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

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Juba	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$498	$3502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1230	$7476
🏠 One person rent	$214	$2428
🏘️ Family rent	$402	$4021
🍽️ Food expenses	$198	$717
🚐 Transport expenses	$37.8	$195
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$361	$6928
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	10	87
😀 Quality of life	15	92
🏙️ Population	526K	1.01M

The cost of living in Juba is 86% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 8514th and 22nd ($498 vs $3502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 20th 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 0.7 months in Juba compared to 2 months in San Jose, United States. Juba ranked 1st best city to live in South Sudan vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 9140th and 69th 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	$3.02	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.31	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.72	$7.93
☕ Cappuccino	$1.74	$5.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$207	$2372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$132	$2164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$450	$4451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$283	$3536
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$37.8	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.1	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.7	$84.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.29%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1409	$13837
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$772	$9980
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.33	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.76	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.65	$4.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$4.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.49	$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.61	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.08	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.98	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.98	$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$3.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.41	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.74	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.51	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.94	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.54	$4.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21	$88.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.15	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$14.4	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.06	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.3	$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$56.9	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$87.9	$1687
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2918	$15889

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Cities near Juba

Distance	City	Cost of living
152 km or 94 mi	Bor	$489
216 km or 134 mi	Arua	$553
245 km or 152 mi	Gulu	$556
354 km or 220 mi	Yambio	$476
395 km or 245 mi	Bunia	$748
498 km or 310 mi	Isiro	$808
507 km or 315 mi	Mbale	$557
508 km or 316 mi	Kira Town	$600
510 km or 317 mi	Wau	$484
516 km or 321 mi	Kampala	$654
521 km or 324 mi	Malakal	$479
523 km or 325 mi	Jinja	$542
539 km or 335 mi	Beni	$747
542 km or 337 mi	Entebbe	$547
544 km or 338 mi	Tororo	$557
544 km or 338 mi	Kasese	$543
584 km or 363 mi	Butembo	$745
596 km or 370 mi	Mumias	$424
632 km or 393 mi	Eldoret	$405
652 km or 405 mi	Kisumu	$441
658 km or 409 mi	Jimma	$871
735 km or 457 mi	Byumba	$599
738 km or 459 mi	Ruhengeri	$575
756 km or 470 mi	Nakuru	$439
773 km or 480 mi	Gisenyi	$572
776 km or 482 mi	Kigali	$677
798 km or 496 mi	Awasa	$840
808 km or 502 mi	Kibuye	$566
826 km or 514 mi	Ad-Damazin	$857
827 km or 514 mi	Nyanza	$539
832 km or 517 mi	Mwanza	$493
854 km or 530 mi	Butare	$458
858 km or 533 mi	Meru	$486
860 km or 534 mi	Kisangani	$860
868 km or 539 mi	Muyinga	$449
869 km or 540 mi	Cyangugu	$554
872 km or 542 mi	Bukavu	$739
884 km or 549 mi	Ngozi	$448
895 km or 556 mi	Thika	$530
895 km or 556 mi	Nairobi	$646

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3272
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3301
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4204
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3222
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3057
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2974
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3184
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3171
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3064
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3733
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3012
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3186
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3003
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2922
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3389
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3422
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3300
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3644
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2952
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3047
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$2908
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3567
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3518
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2660
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3109
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3583
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2969
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3219
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2860
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3163
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2929
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3147
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3358
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2141
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3123