Juba vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Juba Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$513
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1242
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$214
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$358
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$210
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.6
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$127
$1068
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
11
99
😀 Quality of life
15
76
🏙️ Population
500K
24.9M

The cost of living in Juba is 55% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 8618th and 4880th ($513 vs $1147) 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 0.9 months in Shanghai. Juba ranked 1st best city to live in South Sudan vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 9200th and 1178th 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
$3.29
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.4
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.72
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$1.92
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$204
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$137
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$361
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$252
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.1
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.6%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1366
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$797
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.1
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.5
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.01
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.57
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.05
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.06
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.72
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.41
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.18
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.51
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.84
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.22
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.09
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.4
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.71
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.5
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.6
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$116
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4026
$27610

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152 km or 94 mi Bor
$505
216 km or 134 mi Arua
$577
245 km or 152 mi Gulu
$591
354 km or 220 mi Yambio
$494
395 km or 245 mi Bunia
$810
498 km or 310 mi Isiro
$860
507 km or 315 mi Mbale
$624
508 km or 316 mi Kira Town
$635
510 km or 317 mi Wau
$505
516 km or 321 mi Kampala
$697
521 km or 324 mi Malakal
$494
523 km or 325 mi Jinja
$573
539 km or 335 mi Beni
$795
542 km or 337 mi Entebbe
$531
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$603
544 km or 338 mi Kasese
$541
584 km or 363 mi Butembo
$784
596 km or 370 mi Mumias
$524
632 km or 393 mi Eldoret
$513
652 km or 405 mi Kisumu
$549
658 km or 409 mi Jimma
$746
735 km or 457 mi Byumba
$671
738 km or 459 mi Ruhengeri
$553
756 km or 470 mi Nakuru
$532
773 km or 480 mi Gisenyi
$411
776 km or 482 mi Kigali
$872
798 km or 496 mi Awasa
$910
808 km or 502 mi Kibuye
$533
826 km or 514 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
827 km or 514 mi Nyanza
$583
832 km or 517 mi Mwanza
$613
854 km or 530 mi Butare
$447
858 km or 533 mi Meru
$543
860 km or 534 mi Kisangani
$946
868 km or 539 mi Muyinga
$688
869 km or 540 mi Cyangugu
$543
872 km or 542 mi Bukavu
$779
884 km or 549 mi Ngozi
$689
895 km or 556 mi Thika
$448
895 km or 556 mi Nairobi
$807

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789