Juba vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Juba	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$528	$4207
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1267	$9179
🏠 One person rent	$222	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$369	$4382
🍽️ Food expenses	$215	$875
🚐 Transport expenses	$38.8	$373
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$110	$5229
😷 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 87% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 8554th and 4th ($528 vs $4207) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd 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 1.2 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 9209th and 18th 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	$3.48	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$107
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.84	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$8.27
☕ Cappuccino	$1.93	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.54	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$216	$3712
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$141	$2223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$392	$5056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$254	$3881
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.8	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.1	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.6	$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.74%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1385	$17512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$817	$9335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.7	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.82	$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$4.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$6.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.63	$7.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.1	$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$6.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$5.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$6.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1	$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.01	$3.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$3.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.93	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$18.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.53	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.9	$13.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.56	$7.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.24	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$118
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.23	$21.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.3	$156
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.79	$40.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.9	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$103	$2132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3694	$21999

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Cities near Juba

Distance	City	Cost of living
152 km or 94 mi	Bor	$522
216 km or 134 mi	Arua	$617
245 km or 152 mi	Gulu	$627
354 km or 220 mi	Yambio	$507
395 km or 245 mi	Bunia	$825
498 km or 310 mi	Isiro	$876
507 km or 315 mi	Mbale	$651
508 km or 316 mi	Kira Town	$670
510 km or 317 mi	Wau	$521
516 km or 321 mi	Kampala	$722
521 km or 324 mi	Malakal	$510
523 km or 325 mi	Jinja	$593
539 km or 335 mi	Beni	$810
542 km or 337 mi	Entebbe	$563
544 km or 338 mi	Tororo	$624
544 km or 338 mi	Kasese	$572
584 km or 363 mi	Butembo	$798
596 km or 370 mi	Mumias	$505
632 km or 393 mi	Eldoret	$520
652 km or 405 mi	Kisumu	$533
658 km or 409 mi	Jimma	$775
735 km or 457 mi	Byumba	$620
738 km or 459 mi	Ruhengeri	$518
756 km or 470 mi	Nakuru	$508
773 km or 480 mi	Gisenyi	$395
776 km or 482 mi	Kigali	$811
798 km or 496 mi	Awasa	$996
808 km or 502 mi	Kibuye	$507
826 km or 514 mi	Ad-Damazin	$771
827 km or 514 mi	Nyanza	$544
832 km or 517 mi	Mwanza	$623
854 km or 530 mi	Butare	$409
858 km or 533 mi	Meru	$542
860 km or 534 mi	Kisangani	$961
868 km or 539 mi	Muyinga	$691
869 km or 540 mi	Cyangugu	$517
872 km or 542 mi	Bukavu	$798
884 km or 549 mi	Ngozi	$692
895 km or 556 mi	Thika	$455
895 km or 556 mi	Nairobi	$797

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2850
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3614
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3134
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3092
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3307
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2803
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2868
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2738
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2781
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2803
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2801
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2696
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2750
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2792
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2533
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2717
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2809
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2539
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2512
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2685
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2477
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2702
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2782
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2665
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2772
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2734
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2666
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2638
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2497
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2687
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2758
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2690
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2503
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3188