Cost of living comparison
Khartoum is 34.4% cheaper than Kingston.
If you lived in Khartoum instead of Kingston, you would:
pay 21.8% less for restaurants
Kingston
|
Khartoum
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.40
JMD993.24
|
$6.60
SDG3,867.99
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.68
JMD1,191.89
|
$8.00
SDG4,688.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
JMD191.77
|
$0.63
SDG367.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
JMD119.95
|
$0.42
SDG247.04
|
|
pay 41.9% less for groceries
Kingston
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.26
JMD506.21
|
$1.14
SDG666.60
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.03
JMD1,091.83
|
$6.05
SDG3,545.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$16.07
JMD2,495.41
|
$6.13
SDG3,592.62
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.39
JMD682.22
|
$2.85
SDG1,672.27
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
JMD504.95
|
$2.81
SDG1,648.10
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.39
JMD370.51
|
$2.02
SDG1,182.19
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.41
JMD219.68
|
$0.51
SDG297.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.86
JMD289.01
|
$0.90
SDG525.44
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
JMD189.83
|
$0.80
SDG467.06
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
JMD175.92
|
$0.60
SDG350.04
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
JMD156.69
|
$0.43
SDG249.56
|
|
pay 30.8% less for transportation
Kingston
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
JMD790.23
|
$5.20
SDG3,049.05
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.38
JMD5,959.46
|
$25.00
SDG14,650.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,822.25
JMD6,803,717.92
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.55
JMD4,121.96
|
$10.74
SDG6,292.25
|
|
pay 20.1% less for housing
Kingston
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.43
JMD7,519.41
|
$70.15
SDG41,106.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.08
JMD113,504.62
|
$637.80
SDG373,748.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$447.17
JMD69,426.72
|
$252.68
SDG148,069.18
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.20
JMD19,748.02
|
$39.45
SDG23,118.02
|
|
pay 40.0% less for childcare
Kingston
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.63
JMD40,309.13
|
$63.07
SDG36,956.18
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,149.53
JMD333,729.81
|
$2,057.46
SDG1,205,669.70
|
|
pay 49.1% less for entertainment and sports
Kingston
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.24
JMD347.64
|
$2.00
SDG1,172.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.89
JMD603.44
|
$2.38
SDG1,394.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.96
JMD1,390.54
|
$1.80
SDG1,054.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.56
JMD11,265.86
|
$33.33
SDG19,533.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.56
JMD1,638.85
|
$4.00
SDG2,344.00
|
|
pay 37.2% less for clothing
Kingston
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.99
JMD5,586.99
|
$18.17
SDG10,645.99
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.19
JMD4,531.67
|
$20.00
SDG11,720.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.74
JMD11,138.52
|
$55.00
SDG32,230.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.20
JMD11,209.46
|
$40.00
SDG23,440.00
|
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