Juba vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Juba	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$4202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1242	$9189
🏠 One person rent	$214	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$358	$4417
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$842
🚐 Transport expenses	$37.6	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$127	$5389
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	11	100
😀 Quality of life	15	95
🏙️ Population	500K	8.8M

The cost of living in Juba is 88% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 8618th and 4th ($513 vs $4202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in South Sudan and the United States, respectively. Check South Sudan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Juba compared to 1.3 months in New York City. Juba ranked 1st best city to live in South Sudan vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 9200th and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Juba vs New York City

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	Juba	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.29	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.4	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.72	$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.92	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$204	$3692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$137	$2206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$361	$5140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$252	$3874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.7	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25.1	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.6%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1366	$18073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$797	$7831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.1	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.5	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.57	$6.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.05	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$6.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.61	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$6.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.06	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.72	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.41	$4.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.18	$18.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.84	$14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$8.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.22	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$132
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.09	$21.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.4	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.71	$40.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.5	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.6	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$116	$2095
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4026	$21713

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Cities near Juba

Distance	City	Cost of living
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

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192