Juba vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Juba Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$520
$1503
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1277
$3133
🏠 One person rent
$229
$963
🏘️ Family rent
$428
$1557
🍽️ Food expenses
$205
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.3
$114
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$394
$2228
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
10
65
😀 Quality of life
12
83
🏙️ Population
459K
1.25M

The cost of living in Juba is 65% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 8522nd and 3679th ($520 vs $1503) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 0.8 months in Juba compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Juba ranked 1st best city to live in South Sudan vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 9134th and 386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Juba Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.17
$5.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$26.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.56
$9.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$9.57
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$220
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$151
$735
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$1630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$312
$1186
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.9
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.6
$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.2
$97.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.51%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1547
$6590
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$848
$4507
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.2
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.13
$9.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$1.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.52
$2.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.79
$8.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.34
$6.68
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$8.32
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$1.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.42
$6.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.42
$1.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$6.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.4
$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.88
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.8
$60.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.16
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.4
$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.85
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.9
$51.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.8
$78.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.3
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3094
$5054

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Distance City Cost of living
152 km or 94 mi Bor
$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
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2084
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2309
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1232
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1050
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$994
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1110
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1810
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1719
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$561
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$520
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1267
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1218
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1226
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$531
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$687
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$870
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$989
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$546
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$515
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$878
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$639
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$541
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$489
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$831
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$577
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$507