South Sudan vs Tanzania - Cost of Living Comparison

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South Sudan Tanzania
🚶 Cost of living one person
$489
$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1205
$1818
🏠 One person rent
$212
$297
🏘️ Family rent
$397
$635
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$216
🚐 Transport expenses
$30.6
$96
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$360
$239
💸 GDP per capita
$1072
$1193
😃 Human freedom index
3.6
6.16
❤️ Life expectancy
55
66.2
👮 Corruption perceptions index
13
40
🌐 English speaking %
40%
9.9%
🎓 Higher education
17
55
😀 Quality of life
5
33
🏙️ Population
12.6M
57.3M

The average cost of living in South Sudan ($489) is 26% less expensive than in Tanzania ($662). South Sudan ranked 183rd vs 141st for Tanzania in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in South Sudan compared to 0.4 months in Tanzania. Ranked 194th and 142nd best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in South Sudan vs Tanzania

We calculate prices for South Sudan and Tanzania as a population-weighted mean of 5 and 10 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

South Sudan Tanzania
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.01
$2.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$22.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.34
$7.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.07
 Cappuccino
$1.73
$2.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$440
$726
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$498
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.6
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.4
$47.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$44.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.22%
14.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1392
$4503
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$765
$5203
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.6
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.83
$13.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$8.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$4.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$3.89
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$3.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.33
$6.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$1.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.52
$3.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$3.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21
$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$4.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.2
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.08
$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.4
$12
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.1
$63.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.1
$282
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2901
$10949

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In South Sudan

City Cost of living Population
Juba
$498
526K
Bor
$489
315K
Wau
$484
233K
Malakal
$479
147K
Yambio
$476
130K

In Tanzania

City Cost of living Population
Dar es Salaam
$720
4.72M
Mbeya
$457
542K
Zanzibar
$762
501K
Arusha
$571
416K
Mwanza
$493
706K
Morogoro
$600
207K
Dodoma
$581
214K
Tanga
$622
221K
Moshi
$536
145K
Stone Town
$706
18K