Juba vs Nairobi - Cost of Living Comparison

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Juba Nairobi
🚶 Cost of living one person
$520
$745
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1277
$2030
🏠 One person rent
$229
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$619
🍽️ Food expenses
$205
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.3
$161
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$394
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
10
67
😀 Quality of life
12
57
🏙️ Population
459K
5.55M

The cost of living in Juba is 30% less expensive than in Nairobi. Cities ranked 8522nd and 6689th ($520 vs $745) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in South Sudan and Kenya, respectively. Check South Sudan vs Kenya comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Juba compared to 0.5 months in Nairobi. Juba ranked 1st best city to live in South Sudan vs Nairobi ranked 1st in Kenya, while ranked 9134th and 5632nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Juba Nairobi
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.17
$3.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$5.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$2.2
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$1021
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$312
$420
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$25.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.6
$38.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.2
$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.51%
14.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1547
$1536
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$848
$1125
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.13
$13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.79
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$6.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$5.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$2.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$2.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.4
$3.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.88
$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$40.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.16
$6.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.4
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.85
$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.9
$19.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$58.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.3
$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3094
$8325

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Distance City Cost of living
152 km or 94 mi Bor
$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
40 km or 25 mi Thika
$571
56 km or 35 mi Machakos
$482
139 km or 87 mi Nakuru
$493
175 km or 109 mi Meru
$535
232 km or 144 mi Arusha
$543
235 km or 146 mi Moshi
$548
263 km or 164 mi Eldoret
$460
265 km or 165 mi Kisumu
$518
316 km or 196 mi Mumias
$483
367 km or 228 mi Tororo
$581
394 km or 245 mi Mbale
$583
425 km or 264 mi Malindi
$502
441 km or 274 mi Mombasa
$560
444 km or 276 mi Jinja
$511
456 km or 284 mi Mwanza
$466
491 km or 305 mi Tanga
$601
501 km or 311 mi Kira Town
$643
503 km or 313 mi Kampala
$707
507 km or 315 mi Entebbe
$559
564 km or 351 mi Dodoma
$564
603 km or 375 mi Stone Town
$675
604 km or 375 mi Zanzibar
$736
623 km or 387 mi Morogoro
$639
671 km or 417 mi Dar es Salaam
$722
674 km or 419 mi Gulu
$579
741 km or 461 mi Muyinga
$509
751 km or 467 mi Byumba
$622
755 km or 469 mi Kigali
$723
769 km or 478 mi Ruyigi
$509
778 km or 483 mi Kasese
$568
794 km or 494 mi Nyanza
$545
796 km or 495 mi Bunia
$784
798 km or 496 mi Ruhengeri
$598
798 km or 496 mi Ngozi
$509
799 km or 496 mi Butare
$441
801 km or 498 mi Gitega
$510
811 km or 504 mi Rutana
$509
813 km or 505 mi Arua
$576
835 km or 519 mi Kibuye
$579
841 km or 523 mi Beni
$768