Cost of Living in
South Sudan

Cost of living	One person	Family of 4
Total with rent	$468	$1249
Without rent	$265	$925
Rent & Utilities	$239.74	$456.91
Food	$197	$608
Transport	$28.44	$71.12
Monthly salary after tax	$406.03
Human freedom index	3.34
Life expectancy	51.2
English speaking %	36.1%
Population	8.3M

The cost of living in South Sudan is $468, which is 2.23 times less expensive than the world average. South Sudan is ranked 191th out of 208 countries by cost of living .

The average salary after taxes in South Sudan is $406.03, which is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months.

South Sudan

We calculate prices for South Sudan as a population-weighted mean of 19 cities. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Cost of living	One person	Rank
Total with rent	$468	191 / 208
Without rent	$265	199 / 208
Rent & Utilities	$239.74	169 / 208
Food	$197	182 / 208
Transport	$28.44	194 / 208

Rent & Utilities
1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	239.11$
Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	183.21$
3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	498.72$
Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	239.28$
Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	40.2$
Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	64.56$
Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	30.32$
Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.84$
Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	1582$
House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	819$

Eating Out
Lunch Menu	3.56$
Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	17.76$
Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	5.37$
Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	1.81$
Cappuccino	1.72$
Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	0.41$

Transportation
Local transport ticket	0.31$
Monthly ticket local transport	13.6$
Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	6.18$
Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	0.92$

Groceries
Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	1.13$
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	0.74$
Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.05$
Eggs, x12	1.5$
Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	5.79$
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	4.87$
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	6.28$
Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.97$
Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.09$
Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.72$
Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.11$
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	0.96$
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	1.1$
Water, 1 L or 1 qt	0.38$
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	1.02$
Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	5.95$
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	1.16$
Cigarette pack	2.44$
Cold medicince, 1 week	2.91$
Hair Shampoo	2.84$
Toilet paper, 4 rolls	1.55$
Toothpaste, 1 tube	1.29$

Other

Gym Membership, 1 month	25.9$
Cinema Ticket, 1 person	4.7$
Doctor's visit	13.9$
Haircut, simple	3.59$
Brand Jeans	21.82$
Brand Sneakers	70.73$
Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	93.99$
International Primary School, 1 year	3217$

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living in Cities by population

