Cost of living comparison
Khartoum is 46.7% cheaper than Brussels.
If you lived in Khartoum instead of Brussels, you would:
pay 64.0% less for restaurants
Brussels
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.49
€15.32
|
$5.00
SDG3,002.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.90
€9.19
|
$8.00
SDG4,804.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
€2.40
|
$0.52
SDG311.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.54
€2.36
|
$0.32
SDG192.89
|
|
pay 19.3% less for groceries
Brussels
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.31
€2.15
|
$0.94
SDG564.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.55
€7.01
|
$3.05
SDG1,831.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.35
|
$5.72
SDG3,436.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.50
€3.25
|
$2.40
SDG1,438.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.96
€4.61
|
$2.65
SDG1,592.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.14
€1.06
|
$2.24
SDG1,342.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.78
€0.73
|
$0.38
SDG228.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.17
€1.08
|
$0.82
SDG495.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
€1.26
|
$0.79
SDG474.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.69
€0.64
|
$0.68
SDG407.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.55
|
$0.53
SDG320.45
|
|
pay 35.2% less for transportation
Brussels
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.71
€7.16
|
$4.23
SDG2,539.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$53.87
€50.03
|
$20.00
SDG12,010.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,486.24
€25,525.10
|
$33,000.00
SDG19,816,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$22.76
€21.13
|
$10.74
SDG6,447.94
|
|
pay 41.2% less for housing
Brussels
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$55.77
€51.79
|
$76.50
SDG45,939.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,043.18
€968.74
|
$520.00
SDG312,260.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$873.71
€811.37
|
$233.60
SDG140,277.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$164.26
€152.54
|
$35.43
SDG21,274.42
|
|
pay 91.6% less for childcare
Brussels
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$944.84
€877.43
|
$69.33
SDG41,630.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$24,473.75
€22,727.55
|
$2,334.96
SDG1,402,145.28
|
|
pay 56.8% less for entertainment and sports
Brussels
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.50
€5.11
|
$2.00
SDG1,201.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.72
€3.45
|
$2.32
SDG1,394.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
$1.80
SDG1,080.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.17
€31.73
|
$27.75
SDG16,664.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$2.00
SDG1,201.00
|
|
pay 18.9% less for clothing
Brussels
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$89.22
€82.86
|
$17.06
SDG10,242.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.58
€30.26
|
$70.57
SDG42,374.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$97.94
€90.95
|
$56.76
SDG34,086.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$132.04
€122.62
|
$40.36
SDG24,238.40
|
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