Cost of living comparison
Khartoum is 35.9% cheaper than Beirut.
If you lived in Khartoum instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 45.3% less for restaurants
Beirut
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LBP894,768
|
$5.00
SDG3,005.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
LBP592,784
|
$8.00
SDG4,808.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$3.22
LBP287,865
|
$0.52
SDG312.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
LBP90,424
|
$0.32
SDG193.05
|
|
pay 1.8% less for groceries
Beirut
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.18
LBP105,740
|
$0.94
SDG564.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.35
LBP657,846
|
$3.05
SDG1,833.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$25.78
LBP2,306,284
|
$5.72
SDG3,439.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.11
LBP188,700
|
$2.40
SDG1,440.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.71
LBP242,208
|
$2.65
SDG1,594.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.25
LBP112,212
|
$2.24
SDG1,343.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.14
LBP102,026
|
$0.38
SDG229.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.48
LBP42,850
|
$0.82
SDG495.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
LBP61,886
|
$0.79
SDG474.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
LBP51,526
|
$0.68
SDG407.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
LBP43,672
|
$0.53
SDG320.72
|
|
pay 12.6% less for transportation
Beirut
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.70
LBP420,274
|
$4.23
SDG2,541.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
LBP5,640,926
|
$20.00
SDG12,020.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,000.00
LBP1,968,488,731
|
$33,000.00
SDG19,833,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.80
LBP1,234,779
|
$10.74
SDG6,453.31
|
|
pay 34.1% less for housing
Beirut
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$63.14
LBP5,649,131
|
$76.50
SDG45,977.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$782.14
LBP69,983,609
|
$520.00
SDG312,520.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$402.46
LBP36,010,504
|
$233.60
SDG140,394.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$198.90
LBP17,796,850
|
$35.43
SDG21,292.14
|
|
pay 68.2% less for childcare
Beirut
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$383.33
LBP34,299,425
|
$69.33
SDG41,665.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,115.38
LBP457,708,044
|
$2,334.96
SDG1,403,312.76
|
|
pay 43.8% less for entertainment and sports
Beirut
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LBP223,692
|
$2.00
SDG1,202.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.62
LBP234,360
|
$2.32
SDG1,396.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.58
LBP499,432
|
$1.80
SDG1,081.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.03
LBP4,118,622
|
$27.75
SDG16,677.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.00
LBP894,768
|
$2.00
SDG1,202.00
|
|
pay 45.7% less for clothing
Beirut
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$82.83
LBP7,411,658
|
$17.06
SDG10,251.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$60.00
LBP5,368,606
|
$70.57
SDG42,409.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$115.62
LBP10,345,750
|
$56.76
SDG34,114.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$135.00
LBP12,079,363
|
$40.36
SDG24,258.58
|
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