Juba vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Juba Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$513
$747
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1263
$1837
🏠 One person rent
$224
$330
🏘️ Family rent
$423
$606
🍽️ Food expenses
$204
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$36.3
$61.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$387
$349
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
10
25
😀 Quality of life
13
24
🏙️ Population
459K
2.44M

The cost of living in Juba is 31% less expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 8527th and 6685th ($513 vs $747) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in South Sudan and Cameroon, respectively. Check South Sudan vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Juba compared to 0.5 months in Yaounde. Juba ranked 1st best city to live in South Sudan vs Yaounde ranked 2nd in Cameroon, while ranked 9116th and 8653rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Juba vs Yaounde

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Juba Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.14
$4.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.6
$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.77
$1.13
 Cappuccino
$1.81
$2.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$213
$282
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$146
$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$469
$1005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$305
$350
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.3
$50.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.3
$77
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.6
$47.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.14%
6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1526
$1871
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$907
$626
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.15
$3.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$2.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.89
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.25
$6.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.64
$5.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$4.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.77
$8.68
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.85
$1.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.52
$3.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.81
$2.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.53
$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23
$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.18
$6.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.3
$19.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.79
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.8
$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.9
$87.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$88.1
$306
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2876
$1631

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JubaYaounde

Cost of living

$349

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$506
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$585
245 km or 152 mi Gulu
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354 km or 220 mi Yambio
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1265
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$555
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$764
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$601
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$655
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$553
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1121
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$741
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$384
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$527
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$668
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$482
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$621
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$883
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$679
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$1611
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$462
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$805
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$972
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$625
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$556
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$900
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$881
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$900
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$558
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$1502
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$820
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$665
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$759
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$522
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$651
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$513
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$634
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$533
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$666
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$486
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$743
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$850
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$371
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$779