Juba vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Juba	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1263	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$224	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$423	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$204	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.3	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$387	$1842
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	10	92
😀 Quality of life	13	86
🏙️ Population	459K	2.75M

The cost of living in Juba is 70% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 8527th and 2624th ($513 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in South Sudan and Italy, respectively. Check South Sudan vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Juba compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Juba ranked 1st best city to live in South Sudan vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 9116th and 337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Juba vs Rome

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	Juba	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.14	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.6	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.81	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$213	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$146	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$305	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.3	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.6	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.14%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1526	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$907	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.7	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.15	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.64	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.52	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.18	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.3	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.79	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.8	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.9	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$88.1	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2876	$9864

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201