Cost of living comparison
Sudan is 43.3% cheaper than Hong Kong.
If you lived in Sudan instead of Hong Kong, you would:
pay 30.9% less for restaurants
Hong Kong
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.64
HK$59.73
|
$5.00
SDG3,005.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.73
HK$44.80
|
$8.00
SDG4,808.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.23
HK$9.60
|
$0.52
SDG312.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.11
HK$8.64
|
$0.32
SDG193.05
|
|
pay 46.0% less for groceries
Hong Kong
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.29
HK$17.87
|
$0.94
SDG564.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$12.63
HK$98.70
|
$3.05
SDG1,833.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.66
HK$91.11
|
$5.72
SDG3,439.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.47
HK$27.09
|
$2.40
SDG1,440.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.48
HK$35.01
|
$2.65
SDG1,594.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
HK$15.87
|
$2.24
SDG1,343.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
HK$8.85
|
$0.38
SDG229.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.75
HK$13.70
|
$0.82
SDG495.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.35
HK$10.53
|
$0.79
SDG474.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.21
HK$9.44
|
$0.68
SDG407.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.18
HK$9.20
|
$0.53
SDG320.72
|
|
pay 36.9% less for transportation
Hong Kong
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$10.64
HK$83.18
|
$4.23
SDG2,541.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.70
HK$497.78
|
$20.00
SDG12,020.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,122.07
HK$258,844.04
|
$33,000.00
SDG19,833,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.12
HK$102.54
|
$10.74
SDG6,453.31
|
|
pay 3.1% less for housing
Hong Kong
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.34
HK$182.39
|
$76.50
SDG45,977.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,288.41
HK$17,883.55
|
$520.00
SDG312,520.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,628.63
HK$12,727.47
|
$233.60
SDG140,394.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$157.03
HK$1,227.20
|
$35.43
SDG21,292.14
|
|
pay 89.3% less for childcare
Hong Kong
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$771.50
HK$6,029.17
|
$69.33
SDG41,665.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,861.18
HK$147,397.30
|
$2,334.96
SDG1,403,312.76
|
|
pay 70.0% less for entertainment and sports
Hong Kong
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.37
HK$49.78
|
$2.00
SDG1,202.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.02
HK$39.24
|
$2.32
SDG1,396.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.28
HK$64.71
|
$1.80
SDG1,081.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$79.37
HK$620.23
|
$27.75
SDG16,677.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.74
HK$99.56
|
$2.00
SDG1,202.00
|
|
pay 26.6% less for clothing
Hong Kong
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$80.90
HK$632.23
|
$17.06
SDG10,251.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.86
HK$311.53
|
$70.57
SDG42,409.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
HK$690.43
|
$56.76
SDG34,114.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$129.40
HK$1,011.25
|
$40.36
SDG24,258.58
|
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