Juba vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Juba	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$862
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1263	$2459
🏠 One person rent	$224	$430
🏘️ Family rent	$423	$1176
🍽️ Food expenses	$204	$297
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.3	$57.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$387	$894
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	10	29
😀 Quality of life	13	51
🏙️ Population	459K	431K

The cost of living in Juba is 40% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 8527th and 6224th ($513 vs $862) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in South Sudan and Namibia, respectively. Check South Sudan vs Namibia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Juba compared to 1 months in Windhoek. Juba ranked 1st best city to live in South Sudan vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 9116th and 6198th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Juba vs Windhoek

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	Juba	Windhoek
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.14	$9.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$38.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.6	$5.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$1.62
☕ Cappuccino	$1.81	$1.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$213	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$146	$300
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$1094
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$305	$1008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.3	$104
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.6	$46.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.14%	11.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1526	$1274
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$907	$786
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.7	$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.15	$6.36
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.79
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$6.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$4.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.64	$5.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$5.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$1.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.52	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$2.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$37.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.18	$5.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.3	$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.79	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.8	$43.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.9	$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$88.1	$201
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2876	$4344

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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 Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$792
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$811
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$813
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$777
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$827
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$768
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$740
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$742
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$731
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$699
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$628
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$664
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$665
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$691
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$780
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$583
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$631
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$814
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$540
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$688
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$624
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$577
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$820
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$748
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$923
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$837
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$953
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$671
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$906
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$807
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$645
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$785