Cost of living comparison
Sudan is 43.1% cheaper than Belgium.
If you lived in Sudan instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 65.3% less for restaurants
Belgium
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.43
€17.11
|
$5.00
SDG3,002.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.18
€9.45
|
$8.00
SDG4,804.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
€2.46
|
$0.52
SDG311.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.36
€2.19
|
$0.32
SDG192.89
|
|
pay 9.9% less for groceries
Belgium
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.91
€1.77
|
$0.94
SDG564.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€6.22
|
$3.05
SDG1,831.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.76
€3.49
|
$5.72
SDG3,436.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.55
|
$2.40
SDG1,438.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.52
€4.19
|
$2.65
SDG1,592.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
€0.97
|
$2.24
SDG1,342.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
€0.74
|
$0.38
SDG228.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.00
|
$0.82
SDG495.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$0.79
SDG474.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.71
€0.66
|
$0.68
SDG407.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
€0.52
|
$0.53
SDG320.45
|
|
pay 32.6% less for transportation
Belgium
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.59
€7.05
|
$4.23
SDG2,539.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$48.84
€45.35
|
$20.00
SDG12,010.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,847.12
€24,002.93
|
$33,000.00
SDG19,816,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$23.82
€22.12
|
$10.74
SDG6,447.94
|
|
pay 33.0% less for housing
Belgium
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$52.54
€48.79
|
$76.50
SDG45,939.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$812.75
€754.76
|
$520.00
SDG312,260.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$677.61
€629.26
|
$233.60
SDG140,277.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$147.81
€137.26
|
$35.43
SDG21,274.42
|
|
pay 83.8% less for childcare
Belgium
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$446.94
€415.05
|
$69.33
SDG41,630.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,799.70
€12,815.09
|
$2,334.96
SDG1,402,145.28
|
|
pay 51.0% less for entertainment and sports
Belgium
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.38
€4.07
|
$2.00
SDG1,201.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.23
€3.00
|
$2.32
SDG1,394.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.08
€7.50
|
$1.80
SDG1,080.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$31.77
€29.50
|
$27.75
SDG16,664.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.38
€10.57
|
$2.00
SDG1,201.00
|
|
pay 26.3% less for clothing
Belgium
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$84.51
€78.48
|
$17.06
SDG10,242.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.84
€37.00
|
$70.57
SDG42,374.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.20
€82.83
|
$56.76
SDG34,086.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$119.38
€110.86
|
$40.36
SDG24,238.40
|
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