Juba vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Juba	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$3810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1263	$8485
🏠 One person rent	$224	$2688
🏘️ Family rent	$423	$4744
🍽️ Food expenses	$204	$759
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.3	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$387	$6191
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	10	87
😀 Quality of life	13	92
🏙️ Population	459K	1.01M

The cost of living in Juba is 87% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 8527th and 8th ($513 vs $3810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in South Sudan and the United States, respectively. Check South Sudan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Juba compared to 1.6 months in San Jose, United States. Juba ranked 1st best city to live in South Sudan vs San Jose, United States ranked 11th in the United States, while ranked 9116th and 82nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Juba vs San Jose, United States

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	Juba	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.14	$21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.6	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$1.81	$5.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$213	$2643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$146	$2388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$5083
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$305	$4230
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.3	$274
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.6	$69.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.14%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1526	$9512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$907	$9578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.7	$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.15	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$4.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.64	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$6.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$6.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.52	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$7.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$129
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.18	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.3	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.79	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.8	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.9	$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$88.1	$1805
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2876	$25839

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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 San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3362
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3419
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4167
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3287
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3131
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2828
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3448
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3295
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3159
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3752
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3090
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3187
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3060
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3002
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3649
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3412
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3344
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3006
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3096
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3437
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3657
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3466
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2811
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3059
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3678
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2963
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3269
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$3045
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3226
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3785
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3195
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3364
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2135
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$2968