Juba vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Juba Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$520
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1277
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$229
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$205
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.3
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$1905
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
10
100
😀 Quality of life
12
79
🏙️ Population
459K
24.9M

The cost of living in Juba is 54% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8522nd and 4780th ($520 vs $1136) 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 0.8 months in Juba compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. Juba ranked 1st best city to live in South Sudan vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 9134th and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Juba Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.17
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$312
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.6
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.2
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.51%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1547
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$848
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.13
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.79
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.4
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.88
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.16
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.4
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.85
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.9
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.3
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3094
$31401

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$513
216 km or 134 mi Arua
$576
245 km or 152 mi Gulu
$579
354 km or 220 mi Yambio
$500
395 km or 245 mi Bunia
$784
498 km or 310 mi Isiro
$826
507 km or 315 mi Mbale
$583
508 km or 316 mi Kira Town
$643
510 km or 317 mi Wau
$513
516 km or 321 mi Kampala
$707
521 km or 324 mi Malakal
$502
523 km or 325 mi Jinja
$511
539 km or 335 mi Beni
$768
542 km or 337 mi Entebbe
$559
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$581
544 km or 338 mi Kasese
$568
584 km or 363 mi Butembo
$760
596 km or 370 mi Mumias
$483
632 km or 393 mi Eldoret
$460
652 km or 405 mi Kisumu
$518
658 km or 409 mi Jimma
$590
735 km or 457 mi Byumba
$622
738 km or 459 mi Ruhengeri
$598
756 km or 470 mi Nakuru
$493
773 km or 480 mi Gisenyi
$587
776 km or 482 mi Kigali
$723
798 km or 496 mi Awasa
$810
808 km or 502 mi Kibuye
$579
826 km or 514 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
827 km or 514 mi Nyanza
$545
832 km or 517 mi Mwanza
$466
854 km or 530 mi Butare
$441
858 km or 533 mi Meru
$535
860 km or 534 mi Kisangani
$855
868 km or 539 mi Muyinga
$509
869 km or 540 mi Cyangugu
$559
872 km or 542 mi Bukavu
$723
884 km or 549 mi Ngozi
$509
895 km or 556 mi Thika
$571
895 km or 556 mi Nairobi
$745

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774