Juba vs Windhoek - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Juba	Windhoek
🚶 Cost of living one person	$527	$985
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1254	$2264
🏠 One person rent	$227	$515
🏘️ Family rent	$381	$857
🍽️ Food expenses	$211	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$37.1	$64.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$128	$700
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	10	29
😀 Quality of life	15	57
🏙️ Population	459K	431K

The cost of living in Juba is 46% less expensive than in Windhoek. Cities ranked 8477th and 5698th ($527 vs $985) 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 0.2 months in Juba compared to 0.7 months in Windhoek. Juba ranked 1st best city to live in South Sudan vs Windhoek ranked 1st in Namibia, while ranked 9195th and 6153rd 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	$3.31	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.5	$40.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.79	$5.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.89
☕ Cappuccino	$1.86	$2.07
🥤 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	$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$148	$357
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$396	$846
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$270	$633
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$83.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.2	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.8	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.67%	11.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1501	$1315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$933	$718
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$13.7	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.24	$7.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.65	$0.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.61	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.28	$6.57
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$5.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$6.97
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$2.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$1.77
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$1.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$1.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.75	$6.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.46	$1.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.84	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.49	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.78	$2.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$2.7
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$24.2	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.26	$5.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.4	$32
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.27	$8
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.7	$54.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.9	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$89.8	$225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3198	$5380

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Cities near Juba

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

Cities near Windhoek

Distance	City	Cost of living
83 km or 52 mi	Rehoboth	$904
173 km or 108 mi	Omaruru	$924
194 km or 120 mi	Gobabis	$927
238 km or 148 mi	Otjiwarongo	$836
246 km or 153 mi	Mariental	$948
262 km or 163 mi	Swakopmund	$834
268 km or 166 mi	Walvis Bay	$857
375 km or 233 mi	Tsumeb	$819
589 km or 366 mi	Oshikango	$807
776 km or 482 mi	Upington	$746
882 km or 548 mi	Molepolole	$607
883 km or 548 mi	Kanye	$637
921 km or 572 mi	Lobatse	$637
928 km or 577 mi	Gaborone	$668
940 km or 584 mi	Mmabatho	$833
990 km or 615 mi	Serowe	$536
999 km or 621 mi	Mahalapye	$577
1030 km or 640 mi	Kimberley	$861
1032 km or 641 mi	Palapye	$514
1056 km or 656 mi	Livingstone	$653
1079 km or 670 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
1086 km or 675 mi	Rustenburg	$940
1087 km or 675 mi	Francistown	$587
1099 km or 683 mi	Huambo	$606
1112 km or 691 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
1136 km or 706 mi	Brits	$875
1140 km or 708 mi	Welkom	$762
1166 km or 724 mi	Soweto	$984
1167 km or 725 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
1167 km or 725 mi	Kroonstad	$808
1173 km or 729 mi	Randburg	$890
1178 km or 732 mi	Sandton	$984
1179 km or 733 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
1180 km or 733 mi	Benguela	$719
1180 km or 733 mi	Pretoria	$975
1180 km or 734 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
1184 km or 735 mi	Centurion	$892
1187 km or 738 mi	Vereeniging	$706
1196 km or 743 mi	Lobito	$684
1207 km or 750 mi	Benoni	$826