Juba vs Sao Paulo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Juba	Sao Paulo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$527	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1254	$2682
🏠 One person rent	$227	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$381	$872
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$37.1	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$128	$701
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	10	95
😀 Quality of life	15	69
🏙️ Population	459K	11.5M

The cost of living in Juba is 50% less expensive than in Sao Paulo. Cities ranked 8477th and 5192nd ($527 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in South Sudan and Brazil, respectively. Check South Sudan vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Juba compared to 0.7 months in Sao Paulo. Juba ranked 1st best city to live in South Sudan vs Sao Paulo ranked 1st in Brazil, while ranked 9195th and 4142nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Juba vs Sao Paulo

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	Juba	Sao Paulo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.31	$7.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.5	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.79	$7.12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.86	$2.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.53	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$622
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$148	$380
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$396	$1124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$270	$691
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$48.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.2	$75
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.67%	12.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1501	$2855
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$1938
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.7	$48.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.24	$7.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.65	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.28	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$4.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$9.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.75	$8.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$2.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.49	$6.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.78	$4.2
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$1.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.26	$7.81
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.4	$65.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.27	$12.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.7	$55.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.9	$92.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$89.8	$475
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3198	$15428

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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 Sao Paulo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Sao Caetano do Sul	$737
13 km or 8.3 mi	Taboao da Serra	$701
14 km or 8.6 mi	Guarulhos	$697
15 km or 9.4 mi	Diadema	$698
16 km or 9.7 mi	Santo Andre	$690
16 km or 10 mi	Osasco	$712
17 km or 11 mi	Sao Bernardo do Campo	$656
21 km or 13 mi	Carapicuiba	$605
22 km or 14 mi	Maua	$691
23 km or 15 mi	Caieiras	$687
25 km or 15 mi	Embu das Artes	$704
25 km or 16 mi	Barueri	$830
26 km or 16 mi	Mairipora	$671
26 km or 16 mi	Franco da Rocha	$699
27 km or 17 mi	Ferraz de Vasconcelos	$643
28 km or 17 mi	Jandira	$699
29 km or 18 mi	Ribeirao Pires	$665
29 km or 18 mi	Itapecerica da Serra	$706
30 km or 18 mi	Poa	$639
30 km or 18 mi	Cotia	$780
30 km or 19 mi	Itaquaquecetuba	$671
31 km or 19 mi	Itapevi	$654
31 km or 19 mi	Santana de Parnaiba	$689
32 km or 20 mi	Francisco Morato	$702
33 km or 20 mi	Itanhaem	$666
33 km or 20 mi	Cajamar	$693
36 km or 22 mi	Embu-Guacu	$678
36 km or 22 mi	Aruja	$664
41 km or 26 mi	Campo Limpo Paulista	$685
43 km or 26 mi	Varzea Paulista	$687
44 km or 27 mi	Cubatao	$657
45 km or 28 mi	Mogi das Cruzes	$741
48 km or 30 mi	Jundiai	$737
49 km or 30 mi	Atibaia	$618
51 km or 32 mi	Sao Roque	$673
52 km or 32 mi	Sao Vicente	$648
55 km or 34 mi	Santos	$816
56 km or 35 mi	Praia Grande	$638
61 km or 38 mi	Bertioga	$659
61 km or 38 mi	Ibiuna	$666