Juba vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Juba	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$520	$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1277	$8925
🏠 One person rent	$229	$2620
🏘️ Family rent	$428	$4454
🍽️ Food expenses	$205	$807
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.3	$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$394	$5777
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	10	100
😀 Quality of life	12	97
🏙️ Population	459K	8.8M

The cost of living in Juba is 87% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 8522nd and 5th ($520 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.4 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 9134th and 13th 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	$3.17	$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.1	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.56	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$9.78
☕ Cappuccino	$1.83	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$220	$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$151	$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$36.9	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.6	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.2	$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.51%	6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1547	$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$848	$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.2	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.13	$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.52	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.79	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.23	$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.18	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.42	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.42	$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.4	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.88	$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.26	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.8	$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.16	$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.4	$156
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.85	$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.9	$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.8	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$89.3	$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3094	$20585

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Cities near Juba

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

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2611
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2701
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2414
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2671
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2715
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2165
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2605
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2575
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2733
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2479
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2664
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2722
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2493
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2635
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2622
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2762
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2590
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2424
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2641
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2778
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2646
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2760
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2702
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2732
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2721
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2691
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2454
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2586
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2811
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2771
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2578
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2553
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3108