Juba vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Juba Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1230
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$214
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$402
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.8
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$361
$1455
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
10
100
😀 Quality of life
15
78
🏙️ Population
526K
24.9M

The cost of living in Juba is 58% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8514th and 4461st ($498 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in South Sudan and China, respectively. Check South Sudan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Juba compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Juba ranked 1st best city to live in South Sudan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 9140th and 558th 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
$3.02
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$132
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$450
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$283
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.1
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.29%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1409
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$772
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.6
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.76
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.41
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.74
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.51
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.94
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.15
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.4
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.06
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.9
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.9
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2918
$28143

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740