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Khartoum vs. Chisinau Cost of Living Summary

Khartoum is 12.2% more expensive than Chisinau.

Restaurants: pay 20.4% less in Khartoum
Groceries: pay 74.3% more in Khartoum
Transportation: pay 75.6% more in Khartoum
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Khartoum
Childcare: pay 74.2% less in Khartoum
Entertainment and Sports: pay 19.3% less in Khartoum
Clothing: pay 62.4% less in Khartoum

The cost of housing, transportation, and groceries in Khartoum are more expensive than in Chisinau. Expenses including childcare, clothing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Khartoum. Notably, housing and transportation are significantly more expensive in Khartoum.

Khartoum vs. Chisinau Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Khartoum instead of Chisinau, you would:

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pay 20.4% less for restaurants

	Chisinau	Khartoum
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$8.95 MDL156.38	$7.50 SDG4,503.75	-16.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.76 MDL135.53	$7.50 SDG4,503.75	-3.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 MDL15.26	$0.61 SDG364.98	-30.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 MDL10.88	$0.42 SDG255.11	-31.8%
Average			-20.4%

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pay 74.3% more for groceries

	Chisinau	Khartoum
Bread 1 loaf	$0.58 MDL10.12	$1.35 SDG810.71	+132.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.29 MDL92.30	$7.23 SDG4,343.77	+36.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.69 MDL81.96	$6.13 SDG3,681.52	+30.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.64 MDL46.07	$2.85 SDG1,713.64	+8.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.55 MDL44.49	$2.95 SDG1,770.62	+15.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.40 MDL7.05	$2.24 SDG1,342.87	+454.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.85 MDL14.80	$0.57 SDG341.40	-32.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.85 MDL14.90	$1.15 SDG690.68	+34.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.95 MDL16.60	$0.85 SDG509.55	-10.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.36 MDL6.26	$0.60 SDG359.62	+67.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.26 MDL4.59	$0.48 SDG285.62	+80.9%
Average			+74.3%

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pay 75.6% more for transportation

	Chisinau	Khartoum
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.36 MDL93.66	$5.03 SDG3,020.09	-6.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.97 MDL243.95	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$31,402.03 MDL548K	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$4.48 MDL78.19	$11.52 SDG6,917.97	+157.3%
Average			+75.6%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Chisinau	Khartoum
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.50 MDL183.43	$70.15 SDG42,123.51	+567.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$675.28 MDL11,792.25	$613.36 SDG368K	-9.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$492.96 MDL8,608.46	$290.18 SDG174K	-41.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$130.19 MDL2,273.52	$39.45 SDG23,690.05	-69.7%
Average			+111.9%

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pay 74.2% less for childcare

	Chisinau	Khartoum
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$407.06 MDL7,108.35	$90.25 SDG54,196.12	-77.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$6,644.14 MDL116K	$1,960.95 SDG1M	-70.5%
Average			-74.2%

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pay 19.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Chisinau	Khartoum
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.79 MDL31.28	$2.00 SDG1,201.00	+11.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.85 MDL32.24	$2.05 SDG1,229.06	+10.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.34 MDL58.38	$1.50 SDG900.75	-55.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$39.44 MDL688.79	$33.33 SDG20,016.67	-15.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.76 MDL135.53	$4.00 SDG2,402.00	-48.5%
Average			-19.3%

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pay 62.4% less for clothing

	Chisinau	Khartoum
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$66.56 MDL1,162.32	$14.83 SDG8,907.75	-77.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$53.80 MDL939.53	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$115.49 MDL2,016.80	$55.00 SDG33,027.50	-52.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$122.07 MDL2,131.60	$52.50 SDG31,526.25	-57.0%
Average			-62.4%

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