Juba vs Saint Petersburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Juba	Saint Petersburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$527	$971
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1254	$2348
🏠 One person rent	$227	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$381	$876
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$37.1	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$128	$1116
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	10	82
😀 Quality of life	15	71
🏙️ Population	459K	5.65M

The cost of living in Juba is 46% less expensive than in Saint Petersburg. Cities ranked 8477th and 5813th ($527 vs $971) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th in South Sudan and Russia, respectively. Check South Sudan vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Juba compared to 1.1 months in Saint Petersburg. Juba ranked 1st best city to live in South Sudan vs Saint Petersburg ranked 2nd in Russia, while ranked 9195th and 3397th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Juba vs Saint Petersburg

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	Juba	Saint Petersburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.31	$7.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.5	$34.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.79	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.77
☕ Cappuccino	$1.86	$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$654
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$148	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$396	$1172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$270	$665
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$68
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.2	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$7.03
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.67%	24.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1501	$3928
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$2610
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.91
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.7	$38.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.24	$9.04
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.72
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.65	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$1.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.28	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$0.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.75	$8.16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$2.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.49	$1.46
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.78	$1.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$32.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.26	$5.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.4	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.27	$3.52
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.7	$86.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.9	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$89.8	$402
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3198	$10534

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Cities near Juba

Distance	City	Cost of living
152 km or 94 mi	Bor	$519
216 km or 134 mi	Arua	$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

Cities near Saint Petersburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
135 km or 84 mi	Narva	$1083
156 km or 97 mi	Sillamae	$1064
162 km or 101 mi	Imatra	$1477
168 km or 104 mi	Veliky Novgorod	$734
170 km or 105 mi	Lappeenranta	$1454
181 km or 112 mi	Kohtla-Jarve	$1089
185 km or 115 mi	Hamina	$1516
195 km or 121 mi	Kotka	$1516
223 km or 139 mi	Kouvola	$1561
227 km or 141 mi	Savonlinna	$1265
232 km or 144 mi	Rakvere	$999
254 km or 158 mi	Mikkeli	$1386
262 km or 163 mi	Porvoo	$1561
263 km or 164 mi	Pskov	$680
269 km or 167 mi	Tartu	$1174
280 km or 174 mi	Lahti	$1618
293 km or 182 mi	Kerava	$1611
294 km or 183 mi	Varkaus	$1145
294 km or 183 mi	Jarvenpaa	$1783
295 km or 183 mi	Vantaa	$1881
296 km or 184 mi	Joensuu	$1580
297 km or 184 mi	Tuusula	$1655
299 km or 186 mi	Petrozavodsk	$745
300 km or 186 mi	Helsinki	$1947
302 km or 188 mi	Maardu	$1372
310 km or 192 mi	Nurmijarvi	$1642
310 km or 193 mi	Hyvinkaa	$1546
315 km or 196 mi	Espoo	$1937
317 km or 197 mi	Riihimaki	$1394
318 km or 197 mi	Tallinn	$1601
322 km or 200 mi	Viljandi	$1041
328 km or 204 mi	Kirkkonummi	$1737
342 km or 213 mi	Hameenlinna	$1444
348 km or 216 mi	Lohja	$1383
349 km or 217 mi	Jamsa	$1503
354 km or 220 mi	Jyvaskyla	$1500
356 km or 221 mi	Kuopio	$1524
373 km or 232 mi	Valkeakoski	$1570
374 km or 233 mi	Parnu	$1184
383 km or 238 mi	Raseborg	$1566