Juba vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Juba Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$528
$1057
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1267
$1932
🏠 One person rent
$222
$620
🏘️ Family rent
$369
$639
🍽️ Food expenses
$215
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$38.8
$99.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$110
$1631
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
11
63
😀 Quality of life
15
48
🏙️ Population
500K
1.27M

The cost of living in Juba is 50% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 8554th and 5251st ($528 vs $1057) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in South Sudan and South Africa, respectively. Check South Sudan vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Juba compared to 1.5 months in Soweto. Juba ranked 1st best city to live in South Sudan vs Soweto ranked 8th in South Africa, while ranked 9209th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Juba vs Soweto

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Juba Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.48
$7.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.9
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$1.93
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$1.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$216
$942
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$141
$394
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$392
$587
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$254
$452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$79.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.1
$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.6
$36.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.74%
11.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1385
$933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$817
$779
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$2.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$35.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.82
$9.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.21
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.66
$1.06
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.63
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.1
$8.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$4.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.89
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.75
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.93
$7.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.91
$3.08
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.53
$3.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.9
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$0.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.9
$15.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.23
$5.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$16.3
$23.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.79
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.9
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$103
$229
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3694
$4370

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$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
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1171
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$958
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$1089
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$765
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$892
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$865
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$967
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$792
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$1049
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$950
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$791
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$1017
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$826
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$910
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$875
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$899
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$826
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$901
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$697
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$731
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$604
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$694
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$662
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$573
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$652
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$912
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$681
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$511
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$763
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$628
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$630
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$927
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$551
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$716
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$583
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$916
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$966
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$948
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$633
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$950