Juba vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Juba	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1263	$2253
🏠 One person rent	$224	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$423	$626
🍽️ Food expenses	$204	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.3	$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$387	$252
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	10	1
😀 Quality of life	13	22
🏙️ Population	459K	65.5K

The cost of living in Juba is 43% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 8527th and 6047th ($513 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in South Sudan and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check South Sudan vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Juba compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Juba ranked 1st best city to live in South Sudan vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 9116th and 8798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Juba vs Sao Tome

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	Juba	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.14	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.6	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$1.81	$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$213	$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$146	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$305	$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.3	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.6	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.14%	7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1526	$1445
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$907	$123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.7	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.15	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.64	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.52	$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.18	$19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.3	$17.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.79	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.8	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.9	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$88.1	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2876	$3685

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Sao Tome

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Trindade	$900
256 km or 159 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
303 km or 188 mi	Libreville	$668
375 km or 233 mi	Bata	$1121
443 km or 275 mi	Malabo	$741
492 km or 306 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
494 km or 307 mi	Limbe	$655
509 km or 316 mi	Buea	$601
529 km or 328 mi	Douala	$1265
537 km or 333 mi	Aba	$621
543 km or 337 mi	Calabar	$384
565 km or 351 mi	Kumba	$764
574 km or 356 mi	Owerri	$1611
584 km or 363 mi	Umuahia	$883
587 km or 365 mi	Warri	$881
649 km or 403 mi	Onitsha	$972
653 km or 406 mi	Awka	$805
660 km or 410 mi	Yaounde	$747
677 km or 421 mi	Benin	$558
684 km or 425 mi	Enugu	$462
702 km or 436 mi	Bafoussam	$555
730 km or 454 mi	Bamenda	$553
772 km or 480 mi	Owo	$651
774 km or 481 mi	Lagos	$1113
788 km or 490 mi	Akure	$634
806 km or 501 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
822 km or 511 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
824 km or 512 mi	Cotonou	$709
827 km or 514 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
829 km or 515 mi	Ife	$779
845 km or 525 mi	Ibadan	$776
846 km or 526 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
861 km or 535 mi	Osogbo	$695
884 km or 549 mi	Kayes	$523
889 km or 552 mi	Lome	$755
890 km or 553 mi	Oyo	$677
892 km or 555 mi	Cabinda	$676
907 km or 564 mi	Madingou	$519
924 km or 574 mi	Gamboma	$522
926 km or 575 mi	Abomey	$590