States ranked from the most expensive to the cheapest ones

Rank	State	Cost of living
1	Northern Bahr el Ghazal	$1165
2	Western Bahr el Ghazal	$1161
3	Gok	$964
4	Upper Nile Province	$753
5	Western Equatoria	$671
6	Upper Nile	$649
7	Tonj	$589
8	Gogrial	$587
9	Malakal	$587
10	Juba	$559
11	Jonglei	$541
12	Magwe (South Sudan)	$525
13	Central Equatoria	$516
14	Bor (South Sudan)	$494
15	Ikotos	$483
16	Maridi	$459
17	Eastern Equatoria	$427
18	Yei River	$422
19	Yambio	$416
20	Wau	$407
21	Monaco	$7654
22	Santa Barbara Province	$3469
23	Singapore	$3385
24	Neuchatel	$3164
25	Ile-de-France	$2736
26	Zurich	$2715
27	California	$2710
28	Queretaro	$2187
29	United States	$2149
30	Baden-Wurttemberg	$2044
31	Aland	$2038
32	Ostergotland	$1978
33	Provence-Alpes-Cote dAzur	$1921
34	Hoki	$1897
35	Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes	$1891
36	Liege	$1878
37	Plzen	$1831
38	South Pyongan	$1816
39	Hokkaido	$1802
40	Tras-os-Montes e Alto Douro	$1703
41	Nampo	$1690
42	Jonkoping	$1661
43	Rikuchu	$1633
44	Sancti Spiritus	$1578
45	Caceres	$1564
46	Holguin	$1508
47	Usti nad Labem	$1462
48	Cadiz	$1459
49	Orebro	$1456
50	Kavala	$1444
51	Limon	$1428
52	Al Bahah	$1394
53	Colon (Panama)	$1391
54	Zlin	$1388
55	Vastmanland	$1381
56	Omi	$1355
57	Tacuarembo	$1343
58	Siauliai County	$1329
59	Ahuachapan	$1327
60	Shimosa	$1324
61	Ciego de Avila	$1316
62	Tokai	$1300
63	Xanthi	$1280
64	Dembeni	$1275
65	Panama	$1271
66	Bayamon	$1269
67	Paysandu	$1264
68	Usulutan	$1259
69	Zilina	$1252
70	Hyuga	$1251
71	Guantanamo	$1238
72	Panama	$1234
73	Ioannina	$1231
74	Igdir	$1230
75	Panama Oeste	$1230
76	San-Pedro	$1203
77	Klaipeda	$1201
78	Tillaberi	$1200
79	Etchu	$1194
80	Vlore	$1194
81	Constanta	$1189
82	Kai	$1170
83	Pinar del Rio	$1161
84	Riga Planning Region	$1154
85	Camaguey	$1149
86	San Pedro de Macoris	$1138
87	Lodz	$1132
88	Chania	$1130
89	Causeni	$1128
90	Presov	$1128
91	Calarasi (Moldova)	$1117
92	Kermanshah	$1116
93	Franche-Comte	$1113
94	Yoro	$1112
95	Tekirdag	$1111
96	Zambezia	$1107
97	Bahia	$1102
98	Setubal	$1097
99	Drama	$1085
100	Kastoria	$1081
101	Suo	$1080
102	Balikesir	$1075
103	Thies	$1074
104	Trencin	$1063
105	Serres	$1060
106	Dubasari	$1050
107	Rethymno	$1045
108	Equateur	$1036
109	Espirito Santo	$1034
110	Suchitepequez	$1030
111	Haut-Uele	$1027
112	Gabu	$1019
113	Straseni	$1015
114	Brasov	$1014
115	Goias	$1013
116	Boke	$1007
117	Mexico	$1007
118	Totomi	$995
119	Siauliai	$994
120	Colon (Cuba)	$992
121	Banska Bystrica	$983
122	Panevezys	$969
123	Iasi	$963
124	Sao Paulo	$961
125	Kozuke	$956
126	Klaipeda County	$952
127	Izmir	$949
128	Osumi	$945
129	Kutahya	$934
130	Quilpue	$930
131	Hradec Kralove	$929
132	Kasai	$920
133	Kasai-Oriental	$919
134	Gueckedou	$918
135	Michoacan	$908
136	Eskisehir	$906
137	Extreme-Nord	$900
138	Solola	$897
139	Timis	$890
140	Bafata	$878
141	Kahramanmaras	$878
142	Usak	$877
143	Guatemala	$876
144	Uige	$872
145	Dien Bien	$871
146	Estado de Mexico	$864
147	Yucatan	$864
148	Durres	$856
149	Guaira	$856
150	Municipality of Chisinau	$854
151	Diyarbakir	$850
152	Cotui	$846
