Juba vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Juba Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$513
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1242
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$214
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$358
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.6
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$127
$2284
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
11
70
😀 Quality of life
15
78
🏙️ Population
500K
7.01M

The cost of living in Juba is 69% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8618th and 3485th ($513 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in South Sudan and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check South Sudan vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Juba compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Juba ranked 1st best city to live in South Sudan vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9200th and 899th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Juba vs Riyadh

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Juba Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.29
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.72
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$1.92
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$137
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$361
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$252
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.1
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.6%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1366
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$797
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.1
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.5
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.72
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.18
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.51
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.84
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.09
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.4
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.71
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.5
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.6
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$116
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4026
$10912

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$505
216 km or 134 mi Arua
$577
245 km or 152 mi Gulu
$591
354 km or 220 mi Yambio
$494
395 km or 245 mi Bunia
$810
498 km or 310 mi Isiro
$860
507 km or 315 mi Mbale
$624
508 km or 316 mi Kira Town
$635
510 km or 317 mi Wau
$505
516 km or 321 mi Kampala
$697
521 km or 324 mi Malakal
$494
523 km or 325 mi Jinja
$573
539 km or 335 mi Beni
$795
542 km or 337 mi Entebbe
$531
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$603
544 km or 338 mi Kasese
$541
584 km or 363 mi Butembo
$784
596 km or 370 mi Mumias
$524
632 km or 393 mi Eldoret
$513
652 km or 405 mi Kisumu
$549
658 km or 409 mi Jimma
$746
735 km or 457 mi Byumba
$671
738 km or 459 mi Ruhengeri
$553
756 km or 470 mi Nakuru
$532
773 km or 480 mi Gisenyi
$411
776 km or 482 mi Kigali
$872
798 km or 496 mi Awasa
$910
808 km or 502 mi Kibuye
$533
826 km or 514 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
827 km or 514 mi Nyanza
$583
832 km or 517 mi Mwanza
$613
854 km or 530 mi Butare
$447
858 km or 533 mi Meru
$543
860 km or 534 mi Kisangani
$946
868 km or 539 mi Muyinga
$688
869 km or 540 mi Cyangugu
$543
872 km or 542 mi Bukavu
$779
884 km or 549 mi Ngozi
$689
895 km or 556 mi Thika
$448
895 km or 556 mi Nairobi
$807

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459