Cost of living comparison
Sudan is 45.5% cheaper than Aruba.
If you lived in Sudan instead of Aruba, you would:
pay 55.4% less for restaurants
Aruba
|
Sudan
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.00
AWG19.80
|
$5.00
SDG2,930.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.25
AWG16.65
|
$8.00
SDG4,688.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.95
AWG3.52
|
$0.52
SDG304.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.61
AWG2.90
|
$0.32
SDG188.23
|
|
pay 45.2% less for groceries
Aruba
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
AWG4.58
|
$0.94
SDG550.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.57
AWG11.83
|
$3.05
SDG1,787.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.86
AWG14.16
|
$5.72
SDG3,353.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.11
AWG7.39
|
$2.40
SDG1,404.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.22
AWG7.60
|
$2.65
SDG1,554.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
AWG4.28
|
$2.24
SDG1,310.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.53
AWG2.76
|
$0.38
SDG223.29
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.57
AWG2.82
|
$0.82
SDG483.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.72
AWG4.90
|
$0.79
SDG462.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.98
AWG1.76
|
$0.68
SDG397.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.95
AWG1.71
|
$0.53
SDG312.71
|
|
pay 22.9% less for transportation
Aruba
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.03
AWG9.06
|
$4.23
SDG2,478.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.83
AWG82.50
|
$20.00
SDG11,720.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,191.40
AWG39,944.52
|
$33,000.00
SDG19,338,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$33.30
AWG59.94
|
$10.74
SDG6,292.25
|
|
pay 38.1% less for housing
Aruba
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$71.25
AWG128.25
|
$76.50
SDG44,829.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$718.61
AWG1,293.49
|
$520.00
SDG304,720.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.75
AWG1,003.96
|
$233.60
SDG136,890.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$136.96
AWG246.53
|
$35.43
SDG20,760.72
|
|
pay 74.0% less for childcare
Aruba
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.61
AWG411.50
|
$69.33
SDG40,625.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,737.40
AWG19,327.32
|
$2,334.96
SDG1,368,288.32
|
|
pay 57.6% less for entertainment and sports
Aruba
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.00
AWG7.20
|
$2.00
SDG1,172.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.08
AWG5.54
|
$2.32
SDG1,361.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.48
AWG15.27
|
$1.80
SDG1,054.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.82
AWG109.48
|
$27.75
SDG16,261.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
AWG18.00
|
$2.00
SDG1,172.00
|
|
pay 25.1% less for clothing
Aruba
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$77.45
AWG139.42
|
$17.06
SDG9,995.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.89
AWG70.00
|
$70.57
SDG41,351.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$96.64
AWG173.95
|
$56.76
SDG33,262.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$108.05
AWG194.50
|
$40.36
SDG23,653.13
|
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