Juba vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Juba	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$527	$4203
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1254	$9136
🏠 One person rent	$227	$2713
🏘️ Family rent	$381	$4396
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$874
🚐 Transport expenses	$37.1	$379
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$128	$5599
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	10	100
😀 Quality of life	15	98
🏙️ Population	459K	8.8M

The cost of living in Juba is 87% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 8477th and 4th ($527 vs $4203) 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 1.3 months in New York City. Juba ranked 1st best city to live in South Sudan vs New York City ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 9195th and 11th 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	$3.31	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.5	$92.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.79	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$8.67
☕ Cappuccino	$1.86	$6.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$3.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$3669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$148	$2221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$396	$5076
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$270	$3880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.2	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.67%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1501	$15299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$11127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.7	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.24	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.65	$4.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$6.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$7.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.28	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$7.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$5.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$6.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$3.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$3.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.75	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$18.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.49	$23.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.78	$13.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$8.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$128
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.26	$20.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.4	$157
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.27	$37.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.7	$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.9	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$89.8	$1884
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3198	$22663

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Cities near Juba

Distance	City	Cost of living
152 km or 94 mi	Bor	$519
216 km or 134 mi	Arua	$617
245 km or 152 mi	Gulu	$627
354 km or 220 mi	Yambio	$508
395 km or 245 mi	Bunia	$833
498 km or 310 mi	Isiro	$879
507 km or 315 mi	Mbale	$654
508 km or 316 mi	Kira Town	$658
510 km or 317 mi	Wau	$520
516 km or 321 mi	Kampala	$717
521 km or 324 mi	Malakal	$508
523 km or 325 mi	Jinja	$582
539 km or 335 mi	Beni	$820
542 km or 337 mi	Entebbe	$578
544 km or 338 mi	Tororo	$623
544 km or 338 mi	Kasese	$567
584 km or 363 mi	Butembo	$804
596 km or 370 mi	Mumias	$511
632 km or 393 mi	Eldoret	$528
652 km or 405 mi	Kisumu	$543
658 km or 409 mi	Jimma	$802
735 km or 457 mi	Byumba	$597
738 km or 459 mi	Ruhengeri	$499
756 km or 470 mi	Nakuru	$503
773 km or 480 mi	Gisenyi	$396
776 km or 482 mi	Kigali	$758
798 km or 496 mi	Awasa	$1031
808 km or 502 mi	Kibuye	$491
826 km or 514 mi	Ad-Damazin	$829
827 km or 514 mi	Nyanza	$524
832 km or 517 mi	Mwanza	$656
854 km or 530 mi	Butare	$412
858 km or 533 mi	Meru	$549
860 km or 534 mi	Kisangani	$957
868 km or 539 mi	Muyinga	$687
869 km or 540 mi	Cyangugu	$505
872 km or 542 mi	Bukavu	$803
884 km or 549 mi	Ngozi	$686
895 km or 556 mi	Thika	$460
895 km or 556 mi	Nairobi	$811

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2569
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3364
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3066
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2913
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2733
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3253
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2717
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2783
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2727
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2725
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2735
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2811
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2671
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2712
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2765
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2538
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2688
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2756
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2545
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2475
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2770
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2705
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2513
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2695
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2769
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2655
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2730
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2718
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2609
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2506
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2723
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2911
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2779
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2680
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2470
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3174