Cost of living comparison
Belgium is 3.3 times more expensive than Sudan.
If you lived in Belgium instead of Sudan, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
Sudan
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.60
SDG3,967.00
|
$17.24
€16.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,808.00
|
$10.42
€9.67
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
SDG376.83
|
$2.79
€2.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
SDG253.36
|
$2.42
€2.24
|
|
pay 32.3% more for groceries
Sudan
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.14
SDG683.66
|
$2.22
€2.06
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
SDG3,636.17
|
$6.64
€6.16
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.13
SDG3,684.58
|
$4.35
€4.04
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
SDG1,715.07
|
$3.16
€2.93
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
SDG1,690.29
|
$4.78
€4.43
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
SDG1,212.45
|
$1.10
€1.02
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
SDG305.00
|
$0.87
€0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SDG538.89
|
$1.14
€1.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SDG479.02
|
$1.20
€1.11
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SDG359.00
|
$0.81
€0.75
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
SDG255.94
|
$0.68
€0.63
|
|
pay 89.5% more for transportation
Sudan
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.20
SDG3,127.10
|
$7.06
€6.55
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SDG15,025.00
|
$50.71
€47.04
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,786.12
€24,850.82
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,453.31
|
$24.68
€22.89
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for housing
Sudan
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.15
SDG42,158.58
|
$50.54
€46.89
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$637.80
SDG383,315.58
|
$808.25
€749.85
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.68
SDG151,859.35
|
$687.98
€638.28
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.45
SDG23,709.77
|
$168.59
€156.41
|
|
pay 8.6 times more for childcare
Sudan
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.07
SDG37,902.15
|
$588.37
€545.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,057.46
SDG1,236,531.56
|
$15,983.72
€14,828.90
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Sudan
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,202.00
|
$4.27
€3.97
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
SDG1,430.41
|
$3.44
€3.19
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,081.80
|
$8.49
€7.88
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
SDG20,033.33
|
$33.63
€31.20
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SDG2,404.00
|
$11.97
€11.11
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
Sudan
|
Belgium
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.17
SDG10,918.50
|
$92.98
€86.26
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.00
SDG12,020.00
|
$41.35
€38.36
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.00
SDG33,055.00
|
$87.07
€80.78
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
SDG24,040.00
|
$130.15
€120.75
|
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