Juba vs Yangon - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Juba	Yangon
🚶 Cost of living one person	$513	$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1263	$2342
🏠 One person rent	$224	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$423	$970
🍽️ Food expenses	$204	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$36.3	$84.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$387	$300
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	10	30
😀 Quality of life	13	43
🏙️ Population	459K	6.87M

The cost of living in Juba is 27% less expensive than in Yangon. Cities ranked 8527th and 6863rd ($513 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in South Sudan and Myanmar, respectively. Check South Sudan vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Juba compared to 0.4 months in Yangon. Juba ranked 1st best city to live in South Sudan vs Yangon ranked 1st in Myanmar, while ranked 9116th and 6707th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Juba vs Yangon

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	Juba	Yangon
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.14	$2.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$15.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.6	$4.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.77	$1
☕ Cappuccino	$1.81	$2.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.49	$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$213	$487
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$146	$165
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$469	$1104
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$305	$841
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.3	$33.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$58.3	$51.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$26.6	$25.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.14%	10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1526	$1691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$907	$1184
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$0.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$12.7	$9.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.15	$8.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.63	$0.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$7.51
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.25	$6.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.64	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$2.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$0.78
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.77	$9.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$0.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.85	$1.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.52	$1.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.81	$2.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.53	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$2.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.18	$2.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.3	$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.79	$2.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.8	$78.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.9	$97.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$88.1	$320
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2876	$15505

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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 Yangon

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Bago	$650
151 km or 94 mi	Pathein	$778
158 km or 98 mi	Hpa-an	$610
161 km or 100 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
334 km or 207 mi	Naypyidaw	$701
373 km or 232 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
373 km or 232 mi	Pai	$633
438 km or 272 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
442 km or 275 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
451 km or 280 mi	Taunggyi	$660
506 km or 314 mi	Sittwe	$678
520 km or 323 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
534 km or 332 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
552 km or 343 mi	Myeik	$576
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$715
566 km or 352 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
571 km or 355 mi	Rangsit	$595
576 km or 358 mi	Mandalay	$710
578 km or 359 mi	Bangkok	$941
588 km or 365 mi	Lat Luang	$753
591 km or 367 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
600 km or 373 mi	Monywa	$661
624 km or 388 mi	Hua Hin	$656
658 km or 409 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
662 km or 411 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
666 km or 414 mi	Pattaya	$781
666 km or 414 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
671 km or 417 mi	Nong Prue	$752
686 km or 427 mi	Cox's Bazar	$323
697 km or 433 mi	Vientiane	$1163
705 km or 438 mi	Udon Thani	$543
708 km or 440 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
713 km or 443 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
719 km or 447 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
742 km or 461 mi	Klaeng	$685
756 km or 470 mi	Jinghong	$604
763 km or 474 mi	Chittagong	$351
816 km or 507 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
834 km or 518 mi	Pu'er	$625