Juba vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Juba Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$528
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1267
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$222
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$369
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.8
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$110
$2465
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
11
66
😀 Quality of life
15
87
🏙️ Population
500K
1.25M

The cost of living in Juba is 64% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 8554th and 4144th ($528 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th in South Sudan and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check South Sudan vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Juba compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Juba ranked 1st best city to live in South Sudan vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 9209th and 352nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Juba vs Sharjah

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Juba Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.48
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.9
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$216
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$254
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.6
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1385
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$817
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.82
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.89
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.93
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.53
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.9
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.23
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.3
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.79
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.9
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$103
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3694
$7922

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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
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2183
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2420
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1214
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1457
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1080
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$796
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1135
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2014
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1923
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$545
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$541
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$575
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$545
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1309
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1109
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1192
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$563
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$575
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$931
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1037
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$565
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$547
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$613
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$823
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$627
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$489
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$487
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$813
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$565
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$492