Juba vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Juba	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1263	$2281
🏠 One person rent	$224	$445
🏘️ Family rent	$423	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$204	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.3	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$387	$372
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	10	95
😀 Quality of life	13	62
🏙️ Population	459K	6.21M

The cost of living in Juba is 44% less expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 8527th and 5954th ($513 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in South Sudan and Brazil, respectively. Check South Sudan vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Juba compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Juba ranked 1st best city to live in South Sudan vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 9116th and 4857th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Juba vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Juba	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.14	$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.6	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$1.81	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$213	$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$146	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$305	$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$92.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.3	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.6	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.14%	11.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1526	$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$907	$1118
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.7	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.15	$7.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.64	$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.52	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.18	$6.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.3	$61.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.79	$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.8	$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.9	$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$88.1	$506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2876	$10819

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$718
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$769
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$562
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$587
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$632
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$474
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$522
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$537
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$589
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$636
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$584
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$462
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$482
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$572
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$642
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$595
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$487
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$631
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$599
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$563
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$603
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$584
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$505
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$536
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$588
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$593
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$581
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$584
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$599
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$523
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$602
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$605
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$503
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$449
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$705
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$562