Cost of living comparison
Khartoum is 23.4% more expensive than Damascus.
If you lived in Khartoum instead of Damascus, you would:
pay 4.7% more for restaurants
Damascus
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
$5.00
SDG3,005.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
$8.00
SDG4,808.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.87
SYP2,197
|
$0.52
SDG312.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
SYP1,146
|
$0.32
SDG193.05
|
|
pay 95.2% more for groceries
Damascus
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
SYP3,179
|
$0.94
SDG564.94
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.82
SYP4,570
|
$3.05
SDG1,833.49
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.06
SYP10,205
|
$5.72
SDG3,439.12
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.63
SYP4,097
|
$2.40
SDG1,440.02
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.72
SYP6,840
|
$2.65
SDG1,594.02
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.47
SYP1,180
|
$2.24
SDG1,343.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.07
SYP2,699
|
$0.38
SDG229.01
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.31
SYP782
|
$0.82
SDG495.56
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
SYP961
|
$0.79
SDG474.57
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
SYP721
|
$0.68
SDG407.50
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.18
SYP446
|
$0.53
SDG320.72
|
|
pay 2.8% more for transportation
Damascus
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.72
SYP11,870
|
$4.23
SDG2,541.59
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
$20.00
SDG12,020.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
SYP65,325,780
|
$33,000.00
SDG19,833,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.95
SYP35,058
|
$10.74
SDG6,453.31
|
|
pay 54.6% more for housing
Damascus
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.67
SYP127,302
|
$76.50
SDG45,977.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$282.72
SYP710,338
|
$520.00
SDG312,520.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$182.54
SYP458,636
|
$233.60
SDG140,394.62
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$22.77
SYP57,212
|
$35.43
SDG21,292.14
|
|
pay 30.4% less for childcare
Damascus
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$133.06
SYP334,306
|
$69.33
SDG41,665.63
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,676.54
SYP6,724,882
|
$2,334.96
SDG1,403,312.76
|
|
pay 37.5% more for entertainment and sports
Damascus
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
$2.00
SDG1,202.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.01
SYP2,539
|
$2.32
SDG1,396.05
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
SYP6,281
|
$1.80
SDG1,081.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.97
SYP37,617
|
$27.75
SDG16,677.92
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
$2.00
SDG1,202.00
|
|
pay 0.6% less for clothing
Damascus
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$36.19
SYP90,937
|
$17.06
SDG10,251.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.50
SYP74,120
|
$70.57
SDG42,409.57
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$116.22
SYP292,011
|
$56.76
SDG34,114.43
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$64.64
SYP162,404
|
$40.36
SDG24,258.58
|
|
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