Cost of Living in South Sudan
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Purchasing Power vs. United States
Based on GDP per capita (PPP).
Cities in South Sudan
Income Category
Population
Child Education
Public-schooling rules are not sourced for South Sudan yet. Country-level enrollment, instruction-language, and homeschool notes will appear here once verified.
Childcare & Domestic Help
Nanny, housekeeper, and driver pricing is not yet sourced for South Sudan. We publish this section only when we can tie it to verified local samples or a clearly marked country fallback.
Healthcare
System strength, outcome signals, facility coverage, and self-pay visibility in South Sudan.
Method: country metrics come from public system indicators, facility coverage reflects mapped providers we can inventory, direct pricing only reflects observed self-pay pages, and relative care cost can fall back to broad cost-of-living healthcare indices. Sparse pricing does not imply sparse healthcare availability.
Healthcare system
LimitedCoverage looks thinner, doctor staffing is lighter, and hospital capacity looks tighter weigh on this rating.
Public care
LimitedA visible public hospital footprint help, but public coverage looks thinner and public funding looks lighter.
Private care
MixedA meaningful tracked hospital and clinic network help, but self-pay pricing transparency is still sparse.
UHC coverage
41/100
2023
Physicians
0.04/1k
2022
Hospital beds
0.00/1k
2025
Out of pocket
27%
2023
Outcome signals
Life expectancy
57.7 yrs
2024
Maternal mortality
692/100k
2023
Neonatal mortality
39.5/1k
2024
International patient readiness
LimitedThere is visible specialty depth help, but price transparency is still sparse and headline outcomes are less reassuring.
Pricing transparency
LimitedPublished self-pay prices are scarce weigh on this rating.
Facility coverage
Self-pay pricing visibility
No verified self-pay prices are published for the tracked facilities in South Sudan yet.
This usually reflects low online price transparency rather than a lack of healthcare providers.
Notable facilities
System metrics: World Bank WDI · Updated 2026-06-01
Safety & Governance
Street Safety
Source: Numbeo where a city row is matched; otherwise World Bank WGI and country-level safety context.
Political Stability
World Bank WGI scale: -2.5 to +2.5.
Wages by Sector
| Sector | Median |
|---|---|
| Administrative & Support Services | — |
| Agriculture & Farming | — |
| Arts, Entertainment & Recreation | — |
| Construction | — |
| Education | — |
| Finance & Insurance | — |
| Healthcare & Social Work | — |
| Hospitality & Food Service | — |
| Information & Technology | — |
| Manufacturing | — |
| Mining & Quarrying | — |
| Other Services | — |
| Professional & Scientific Services | — |
| Real Estate | — |
| Retail & Wholesale Trade | — |
| Transport & Logistics | — |
| Utilities | — |
2024 annual wages in South Sudan · Source: GDP-derived estimate
Visa Information (US passport)
Short-stay entry
US passport holders need advance travel authorization or a visa before entry.
About South Sudan
South Sudan is a low-income Sub-Saharan African country of about 11.9 million people, with Juba as the main base for most foreign residents. Relocation here is not comparable to a typical regional move: living costs are very expensive for the area because many basics are import-dependent, while infrastructure remains limited outside institutional compounds and key parts of the capital. English is the official language, which helps with administration and work settings, but visas are difficult and generally require sponsorship. The practical tradeoffs are serious: high security risk, active conflict zones, very limited healthcare, and medical evacuation often being part of any realistic plan. Internet access is extremely slow and unreliable, and the tropical climate brings hot, humid conditions plus a severe rainy season.
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Common questions about South Sudan
Sourced from SortaRich's public-data ranking engine — every figure links to its institutional source.
How far does $1 go in South Sudan?
$1 goes about 5.3x further in South Sudan than in the baseline market — your home-country income stretches that much more (current PPP ratio: 5.34). The figure adjusts every year as exchange rates and local prices shift. SortaRich uses World Bank ICP 2021 as the anchor and Penn World Tables 11.0 for cross-validation.
Sources: World Bank ICP 2021, Penn World Tables 11.0
What visa do I need to move to South Sudan?
To move to South Sudan you have these visa options: Tourist entry: evisa. Visa rules change frequently — confirm the current terms with the official immigration authority before booking flights.
Source: SortaRich Visa Database
What are the best cities to live in South Sudan?
The best cities to live in South Sudan are Juba — those are the most-searched options among the 1 cities profiled in the SortaRich database. Each city page includes a personalized PPP comparison versus your home city plus subnational price data where available.
Source: SortaRich City Index