Cost of living comparison
Khartoum is 56.0% cheaper than Brussels.
If you lived in Khartoum instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 65.0% less for restaurants
Brussels
|
Khartoum
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.59
€18.01
|
$6.60
SDG3,967.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.97
€11.01
|
$8.00
SDG4,808.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.72
€2.50
|
$0.63
SDG376.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.37
|
$0.42
SDG253.36
|
|
pay 26.4% less for groceries
Brussels
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.68
€2.47
|
$1.14
SDG683.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$8.38
€7.71
|
$6.05
SDG3,636.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.89
€5.41
|
$6.13
SDG3,684.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.11
€3.78
|
$2.85
SDG1,715.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.43
€4.99
|
$2.81
SDG1,690.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.23
€1.13
|
$2.02
SDG1,212.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.82
|
$0.51
SDG305.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.31
€1.20
|
$0.90
SDG538.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.30
€1.20
|
$0.80
SDG479.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.87
€0.80
|
$0.60
SDG359.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.77
|
$0.43
SDG255.94
|
|
pay 45.5% less for transportation
Brussels
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.19
€6.61
|
$5.20
SDG3,127.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.34
€49.02
|
$25.00
SDG15,025.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,021.96
€28,513.84
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.16
€22.21
|
$10.74
SDG6,453.31
|
|
pay 44.1% less for housing
Brussels
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.82
€53.15
|
$70.15
SDG42,158.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,165.94
€1,071.67
|
$637.80
SDG383,315.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$976.56
€897.61
|
$252.68
SDG151,859.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$182.93
€168.14
|
$39.45
SDG23,709.77
|
|
pay 92.3% less for childcare
Brussels
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$989.17
€909.19
|
$63.07
SDG37,902.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$23,148.55
€21,276.99
|
$2,057.46
SDG1,236,531.56
|
|
pay 51.7% less for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.44
€5.00
|
$2.00
SDG1,202.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.88
€3.57
|
$2.38
SDG1,430.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.25
€8.50
|
$1.80
SDG1,081.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.92
€32.09
|
$33.33
SDG20,033.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$14.15
€13.01
|
$4.00
SDG2,404.00
|
|
pay 67.0% less for clothing
Brussels
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$104.24
€95.82
|
$18.17
SDG10,918.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.59
€45.58
|
$20.00
SDG12,020.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$117.47
€107.97
|
$55.00
SDG33,055.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$144.77
€133.06
|
$40.00
SDG24,040.00
|
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