Cost of living comparison
Khartoum is 34.6% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Khartoum instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 47.2% more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,967
|
$5.00
SDG3,005.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫125,002
|
$8.00
SDG4,808.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫15,117
|
$0.52
SDG312.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,786
|
$0.32
SDG193.05
|
|
pay 13.8% more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫28,144
|
$0.94
SDG564.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫176,223
|
$3.05
SDG1,833.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,992
|
$5.72
SDG3,439.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,167
|
$2.40
SDG1,440.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫45,355
|
$2.65
SDG1,594.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫35,582
|
$2.24
SDG1,343.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,249
|
$0.38
SDG229.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,785
|
$0.82
SDG495.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,583
|
$0.79
SDG474.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,115
|
$0.68
SDG407.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,727
|
$0.53
SDG320.72
|
|
pay 54.2% more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫103,129
|
$4.23
SDG2,541.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫203,586
|
$20.00
SDG12,020.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,031,647,414
|
$33,000.00
SDG19,833,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫151,088
|
$10.74
SDG6,453.31
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫255,024
|
$76.50
SDG45,977.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,286,256
|
$520.00
SDG312,520.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,637,936
|
$233.60
SDG140,394.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,065,609
|
$35.43
SDG21,292.14
|
|
pay 73.2% less for childcare
Vietnam
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,771,499
|
$69.33
SDG41,665.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫257,951,975
|
$2,334.96
SDG1,403,312.76
|
|
pay 28.2% more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,831
|
$2.00
SDG1,202.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫47,398
|
$2.32
SDG1,396.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,791
|
$1.80
SDG1,081.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫635,529
|
$27.75
SDG16,677.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫98,253
|
$2.00
SDG1,202.00
|
|
pay 2.2% less for clothing
Vietnam
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫856,979
|
$17.06
SDG10,251.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫750,779
|
$70.57
SDG42,409.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,292,706
|
$56.76
SDG34,114.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,698,529
|
$40.36
SDG24,258.58
|
|
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