Cost of living comparison
San Juan is 3.0 times more expensive than Khartoum.
If you lived in San Juan instead of Khartoum, you would:
pay 2.8 times more for restaurants
Khartoum
|
San Juan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.60
SDG3,867.99
|
$20.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,688.00
|
$9.12
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
SDG367.43
|
$1.96
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
SDG247.04
|
$1.67
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Khartoum
|
San Juan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.14
SDG666.60
|
$3.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
SDG3,545.41
|
$4.23
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.13
SDG3,592.62
|
$7.93
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
SDG1,672.27
|
$5.52
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
SDG1,648.10
|
$3.70
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
SDG1,182.19
|
$2.55
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
SDG297.39
|
$1.10
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SDG525.44
|
$1.61
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SDG467.06
|
$2.13
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SDG350.04
|
$1.94
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
SDG249.56
|
$1.29
|
|
pay 46.5% more for transportation
Khartoum
|
San Juan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.20
SDG3,049.05
|
$3.88
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SDG14,650.00
|
$40.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$32,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,292.25
|
$22.00
|
|
pay 3.4 times more for housing
Khartoum
|
San Juan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.15
SDG41,106.37
|
$69.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$637.80
SDG373,748.64
|
$1,883.33
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.68
SDG148,069.18
|
$877.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.45
SDG23,118.02
|
$242.45
|
|
pay 6.3 times more for childcare
Khartoum
|
San Juan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.07
SDG36,956.18
|
$471.43
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,057.46
SDG1,205,669.70
|
$10,400.00
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Khartoum
|
San Juan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,172.00
|
$3.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
SDG1,394.71
|
$3.52
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,054.80
|
$10.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
SDG19,533.33
|
$53.75
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SDG2,344.00
|
$9.50
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Khartoum
|
San Juan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.17
SDG10,645.99
|
$47.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.00
SDG11,720.00
|
$45.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.00
SDG32,230.00
|
$95.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
SDG23,440.00
|
$107.71
|
|
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