Juba vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Juba	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$4441
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1263	$10033
🏠 One person rent	$224	$2960
🏘️ Family rent	$423	$5380
🍽️ Food expenses	$204	$886
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.3	$364
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$387	$5544
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	10	100
😀 Quality of life	13	95
🏙️ Population	459K	8.8M

The cost of living in Juba is 88% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 8527th and 3rd ($513 vs $4441) 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 0.8 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 9116th and 22nd 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	$3.14	$29.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.6	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$8.94
☕ Cappuccino	$1.81	$5.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$3.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$213	$3501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$146	$2603
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$4776
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$305	$5236
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.3	$171
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.6	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.14%	6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1526	$17935
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$907	$12929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.7	$132
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.15	$22.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$7.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$5.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$15.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.64	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$7.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$6.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$6.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$3.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$3.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$1.72
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$3.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$18.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.52	$9.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$6.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$71
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.18	$20.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.3	$173
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.79	$36.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.8	$67.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.9	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$88.1	$1784
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2876	$21465

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Cities near Juba

Distance	City	Cost of living
152 km or 94 mi	Bor	$506
216 km or 134 mi	Arua	$585
245 km or 152 mi	Gulu	$594
354 km or 220 mi	Yambio	$495
395 km or 245 mi	Bunia	$801
498 km or 310 mi	Isiro	$843
507 km or 315 mi	Mbale	$605
508 km or 316 mi	Kira Town	$646
510 km or 317 mi	Wau	$508
516 km or 321 mi	Kampala	$698
521 km or 324 mi	Malakal	$496
523 km or 325 mi	Jinja	$562
539 km or 335 mi	Beni	$785
542 km or 337 mi	Entebbe	$558
544 km or 338 mi	Tororo	$602
544 km or 338 mi	Kasese	$573
584 km or 363 mi	Butembo	$768
596 km or 370 mi	Mumias	$490
632 km or 393 mi	Eldoret	$483
652 km or 405 mi	Kisumu	$522
658 km or 409 mi	Jimma	$654
735 km or 457 mi	Byumba	$613
738 km or 459 mi	Ruhengeri	$492
756 km or 470 mi	Nakuru	$500
773 km or 480 mi	Gisenyi	$381
776 km or 482 mi	Kigali	$771
798 km or 496 mi	Awasa	$886
808 km or 502 mi	Kibuye	$479
826 km or 514 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
827 km or 514 mi	Nyanza	$518
832 km or 517 mi	Mwanza	$625
854 km or 530 mi	Butare	$413
858 km or 533 mi	Meru	$541
860 km or 534 mi	Kisangani	$910
868 km or 539 mi	Muyinga	$650
869 km or 540 mi	Cyangugu	$496
872 km or 542 mi	Bukavu	$759
884 km or 549 mi	Ngozi	$648
895 km or 556 mi	Thika	$589
895 km or 556 mi	Nairobi	$760

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111