Juba vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Juba Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$527
$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1254
$3576
🏠 One person rent
$227
$931
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$1463
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.1
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$128
$2496
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
10
73
😀 Quality of life
15
80
🏙️ Population
459K
7.01M

The cost of living in Juba is 68% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8477th and 3418th ($527 vs $1627) 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 1.5 months in Riyadh. Juba ranked 1st best city to live in South Sudan vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9195th and 759th among best cities to live in the world.

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Juba Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.31
$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$1007
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$270
$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.8
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.67%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1501
$2939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$933
$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.24
$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$8.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.89
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.75
$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.49
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.78
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.2
$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.4
$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.27
$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.7
$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.9
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.8
$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3198
$9818

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$519
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$617
245 km or 152 mi Gulu
$627
354 km or 220 mi Yambio
$508
395 km or 245 mi Bunia
$833
498 km or 310 mi Isiro
$879
507 km or 315 mi Mbale
$654
508 km or 316 mi Kira Town
$658
510 km or 317 mi Wau
$520
516 km or 321 mi Kampala
$717
521 km or 324 mi Malakal
$508
523 km or 325 mi Jinja
$582
539 km or 335 mi Beni
$820
542 km or 337 mi Entebbe
$578
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$623
544 km or 338 mi Kasese
$567
584 km or 363 mi Butembo
$804
596 km or 370 mi Mumias
$511
632 km or 393 mi Eldoret
$528
652 km or 405 mi Kisumu
$543
658 km or 409 mi Jimma
$802
735 km or 457 mi Byumba
$597
738 km or 459 mi Ruhengeri
$499
756 km or 470 mi Nakuru
$503
773 km or 480 mi Gisenyi
$396
776 km or 482 mi Kigali
$758
798 km or 496 mi Awasa
$1031
808 km or 502 mi Kibuye
$491
826 km or 514 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
827 km or 514 mi Nyanza
$524
832 km or 517 mi Mwanza
$656
854 km or 530 mi Butare
$412
858 km or 533 mi Meru
$549
860 km or 534 mi Kisangani
$957
868 km or 539 mi Muyinga
$687
869 km or 540 mi Cyangugu
$505
872 km or 542 mi Bukavu
$803
884 km or 549 mi Ngozi
$686
895 km or 556 mi Thika
$460
895 km or 556 mi Nairobi
$811

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$967
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$862
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$908
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1008
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$930
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$873
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1201
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1230
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1237
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1849
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1770
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1454
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$825
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$726
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$730
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$453
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$719
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$549
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$889
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$542
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$918
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$477
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$669
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1182
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$503
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$483
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$583
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1162
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$553
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$681
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$903
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$530
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$463