Juba vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Juba Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$520
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1277
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$229
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$205
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.3
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$2861
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
10
71
😀 Quality of life
12
77
🏙️ Population
459K
7.01M

The cost of living in Juba is 67% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 8522nd and 3292nd ($520 vs $1586) 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 0.8 months in Juba compared to 1.8 months in Riyadh. Juba ranked 1st best city to live in South Sudan vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 9134th and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Juba Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.17
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$312
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.6
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.2
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.51%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1547
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$848
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.13
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.79
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.4
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.88
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.16
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.4
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.85
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.9
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.3
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3094
$10359

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$513
216 km or 134 mi Arua
$576
245 km or 152 mi Gulu
$579
354 km or 220 mi Yambio
$500
395 km or 245 mi Bunia
$784
498 km or 310 mi Isiro
$826
507 km or 315 mi Mbale
$583
508 km or 316 mi Kira Town
$643
510 km or 317 mi Wau
$513
516 km or 321 mi Kampala
$707
521 km or 324 mi Malakal
$502
523 km or 325 mi Jinja
$511
539 km or 335 mi Beni
$768
542 km or 337 mi Entebbe
$559
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$581
544 km or 338 mi Kasese
$568
584 km or 363 mi Butembo
$760
596 km or 370 mi Mumias
$483
632 km or 393 mi Eldoret
$460
652 km or 405 mi Kisumu
$518
658 km or 409 mi Jimma
$590
735 km or 457 mi Byumba
$622
738 km or 459 mi Ruhengeri
$598
756 km or 470 mi Nakuru
$493
773 km or 480 mi Gisenyi
$587
776 km or 482 mi Kigali
$723
798 km or 496 mi Awasa
$810
808 km or 502 mi Kibuye
$579
826 km or 514 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
827 km or 514 mi Nyanza
$545
832 km or 517 mi Mwanza
$466
854 km or 530 mi Butare
$441
858 km or 533 mi Meru
$535
860 km or 534 mi Kisangani
$855
868 km or 539 mi Muyinga
$509
869 km or 540 mi Cyangugu
$559
872 km or 542 mi Bukavu
$723
884 km or 549 mi Ngozi
$509
895 km or 556 mi Thika
$571
895 km or 556 mi Nairobi
$745

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489