Cost of living comparison
Khartoum is 34.6% cheaper than Abu Dhabi.
If you lived in Khartoum instead of Abu Dhabi, you would:
pay 25.4% less for restaurants
Abu Dhabi
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.53
AED35.00
|
$5.00
SDG3,005.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.17
AED30.00
|
$8.00
SDG4,808.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
AED3.59
|
$0.52
SDG312.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
AED1.24
|
$0.32
SDG193.05
|
|
pay 6.8% more for groceries
Abu Dhabi
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.29
AED4.75
|
$0.94
SDG564.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.93
AED14.43
|
$3.05
SDG1,833.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.02
AED25.80
|
$5.72
SDG3,439.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.65
AED9.72
|
$2.40
SDG1,440.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.48
AED12.78
|
$2.65
SDG1,594.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
AED3.53
|
$2.24
SDG1,343.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.75
AED2.75
|
$0.38
SDG229.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
AED2.82
|
$0.82
SDG495.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
AED2.31
|
$0.79
SDG474.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
AED1.77
|
$0.68
SDG407.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
AED1.66
|
$0.53
SDG320.72
|
|
pay 19.0% more for transportation
Abu Dhabi
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.91
AED14.37
|
$4.23
SDG2,541.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.78
AED80.01
|
$20.00
SDG12,020.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,369.69
AED89,509.87
|
$33,000.00
SDG19,833,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.62
AED28.00
|
$10.74
SDG6,453.31
|
|
pay 61.8% less for housing
Abu Dhabi
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$104.06
AED382.20
|
$76.50
SDG45,977.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,554.77
AED5,710.67
|
$520.00
SDG312,520.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,212.35
AED4,452.98
|
$233.60
SDG140,394.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.77
AED487.68
|
$35.43
SDG21,292.14
|
|
pay 82.5% less for childcare
Abu Dhabi
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$596.56
AED2,191.15
|
$69.33
SDG41,665.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,988.57
AED36,688.01
|
$2,334.96
SDG1,403,312.76
|
|
pay 70.9% less for entertainment and sports
Abu Dhabi
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$12.25
AED45.00
|
$2.00
SDG1,202.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.15
AED18.92
|
$2.32
SDG1,396.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.99
AED22.00
|
$1.80
SDG1,081.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$73.56
AED270.17
|
$27.75
SDG16,677.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.25
AED45.00
|
$2.00
SDG1,202.00
|
|
pay 27.2% less for clothing
Abu Dhabi
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.67
AED197.12
|
$17.06
SDG10,251.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$45.10
AED165.64
|
$70.57
SDG42,409.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.37
AED342.94
|
$56.76
SDG34,114.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$96.36
AED353.91
|
$40.36
SDG24,258.58
|
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