Juba vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Juba	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1263	$2768
🏠 One person rent	$224	$501
🏘️ Family rent	$423	$831
🍽️ Food expenses	$204	$415
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.3	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$387	$1444
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	10	19
😀 Quality of life	13	75
🏙️ Population	459K	630K

The cost of living in Juba is 55% less expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 8527th and 4672nd ($513 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 122nd in South Sudan and Italy, respectively. Check South Sudan vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Juba compared to 1.3 months in Palermo. Juba ranked 1st best city to live in South Sudan vs Palermo ranked 49th in Italy, while ranked 9116th and 1060th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Juba vs Palermo

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	Juba	Palermo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.14	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.6	$9.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.81	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$213	$518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$146	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$305	$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.3	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.6	$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.14%	4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1526	$2117
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$907	$994
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.7	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.15	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.64	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.52	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.18	$8.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.3	$69.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.79	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.8	$76.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.9	$86.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$88.1	$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2876	$9746

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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 Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$938
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1019
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$971
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1077
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$941
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1161
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1106
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1130
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1098
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1199
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1486
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1346
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1555
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$1749
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1624
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1583
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1415
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1251
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1072
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1143
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$443
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1521
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$549
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1380
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1396
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$465
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$535
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$348
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1061
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1101
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1181
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1159