Juba vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Juba Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$528
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1267
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$222
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$369
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.8
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$110
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
11
99
😀 Quality of life
15
75
🏙️ Population
500K
24.9M

The cost of living in Juba is 53% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8554th and 4971st ($528 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in South Sudan and China, respectively. Check South Sudan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Juba compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Juba ranked 1st best city to live in South Sudan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 9209th and 1655th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Juba vs Shanghai

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Juba Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.48
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.9
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$216
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$254
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.6
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1385
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$817
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.82
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.89
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.93
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.53
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.9
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.23
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.3
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.79
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.9
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$103
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3694
$27781

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Distance City Cost of living
152 km or 94 mi Bor
$522
216 km or 134 mi Arua
$617
245 km or 152 mi Gulu
$627
354 km or 220 mi Yambio
$507
395 km or 245 mi Bunia
$825
498 km or 310 mi Isiro
$876
507 km or 315 mi Mbale
$651
508 km or 316 mi Kira Town
$670
510 km or 317 mi Wau
$521
516 km or 321 mi Kampala
$722
521 km or 324 mi Malakal
$510
523 km or 325 mi Jinja
$593
539 km or 335 mi Beni
$810
542 km or 337 mi Entebbe
$563
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$624
544 km or 338 mi Kasese
$572
584 km or 363 mi Butembo
$798
596 km or 370 mi Mumias
$505
632 km or 393 mi Eldoret
$520
652 km or 405 mi Kisumu
$533
658 km or 409 mi Jimma
$775
735 km or 457 mi Byumba
$620
738 km or 459 mi Ruhengeri
$518
756 km or 470 mi Nakuru
$508
773 km or 480 mi Gisenyi
$395
776 km or 482 mi Kigali
$811
798 km or 496 mi Awasa
$996
808 km or 502 mi Kibuye
$507
826 km or 514 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
827 km or 514 mi Nyanza
$544
832 km or 517 mi Mwanza
$623
854 km or 530 mi Butare
$409
858 km or 533 mi Meru
$542
860 km or 534 mi Kisangani
$961
868 km or 539 mi Muyinga
$691
869 km or 540 mi Cyangugu
$517
872 km or 542 mi Bukavu
$798
884 km or 549 mi Ngozi
$692
895 km or 556 mi Thika
$455
895 km or 556 mi Nairobi
$797

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765