Cost of living comparison
Saint Helier is 5.6 times more expensive than Khartoum.
If you lived in Saint Helier instead of Khartoum, you would:
pay 4.2 times more for restaurants
Khartoum
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.60
SDG3,867.99
|
$37.84
£29.73
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,688.00
|
$8.83
£6.94
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
SDG367.43
|
$2.84
£2.23
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
SDG247.04
|
$2.29
£1.80
|
|
pay 64.1% more for groceries
Khartoum
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.14
SDG666.60
|
$2.03
£1.59
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
SDG3,545.41
|
$5.49
£4.31
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.13
SDG3,592.62
|
$7.51
£5.90
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
SDG1,672.27
|
$5.04
£3.96
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
SDG1,648.10
|
$5.39
£4.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
SDG1,182.19
|
$1.95
£1.53
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
SDG297.39
|
$0.86
£0.67
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SDG525.44
|
$1.80
£1.42
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SDG467.06
|
$1.43
£1.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SDG350.04
|
$1.09
£0.85
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
SDG249.56
|
$0.92
£0.73
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for transportation
Khartoum
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.20
SDG3,049.05
|
$7.04
£5.53
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SDG14,650.00
|
$65.58
£51.53
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$30,458.39
£23,930.21
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,292.25
|
$41.21
£32.38
|
|
pay 3.3 times more for housing
Khartoum
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.15
SDG41,106.37
|
$64.32
£50.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$637.80
SDG373,748.64
|
$1,860.29
£1,461.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.68
SDG148,069.18
|
$1,686.88
£1,325.33
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.45
SDG23,118.02
|
$108.19
£85.00
|
|
pay 20.4 times more for childcare
Khartoum
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.07
SDG36,956.18
|
$2,002.18
£1,573.05
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,057.46
SDG1,205,669.70
|
$18,733.28
£14,718.15
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Khartoum
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,172.00
|
$6.94
£5.45
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
SDG1,394.71
|
$4.76
£3.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,054.80
|
$12.93
£10.16
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
SDG19,533.33
|
$76.30
£59.95
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SDG2,344.00
|
$16.40
£12.88
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for clothing
Khartoum
|
Saint Helier
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.17
SDG10,645.99
|
$94.59
£74.32
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.00
SDG11,720.00
|
$54.23
£42.61
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.00
SDG32,230.00
|
$99.32
£78.03
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
SDG23,440.00
|
$122.97
£96.61
|
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