Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 45.2% cheaper than Sudan.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Sudan, you would:
pay 53.4% less for restaurants
Sudan
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
SDG3,005.00
|
$2.69
EGP127.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,808.00
|
$3.27
EGP154.72
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
SDG312.25
|
$0.25
EGP11.80
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
SDG193.05
|
$0.14
EGP6.65
|
|
pay 65.8% less for groceries
Sudan
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
SDG564.94
|
$0.40
EGP18.99
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.05
SDG1,833.49
|
$1.23
EGP58.08
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.72
SDG3,439.12
|
$2.42
EGP114.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.40
SDG1,440.02
|
$1.12
EGP52.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
SDG1,594.02
|
$1.58
EGP74.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.24
SDG1,343.99
|
$0.40
EGP19.10
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SDG229.01
|
$0.22
EGP10.39
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
SDG495.56
|
$0.14
EGP6.53
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
SDG474.57
|
$0.13
EGP5.96
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
SDG407.50
|
$0.12
EGP5.64
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SDG320.72
|
$0.10
EGP4.75
|
|
pay 67.7% less for transportation
Sudan
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.23
SDG2,541.59
|
$1.02
EGP48.17
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SDG12,020.00
|
$7.97
EGP377.24
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,000.00
SDG19,833,000.00
|
$15,876.53
EGP751,304.06
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,453.31
|
$1.85
EGP87.31
|
|
pay 71.7% less for housing
Sudan
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.50
SDG45,977.49
|
$10.98
EGP519.73
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$520.00
SDG312,520.50
|
$109.16
EGP5,165.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$233.60
SDG140,394.62
|
$71.02
EGP3,360.64
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.43
SDG21,292.14
|
$16.81
EGP795.63
|
|
pay 21.6% less for childcare
Sudan
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$69.33
SDG41,665.63
|
$58.30
EGP2,758.97
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,334.96
SDG1,403,312.76
|
$1,699.22
EGP80,409.74
|
|
pay 17.0% less for entertainment and sports
Sudan
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,202.00
|
$1.45
EGP68.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
SDG1,396.05
|
$1.03
EGP48.74
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,081.80
|
$1.57
EGP74.28
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.75
SDG16,677.92
|
$15.18
EGP718.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.00
SDG1,202.00
|
$3.13
EGP148.00
|
|
pay 18.9% less for clothing
Sudan
|
Egypt
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.06
SDG10,251.28
|
$17.23
EGP815.14
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.57
SDG42,409.57
|
$28.02
EGP1,326.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.76
SDG34,114.43
|
$63.69
EGP3,013.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.36
SDG24,258.58
|
$28.91
EGP1,368.24
|
|
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