Cost of living comparison
Khartoum is 54.5% more expensive than Kathmandu.
If you lived in Khartoum instead of Kathmandu, you would:
pay 42.1% more for restaurants
Kathmandu
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.75
NPR366.38
|
$5.00
SDG3,002.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.64
NPR1,017.71
|
$8.00
SDG4,804.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.45
NPR60.49
|
$0.52
SDG311.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
NPR25.50
|
$0.32
SDG192.89
|
|
pay 79.3% more for groceries
Kathmandu
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.53
NPR70.48
|
$0.94
SDG564.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.92
NPR521.58
|
$3.05
SDG1,831.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.94
NPR391.96
|
$5.72
SDG3,436.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.55
NPR206.04
|
$2.40
SDG1,438.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.48
NPR196.52
|
$2.65
SDG1,592.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.03
NPR136.69
|
$2.24
SDG1,342.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.46
NPR61.88
|
$0.38
SDG228.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.61
NPR80.78
|
$0.82
SDG495.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.31
NPR41.89
|
$0.79
SDG474.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.22
NPR29.21
|
$0.68
SDG407.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.28
NPR36.93
|
$0.53
SDG320.45
|
|
pay 46.8% more for transportation
Kathmandu
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.69
NPR624.01
|
$4.23
SDG2,539.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$7.83
NPR1,043.16
|
$20.00
SDG12,010.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,573.69
NPR4,070,854.87
|
$33,000.00
SDG19,816,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.03
NPR1,068.60
|
$10.74
SDG6,447.94
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for housing
Kathmandu
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.97
NPR1,593.50
|
$76.50
SDG45,939.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$183.77
NPR24,469.38
|
$520.00
SDG312,260.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$119.21
NPR15,872.42
|
$233.60
SDG140,277.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$20.86
NPR2,776.85
|
$35.43
SDG21,274.42
|
|
pay 17.8% less for childcare
Kathmandu
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$81.29
NPR10,823.39
|
$69.33
SDG41,630.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,952.16
NPR393,077.56
|
$2,334.96
SDG1,402,145.28
|
|
pay 12.1% less for entertainment and sports
Kathmandu
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.45
NPR325.67
|
$2.00
SDG1,201.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.54
NPR204.93
|
$2.32
SDG1,394.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.06
NPR407.09
|
$1.80
SDG1,080.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.01
NPR3,863.24
|
$27.75
SDG16,664.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.82
NPR508.86
|
$2.00
SDG1,201.00
|
|
pay 21.0% more for clothing
Kathmandu
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$27.06
NPR3,603.63
|
$17.06
SDG10,242.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.79
NPR4,365.46
|
$70.57
SDG42,374.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$51.12
NPR6,805.96
|
$56.76
SDG34,086.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.56
NPR5,666.82
|
$40.36
SDG24,238.40
|
|
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