Cost of living comparison
Sudan is 2.6 times more expensive than Egypt.
If you lived in Sudan instead of Egypt, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Egypt
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.69
E£127.97
|
$5.00
SDG2,930.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.27
E£155.57
|
$8.00
SDG4,688.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.25
E£11.86
|
$0.52
SDG304.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.14
E£6.68
|
$0.32
SDG188.23
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for groceries
Egypt
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.40
E£19.09
|
$0.94
SDG550.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.23
E£58.40
|
$3.05
SDG1,787.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.42
E£114.94
|
$5.72
SDG3,353.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.12
E£53.27
|
$2.40
SDG1,404.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
E£75.34
|
$2.65
SDG1,554.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.40
E£19.20
|
$2.24
SDG1,310.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.22
E£10.44
|
$0.38
SDG223.29
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.14
E£6.56
|
$0.82
SDG483.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.13
E£5.99
|
$0.79
SDG462.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.12
E£5.67
|
$0.68
SDG397.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.10
E£4.77
|
$0.53
SDG312.71
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for transportation
Egypt
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.02
E£48.44
|
$4.23
SDG2,478.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.97
E£379.30
|
$20.00
SDG11,720.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$15,876.53
E£755,405.20
|
$33,000.00
SDG19,338,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$1.85
E£87.79
|
$10.74
SDG6,292.25
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
Egypt
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.98
E£522.57
|
$76.50
SDG44,829.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$109.16
E£5,194.04
|
$520.00
SDG304,720.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$71.02
E£3,378.98
|
$233.60
SDG136,890.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$16.81
E£799.97
|
$35.43
SDG20,760.72
|
|
pay 28.1% more for childcare
Egypt
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$58.30
E£2,774.03
|
$69.33
SDG40,625.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,699.22
E£80,848.67
|
$2,334.96
SDG1,368,288.32
|
|
pay 45.0% more for entertainment and sports
Egypt
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.45
E£68.84
|
$2.00
SDG1,172.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.03
E£49.00
|
$2.32
SDG1,361.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.57
E£74.69
|
$1.80
SDG1,054.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$15.18
E£722.23
|
$27.75
SDG16,261.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.13
E£148.81
|
$2.00
SDG1,172.00
|
|
pay 44.9% more for clothing
Egypt
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.23
E£819.59
|
$17.06
SDG9,995.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.02
E£1,333.34
|
$70.57
SDG41,351.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.69
E£3,030.32
|
$56.76
SDG33,262.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$28.91
E£1,375.71
|
$40.36
SDG23,653.13
|
|
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