153	Ceara	$845
154	Francisco Morazan	$845
155	Botosani	$841
156	Esteli	$838
157	Buzau	$834
158	Botosani	$829
159	Forecariah	$826
160	Kirikkale	$816
161	Maan	$816
162	San Luis Potosi	$814
163	Boyaca	$812
164	Tucuman	$812
165	Caras-Severin	$810
166	Neuquen	$806
167	Bekes	$799
168	Hoki Province	$787
169	Adiyaman	$779
170	Arges	$779
171	Neamt	$777
172	Raska	$771
173	Atlantico	$768
174	Marijampole	$762
175	Para	$756
176	Gyor-Moson-Sopron	$755
177	Ialomita	$751
178	Veszprem	$751
179	Wasit	$751
180	Huila	$747
181	Sirvan	$747
182	Canakkale	$743
183	Aydin	$733
184	Elazig	$730
185	Chisinau	$726
186	Nuevo Leon	$720
187	Shkoder	$718
188	Korce	$710
189	Khuzestan	$708
190	Copiapo	$705
191	Bazega	$694
192	Curico	$692
193	Hamadan	$689
194	Mures	$683
195	Passore	$680
196	Braila	$675
197	Oueme	$671
198	Bistrita-Nasaud	$669
199	Iasi	$668
200	Djibouti	$666
201	Rezekne	$664
202	Laayoune	$660
203	Nghe An	$657
204	Awash	$655
205	Elazig	$650
206	Leon (Nicaragua)	$648
207	Gilan	$644
208	Meknes	$634
209	Mures	$633
210	Khenifra	$631
211	Tuyen Quang	$628
212	Bacau	$624
213	Paraguari	$622
214	Caras-Severin	$620
215	Piaui	$620
216	Binh Phuoc	$612
217	Osh	$608
218	Chuy Province	$607
219	Vinh Long	$607
220	Anse-a-Veau	$604
221	Dambovita	$604
222	Medias	$602
223	Koulpelogo	$595
224	Anosy	$594
225	Rio San Juan	$590
226	Bac Lieu	$587
227	Ninh Thuan	$585
228	Setif	$582
229	Duzce	$573
230	Ain Beida	$572
231	North Ossetia-Alania	$572
232	Agri	$569
233	Maramures	$569
234	Al Mahwit	$568
235	Hau Giang	$567
236	Dak Lak	$566
237	Al Hoceima	$562
238	Nis	$561
239	Sidi Bel Abbes	$553
240	Cadiz	$542
241	Valcea	$542
242	Kelaat Sraghna	$539
243	Bac Giang	$536
244	Soc Trang	$535
245	Miragoane	$533
246	Bechar	$531
247	Menaka	$525
248	Ba Ria-Vung Tau	$522
249	Karbala	$522
250	Lere	$516
251	Stavropol	$514
252	Yen Bai	$513
253	Kirklareli	$512
254	Hajjah	$507
255	Son La	$502
256	San Andres	$500
257	Inezgane-Ait Melloul	$498
258	Sadah	$495
259	Dhaka	$489
260	Sale	$489
261	Corum	$484
262	Concepcion (Paraguay)	$482
263	Binh Dinh	$480
264	Oulmes	$480
265	Caaguazu	$478
266	Arta	$476
267	Dong Nai	$473
268	Lang Son	$470
269	Salar	$470
270	Kenitra	$467
271	Quang Tri	$466
272	Ayni	$465
273	Dong Thap	$463
274	Narino	$462
275	Maharashtra	$461
276	Quang Ninh	$453
277	Nam Dinh	$448
278	Ain Temouchent	$444
279	Thanh Hoa	$444
280	Sanaa	$443
281	MSila	$441
282	Binh Duong	$438
283	Homs	$436
284	Khemisset	$435
285	Medenine	$433
286	Ca Mau	$431
287	Kebili	$431
288	Thua Thien Hue	$431
289	Beni Mellal-Khenifra	$429
290	Ain Defla	$426
291	Mazandaran	$426
292	Binh Thuan	$424
293	Tamba	$423
294	Jaen (Peru)	$422
295	Tetouan	$414
296	Al Bayda	$412
297	Ysyk-Kol	$411
298	Tebessa	$409
299	Bejaia	$405
300	Misratah	$399
301	Baghlan	$398
302	El Kelaa des Sraghna	$398
303	Daharia	$393
304	Al Bayda	$390
305	San Joaquin	$389
306	Tay Ninh	$389
307	Bordj Bou Arreridj	$384
308	Kien Giang	$381
309	Saida	$381
310	Gabes	$377
311	Kosice	$372
312	Sabha	$365
313	Bihar	$363
314	Kien Giang	$363
315	Quang Nam	$363
316	Samana	$360
317	Medea	$333
318	Ben Tre	$324
319	Naama	$302