Cost of living comparison
Khartoum is 36.2% more expensive than Baghdad.
If you lived in Khartoum instead of Baghdad, you would:
pay 23.7% more for restaurants
Baghdad
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.72
IQD6,185
|
$5.00
SDG2,930.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
IQD10,482
|
$8.00
SDG4,688.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
IQD671
|
$0.52
SDG304.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.20
IQD257
|
$0.32
SDG188.23
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Baghdad
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.74
IQD970
|
$0.94
SDG550.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.18
IQD2,856
|
$3.05
SDG1,787.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.91
IQD5,121
|
$5.72
SDG3,353.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.67
IQD2,192
|
$2.40
SDG1,404.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
IQD2,462
|
$2.65
SDG1,554.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
IQD502
|
$2.24
SDG1,310.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
IQD583
|
$0.38
SDG223.29
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.41
IQD537
|
$0.82
SDG483.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
IQD377
|
$0.79
SDG462.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IQD364
|
$0.68
SDG397.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.24
IQD317
|
$0.53
SDG312.71
|
|
pay 74.4% more for transportation
Baghdad
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.33
IQD1,736
|
$4.23
SDG2,478.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.96
IQD30,083
|
$20.00
SDG11,720.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,238.96
IQD18,657,200
|
$33,000.00
SDG19,338,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$18.06
IQD23,662
|
$10.74
SDG6,292.25
|
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
Baghdad
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$51.82
IQD67,893
|
$76.50
SDG44,829.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$422.00
IQD552,941
|
$520.00
SDG304,720.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$251.01
IQD328,893
|
$233.60
SDG136,890.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$98.24
IQD128,729
|
$35.43
SDG20,760.72
|
pay 5.4% less for childcare
Baghdad
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.60
IQD175,056
|
$69.33
SDG40,625.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,701.04
IQD2,228,859
|
$2,334.96
SDG1,368,288.32
|
|
pay 21.4% less for entertainment and sports
Baghdad
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
IQD2,621
|
$2.00
SDG1,172.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.34
IQD3,072
|
$2.32
SDG1,361.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.72
IQD2,248
|
$1.80
SDG1,054.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.83
IQD44,324
|
$27.75
SDG16,261.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
IQD9,172
|
$2.00
SDG1,172.00
|
|
pay 36.1% more for clothing
Baghdad
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.82
IQD33,835
|
$17.06
SDG9,995.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.36
IQD37,161
|
$70.57
SDG41,351.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.33
IQD63,330
|
$56.76
SDG33,262.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$36.02
IQD47,198
|
$40.36
SDG23,653.13
|
|
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