Juba vs Sofia - Cost of Living Comparison

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Juba Sofia
🚶 Cost of living one person
$498
$951
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1230
$2371
🏠 One person rent
$214
$436
🏘️ Family rent
$402
$747
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.8
$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$361
$1259
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
10
69
😀 Quality of life
15
76
🏙️ Population
526K
1.38M

The cost of living in Juba is 48% less expensive than in Sofia. Cities ranked 8514th and 5668th ($498 vs $951) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in South Sudan and Bulgaria, respectively. Check South Sudan vs Bulgaria comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Juba compared to 1.3 months in Sofia. Juba ranked 1st best city to live in South Sudan vs Sofia ranked 1st in Bulgaria, while ranked 9140th and 907th among best cities to live in the world.

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Juba Sofia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.02
$9.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.31
$8.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.72
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$1.74
$2.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.35
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$438
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$132
$319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$450
$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$283
$562
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.8
$80.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.1
$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$12
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.29%
3.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1409
$2806
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$772
$1728
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.6
$26.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.76
$7.79
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.55
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$8.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.98
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$2.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.41
$7.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.74
$3.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.51
$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.94
$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21
$28.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.15
$7.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.4
$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.06
$8.79
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.3
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.9
$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.9
$497
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2918
$7940

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$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
26 km or 16 mi Pernik
$598
59 km or 37 mi Vratsa
$865
77 km or 48 mi Blagoevgrad
$533
97 km or 60 mi Bansko
$852
100 km or 62 mi Pazardzhik
$660
132 km or 82 mi Pleven
$719
132 km or 82 mi Plovdiv
$712
135 km or 84 mi Nis
$702
142 km or 88 mi Stip
$602
146 km or 91 mi Kumanovo
$563
148 km or 92 mi Vidin
$661
149 km or 92 mi Asenovgrad
$626
151 km or 94 mi Strumica
$581
164 km or 102 mi Gabrovo
$495
168 km or 104 mi Veles
$531
175 km or 108 mi Skopje
$760
176 km or 110 mi Pristina
$691
178 km or 110 mi Kavadarci
$576
180 km or 112 mi Serres
$1027
185 km or 115 mi Drama
$977
186 km or 116 mi Craiova
$813
191 km or 119 mi Stara Zagora
$641
193 km or 120 mi Veliko Tarnovo
$654
202 km or 125 mi Mitrovica
$664
202 km or 126 mi Haskovo
$697
208 km or 129 mi Tetovo
$570
210 km or 130 mi Prilep
$534
210 km or 131 mi Slatina
$610
215 km or 134 mi Kavala
$827
215 km or 134 mi Alexandria
$681
217 km or 135 mi Xanthi
$1027
222 km or 138 mi Drobeta-Turnu Severin
$713
224 km or 139 mi Giannitsa
$1057
232 km or 144 mi Thessaloniki
$1177
234 km or 145 mi Novi Pazar
$704
242 km or 150 mi Kragujevac
$733
245 km or 152 mi Sliven
$616
246 km or 153 mi Komotini
$1001
248 km or 154 mi Bitola
$692
248 km or 154 mi Ruse
$619