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Sudan vs. Egypt Cost of Living Summary

Sudan is 2.4 times more expensive than Egypt overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.3 times more in Sudan
Groceries: pay 2.8 times more in Sudan
Transportation: pay 3.8 times more in Sudan
Housing: pay 4.5 times more in Sudan
Childcare: pay 17.2% more in Sudan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 36.7% more in Sudan
Clothing: pay 29.1% less in Sudan

The cost of housing, transportation, groceries, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and childcare in Sudan are more expensive than in Egypt. Notably, housing, transportation, and groceries are significantly more expensive in Sudan.

Sudan vs. Egypt Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sudan instead of Egypt, you would:

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pay 2.3 times more for restaurants

	Egypt	Sudan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$3.96 EGP199.50	$7.50 SDG4,507.50	+89.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.84 EGP243.81	$8.00 SDG4,808.00	+65.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 EGP15.39	$0.61 SDG365.29	+99.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.12 EGP6.20	$0.44 SDG264.36	+257.5%
Average			+127.8%

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pay 2.8 times more for groceries

	Egypt	Sudan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.76 EGP38.15	$1.14 SDG683.66	+50.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.76 EGP88.94	$6.05 SDG3,636.17	+242.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.30 EGP166.24	$6.13 SDG3,684.58	+85.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.54 EGP77.74	$2.85 SDG1,715.07	+85.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.97 EGP99.26	$2.81 SDG1,690.29	+42.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.62 EGP31.03	$2.02 SDG1,212.45	+227.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.21 EGP10.80	$0.51 SDG305.00	+136.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.15 EGP7.40	$0.90 SDG538.89	+510.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.18 EGP8.99	$0.80 SDG479.02	+346.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.21 EGP10.42	$0.60 SDG359.00	+189.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.23 EGP11.39	$0.43 SDG255.94	+88.4%
Average			+182.3%

Egypt vs. Sudan - Cost of groceries

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pay 3.8 times more for transportation

	Egypt	Sudan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$0.98 EGP49.38	$5.23 SDG3,144.82	+434.1%
Monthly public transit pass	$12.01 EGP605.30	$25.00 SDG15,025.00	+108.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,154.15 EGP1,469,369.11	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.65 EGP133.77	$10.74 SDG6,453.31	+304.6%
Average			+282.3%

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pay 4.5 times more for housing

	Egypt	Sudan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$7.63 EGP384.35	$70.15 SDG42,158.58	+819.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$206.11 EGP10,387.78	$637.80 SDG383,315.58	+209.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$111.12 EGP5,600.45	$272.14 SDG163,557.48	+144.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$11.85 EGP597.35	$39.45 SDG23,709.77	+232.9%
Average			+351.8%

Egypt vs. Sudan - Cost of housing

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pay 17.2% more for childcare

	Egypt	Sudan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$66.57 EGP3,354.93	$63.07 SDG37,902.15	-5.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,472.73 EGP74,225.49	$2,057.46 SDG1,236,531.56	+39.7%
Average			+17.2%

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pay 36.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Egypt	Sudan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.79 EGP90.37	$2.00 SDG1,202.00	+11.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.38 EGP69.39	$2.38 SDG1,430.41	+72.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.85 EGP93.25	$1.80 SDG1,081.80	-2.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$21.86 EGP1,101.99	$33.33 SDG20,033.33	+52.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$2.68 EGP134.99	$4.00 SDG2,404.00	+49.3%
Average			+36.7%

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pay 29.1% less for clothing

	Egypt	Sudan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$23.44 EGP1,181.52	$18.17 SDG10,918.50	-22.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$48.49 EGP2,443.96	$20.00 SDG12,020.00	-58.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.17 EGP4,897.51	$55.00 SDG33,055.00	-43.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$36.98 EGP1,863.98	$40.00 SDG24,040.00	+8.2%
Average			-29.1%

Egypt vs. Sudan - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: January 2025

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