Cost of living comparison
Moscow is 2.2 times more expensive than Khartoum.
If you lived in Moscow instead of Khartoum, you would:
pay 32.6% more for restaurants
Khartoum
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.60
SDG3,967.00
|
$9.92
RUB902.91
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,808.00
|
$4.92
RUB447.95
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
SDG376.83
|
$1.10
RUB100.55
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
SDG253.36
|
$0.60
RUB54.58
|
|
pay 21.7% less for groceries
Khartoum
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.14
SDG683.66
|
$0.63
RUB57.52
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
SDG3,636.17
|
$4.72
RUB429.27
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.13
SDG3,684.58
|
$3.62
RUB329.35
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
SDG1,715.07
|
$1.74
RUB158.48
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
SDG1,690.29
|
$2.18
RUB198.78
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
SDG1,212.45
|
$0.64
RUB57.94
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
SDG305.00
|
$0.69
RUB62.40
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SDG538.89
|
$0.79
RUB72.18
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SDG479.02
|
$1.56
RUB141.73
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SDG359.00
|
$0.19
RUB17.29
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
SDG255.94
|
$0.20
RUB18.47
|
|
pay 27.7% less for transportation
Khartoum
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.20
SDG3,127.10
|
$2.31
RUB210.62
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SDG15,025.00
|
$29.87
RUB2,717.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$32,820.00
RUB2,986,351.25
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,453.31
|
$5.69
RUB517.63
|
|
pay 46.8% more for housing
Khartoum
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.15
SDG42,158.58
|
$6.03
RUB548.40
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$637.80
SDG383,315.58
|
$881.83
RUB80,239.34
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.68
SDG151,859.35
|
$532.09
RUB48,415.76
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.45
SDG23,709.77
|
$90.54
RUB8,238.59
|
|
pay 6.6 times more for childcare
Khartoum
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.07
SDG37,902.15
|
$484.25
RUB44,062.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,057.46
SDG1,236,531.56
|
$11,553.80
RUB1,051,301.61
|
|
pay 30.0% more for entertainment and sports
Khartoum
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,202.00
|
$3.28
RUB298.64
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
SDG1,430.41
|
$2.63
RUB239.68
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,081.80
|
$2.52
RUB228.95
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
SDG20,033.33
|
$32.93
RUB2,996.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SDG2,404.00
|
$5.47
RUB497.73
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
Khartoum
|
Moscow
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.17
SDG10,918.50
|
$98.68
RUB8,979.49
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.00
SDG12,020.00
|
$46.53
RUB4,233.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.00
SDG33,055.00
|
$117.96
RUB10,733.44
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
SDG24,040.00
|
$114.14
RUB10,386.04
|
|
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