Cost of living comparison

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Sudan vs. Kenya Cost of Living Summary

Sudan is 8.1% cheaper than Kenya overall.

Restaurants
pay 44.8% less in Sudan
Groceries
pay 47.4% more in Sudan
Transportation
pay 54.8% less in Sudan
Housing
pay 59.1% more in Sudan
Childcare
pay 58.0% less in Sudan
Entertainment and Sports
pay 42.1% less in Sudan
Clothing
pay 57.3% less in Sudan

The cost of housing and groceries in Sudan are more expensive than in Kenya. Expenses including childcare, clothing, transportation, restaurants, and entertainment and sports are lower in Sudan.

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Sudan vs. Kenya Cost Breakdown

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

pay 44.8% less for restaurants

 
Kenya
Sudan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.96
KES513.81
$2.36
SDG1,418.54
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $6.49
KES842.08
$2.71
SDG1,627.06
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.58
KES74.64
$0.51
SDG308.57
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pay 47.4% more for groceries

 
Kenya
Sudan
Bread
1 loaf
 $0.57
KES73.38
$1.40
SDG842.10
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.04
KES654.07
??
Milk (1 gallon) $2.81
KES364.50
$5.13
SDG3,083.40
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pay 54.8% less for transportation

 
Kenya
Sudan
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.72
KES742.41
$4.29
SDG2,581.72
Monthly public transit pass $30.03
KES3,896.40
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $19,967.15
KES3M
$5,000.00
SDG3M
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pay 59.1% more for housing

 
Kenya
Sudan
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $33.50
KES4,347.14
$32.29
SDG19,423.33
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $208.27
KES27,025.43
$537.26
SDG323K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $163.35
KES21,195.68
$171.67
SDG103K
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pay 58.0% less for childcare

 
Kenya
Sudan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $167.67
KES21,757.09
$112.29
SDG67,544.64
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $10,284.02
KES1M
$2,702.37
SDG2M
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pay 42.1% less for entertainment and sports

 
Kenya
Sudan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.14
KES278.31
$2.38
SDG1,430.34
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.44
KES316.97
$2.79
SDG1,678.29
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $3.21
KES417.11
$1.81
SDG1,088.74
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pay 57.3% less for clothing

 
Kenya
Sudan
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $16.22
KES2,105.20
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $20.38
KES2,645.16
$8.70
SDG5,233.05
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $35.38
KES4,590.56
??
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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this

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