Juba vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Juba	Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$2395
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1263	$5245
🏠 One person rent	$224	$1494
🏘️ Family rent	$423	$2384
🍽️ Food expenses	$204	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.3	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$387	$4432
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	10	69
😀 Quality of life	13	90
🏙️ Population	459K	1.61M

The cost of living in Juba is 79% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 8527th and 955th ($513 vs $2395) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 875th 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 1.9 months in Phoenix. Juba ranked 1st best city to live in South Sudan vs Phoenix ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 9116th and 146th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Juba vs Phoenix

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	Juba	Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.14	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$71.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.6	$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$1.81	$6.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$213	$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$146	$1215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$2412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$305	$2009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.3	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.6	$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.14%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1526	$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$907	$3133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.7	$63.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.15	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$3.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.64	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.52	$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$4.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.18	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.3	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.79	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.8	$50.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.9	$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$88.1	$1103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2876	$12281

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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 Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1979
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2342
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2423
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2304
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2413
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2525
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2468
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2328
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2306
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2417
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2388
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2281
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2319
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2466
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2073
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1957
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2763
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1815
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1926
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2077
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$830
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1947
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1852
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$788
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2729
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$913
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2724