Juba vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Juba Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$1612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1230
$2987
🏠 One person rent
$214
$1091
🏘️ Family rent
$402
$1464
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.8
$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$361
$1719
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
10
65
😀 Quality of life
15
82
🏙️ Population
526K
1.25M

The cost of living in Juba is 69% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 8514th and 3028th ($498 vs $1612) 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 0.7 months in Juba compared to 1.1 months in Sharjah. Juba ranked 1st best city to live in South Sudan vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 9140th and 359th among best cities to live in the world.

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Juba Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$5.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$21.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$8.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$7.46
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$888
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$132
$891
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$450
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$283
$1132
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.1
$168
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$92.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.29%
4.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1409
$3596
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$772
$2465
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$2.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.6
$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.76
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$8.49
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.41
$5.44
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.74
$6.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.51
$6.77
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.94
$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21
$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.15
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.4
$45.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.06
$5.61
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.9
$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.9
$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2918
$5193

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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
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$1841
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2229
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1191
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1132
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1164
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$787
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1126
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1872
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1810
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$798
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$890
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$573
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$604
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1375
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1285
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1327
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$544
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$779
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$959
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1005
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$606
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$604
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$530
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$868
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$672
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$457
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$621
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$910
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$606
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$646
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$561
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$822
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$575
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$541