Juba vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Juba	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1263	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$224	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$423	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$204	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.3	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$387	$4315
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	10	100
😀 Quality of life	13	100
🏙️ Population	459K	4.84M

The cost of living in Juba is 80% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 8527th and 745th ($513 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in South Sudan and Australia, respectively. Check South Sudan vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Juba compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Juba ranked 1st best city to live in South Sudan vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 9116th and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Juba vs Sydney

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	Juba	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.14	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.6	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$1.81	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$213	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$146	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$305	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.3	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.6	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.14%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1526	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$907	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.7	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.15	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.64	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.52	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.18	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.3	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.79	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.8	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.9	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$88.1	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2876	$17957

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Cities near Juba

Distance	City	Cost of living
152 km or 94 mi	Bor	$506
216 km or 134 mi	Arua	$585
245 km or 152 mi	Gulu	$594
354 km or 220 mi	Yambio	$495
395 km or 245 mi	Bunia	$801
498 km or 310 mi	Isiro	$843
507 km or 315 mi	Mbale	$605
508 km or 316 mi	Kira Town	$646
510 km or 317 mi	Wau	$508
516 km or 321 mi	Kampala	$698
521 km or 324 mi	Malakal	$496
523 km or 325 mi	Jinja	$562
539 km or 335 mi	Beni	$785
542 km or 337 mi	Entebbe	$558
544 km or 338 mi	Tororo	$602
544 km or 338 mi	Kasese	$573
584 km or 363 mi	Butembo	$768
596 km or 370 mi	Mumias	$490
632 km or 393 mi	Eldoret	$483
652 km or 405 mi	Kisumu	$522
658 km or 409 mi	Jimma	$654
735 km or 457 mi	Byumba	$613
738 km or 459 mi	Ruhengeri	$492
756 km or 470 mi	Nakuru	$500
773 km or 480 mi	Gisenyi	$381
776 km or 482 mi	Kigali	$771
798 km or 496 mi	Awasa	$886
808 km or 502 mi	Kibuye	$479
826 km or 514 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
827 km or 514 mi	Nyanza	$518
832 km or 517 mi	Mwanza	$625
854 km or 530 mi	Butare	$413
858 km or 533 mi	Meru	$541
860 km or 534 mi	Kisangani	$910
868 km or 539 mi	Muyinga	$650
869 km or 540 mi	Cyangugu	$496
872 km or 542 mi	Bukavu	$759
884 km or 549 mi	Ngozi	$648
895 km or 556 mi	Thika	$589
895 km or 556 mi	Nairobi	$760

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1668
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683