 mi Cyangugu
$554
872 km or 542 mi Bukavu
$739
884 km or 549 mi Ngozi
$448
895 km or 556 mi Thika
$530
895 km or 556 mi Nairobi
$646

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Distance City Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi Seeb
$1164
132 km or 82 mi Nizwa
$787
277 km or 172 mi Chabahar
$779
284 km or 177 mi Fujairah
$1191
297 km or 184 mi Al Ain
$1132
356 km or 221 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
372 km or 231 mi Ajman
$1841
375 km or 233 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
377 km or 235 mi Sharjah
$1612
380 km or 236 mi Dubai
$2229
439 km or 273 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
451 km or 280 mi Iranshahr
$672
463 km or 288 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
503 km or 313 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
569 km or 354 mi Jiroft
$573
611 km or 380 mi Bam
$544
691 km or 429 mi Zahedan
$822
711 km or 442 mi Sirjan
$604
739 km or 459 mi Doha
$1872
740 km or 460 mi Jahrom
$798
752 km or 467 mi Al Khor
$1810
757 km or 470 mi Kerman
$457
770 km or 479 mi Fasa
$890
797 km or 495 mi Rafsanjan
$530
858 km or 533 mi Riffa
$1285
858 km or 533 mi Manama
$1375
860 km or 534 mi Isa Town
$1327
865 km or 537 mi Karachi
$417
870 km or 541 mi Salalah
$844
873 km or 543 mi Zabol
$546
898 km or 558 mi Shiraz
$606
901 km or 560 mi Dhahran
$959
902 km or 561 mi Marvdasht
$604
911 km or 566 mi Dammam
$1005
926 km or 575 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
938 km or 583 mi Qatif
$868
960 km or 596 mi Kazerun
$606
966 km or 600 mi Borazjan
$621
973 km or 604 mi Jubail
$910
976 km or 606 mi Bushehr
$646