South Sudan vs Uganda - Cost of Living Comparison

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South Sudan Uganda
🚶 Cost of living one person
$489
$624
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1205
$1546
🏠 One person rent
$212
$265
🏘️ Family rent
$397
$500
🍽️ Food expenses
$198
$233
🚐 Transport expenses
$30.6
$73.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$360
$195
💸 GDP per capita
$1072
$964
😃 Human freedom index
3.6
5.75
❤️ Life expectancy
55
62.7
👮 Corruption perceptions index
13
26
🌐 English speaking %
40%
89.9%
🎓 Higher education
17
70
😀 Quality of life
5
25
🏙️ Population
12.6M
47.1M

The average cost of living in South Sudan ($489) is 22% less expensive than in Uganda ($624). South Sudan ranked 183rd vs 149th for Uganda 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 0.3 months in Uganda. Ranked 194th and 161st best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in South Sudan vs Uganda

We calculate prices for South Sudan and Uganda as a population-weighted mean of 5 and 9 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 Uganda
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.01
$2.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.34
$7.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$1.02
 Cappuccino
$1.73
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$212
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$131
$144
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$440
$641
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$279
$309
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.6
$32
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.4
$49
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$28.7
$75.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.22%
20.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1392
$1165
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$765
$9183
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.77
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.6
$48.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.83
$3.78
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.05
$1.46
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.13
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.65
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$1.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$2.71
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.07
$4.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$3.92
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$1.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.33
$7.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.39
$1.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$2.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.52
$3.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.92
$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.55
$1.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$21
$51
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.14
$5.56
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$14.2
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.08
$6.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.4
$16.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.1
$39
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$87.1
$177
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2901
$4870

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Cities Comparison in South Sudan vs Uganda

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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 Uganda

City Cost of living Population
Kampala
$654
1.68M
Kira Town
$600
317K
Gulu
$556
152K
Kasese
$543
115K
Mbale
$557
96.2K
Jinja
$542
72.9K
Arua
$553
62K
Entebbe
$547
70K
Tororo
$557
41.9K