Juba vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

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Juba Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person
$527
$984
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1254
$1812
🏠 One person rent
$227
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$381
$581
🍽️ Food expenses
$211
$247
🚐 Transport expenses
$37.1
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$128
$1672
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
29 km
🎓 Higher education
10
63
😀 Quality of life
15
45
🏙️ Population
459K
1.27M

The cost of living in Juba is 46% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 8477th and 5704th ($527 vs $984) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 1.7 months in Soweto. Juba ranked 1st best city to live in South Sudan vs Soweto ranked 9th in South Africa, while ranked 9195th and 7050th among best cities to live in the world.

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Juba Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.31
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.5
$28.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.79
$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$2
☕ Cappuccino
$1.86
$2.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$867
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$148
$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$538
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$270
$415
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$69.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.2
$108
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.8
$33.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.67%
11.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1501
$907
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$933
$724
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.24
$11.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.2
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.33
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.61
$2.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.28
$8.24
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$4.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.89
$6.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.24
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.75
$7.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.46
$1.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.84
$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.49
$2.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.78
$2.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.51
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$0.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$24.2
$13.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.26
$6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$15.4
$21.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.27
$3.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.7
$49.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$63.9
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$89.8
$202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3198
$3811

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Distance City Cost of living
152 km or 94 mi Bor
$519
216 km or 134 mi Arua
$617
245 km or 152 mi Gulu
$627
354 km or 220 mi Yambio
$508
395 km or 245 mi Bunia
$833
498 km or 310 mi Isiro
$879
507 km or 315 mi Mbale
$654
508 km or 316 mi Kira Town
$658
510 km or 317 mi Wau
$520
516 km or 321 mi Kampala
$717
521 km or 324 mi Malakal
$508
523 km or 325 mi Jinja
$582
539 km or 335 mi Beni
$820
542 km or 337 mi Entebbe
$578
544 km or 338 mi Tororo
$623
544 km or 338 mi Kasese
$567
584 km or 363 mi Butembo
$804
596 km or 370 mi Mumias
$511
632 km or 393 mi Eldoret
$528
652 km or 405 mi Kisumu
$543
658 km or 409 mi Jimma
$802
735 km or 457 mi Byumba
$597
738 km or 459 mi Ruhengeri
$499
756 km or 470 mi Nakuru
$503
773 km or 480 mi Gisenyi
$396
776 km or 482 mi Kigali
$758
798 km or 496 mi Awasa
$1031
808 km or 502 mi Kibuye
$491
826 km or 514 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
827 km or 514 mi Nyanza
$524
832 km or 517 mi Mwanza
$656
854 km or 530 mi Butare
$412
858 km or 533 mi Meru
$549
860 km or 534 mi Kisangani
$957
868 km or 539 mi Muyinga
$687
869 km or 540 mi Cyangugu
$505
872 km or 542 mi Bukavu
$803
884 km or 549 mi Ngozi
$686
895 km or 556 mi Thika
$460
895 km or 556 mi Nairobi
$811

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Johannesburg
$1082
24 km or 15 mi Randburg
$890
26 km or 16 mi Sandton
$984
46 km or 28 mi Vereeniging
$706
46 km or 29 mi Benoni
$826
48 km or 30 mi Vanderbijlpark
$799
56 km or 34 mi Centurion
$892
58 km or 36 mi Springs
$740
66 km or 41 mi Pretoria
$975
73 km or 45 mi Brits
$875
91 km or 56 mi Potchefstroom
$731
92 km or 57 mi Rustenburg
$940
137 km or 85 mi Klerksdorp
$762
159 km or 99 mi Bethal
$838
166 km or 103 mi Kroonstad
$808
170 km or 106 mi Middelburg
$830
222 km or 138 mi Welkom
$762
228 km or 142 mi Mmabatho
$833
249 km or 155 mi Lobatse
$637
266 km or 165 mi Gaborone
$668
282 km or 175 mi Butha-Buthe
$570
290 km or 180 mi Kanye
$637
315 km or 196 mi Molepolole
$607
321 km or 199 mi Teyateyaneng
$533
329 km or 204 mi Mbabane
$599
335 km or 208 mi Vryheid
$827
341 km or 212 mi Maseru
$650
350 km or 217 mi Manzini
$469
354 km or 220 mi Bloemfontein
$698
367 km or 228 mi Mahalapye
$577
399 km or 248 mi Mafeteng
$598
412 km or 256 mi Kimberley
$861
420 km or 261 mi Palapye
$514
446 km or 277 mi Pietermaritzburg
$705
447 km or 278 mi Serowe
$536
461 km or 286 mi Matola
$908
472 km or 293 mi Maputo
$915
506 km or 314 mi Durban
$892
567 km or 353 mi Francistown
$587
595 km or 370 mi Xai-Xai
$915