Cost of living comparison
Abu Dhabi is 3.0 times more expensive than Khartoum.
If you lived in Abu Dhabi instead of Khartoum, you would:
pay 45.6% more for restaurants
Khartoum
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.60
SDG3,967.00
|
$10.89
AED40.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,808.00
|
$9.53
AED35.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
SDG376.83
|
$1.21
AED4.43
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
SDG253.36
|
$0.45
AED1.64
|
|
pay 0.2% less for groceries
Khartoum
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.14
SDG683.66
|
$1.34
AED4.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
SDG3,636.17
|
$4.42
AED16.22
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.13
SDG3,684.58
|
$7.11
AED26.13
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
SDG1,715.07
|
$2.73
AED10.04
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
SDG1,690.29
|
$3.20
AED11.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
SDG1,212.45
|
$1.05
AED3.86
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
SDG305.00
|
$0.81
AED2.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SDG538.89
|
$0.79
AED2.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SDG479.02
|
$0.67
AED2.46
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SDG359.00
|
$0.49
AED1.80
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
SDG255.94
|
$0.49
AED1.81
|
|
pay 27.9% less for transportation
Khartoum
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.20
SDG3,127.10
|
$3.08
AED11.31
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SDG15,025.00
|
$21.78
AED80.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$44,166.62
AED162,224.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,453.31
|
$7.51
AED27.60
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
Khartoum
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.15
SDG42,158.58
|
$107.81
AED396.00
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$637.80
SDG383,315.58
|
$1,392.54
AED5,114.80
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.68
SDG151,859.35
|
$988.79
AED3,631.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.45
SDG23,709.77
|
$137.55
AED505.22
|
|
pay 8.6 times more for childcare
Khartoum
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.07
SDG37,902.15
|
$700.77
AED2,573.91
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,057.46
SDG1,236,531.56
|
$12,626.81
AED46,378.27
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Khartoum
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,202.00
|
$11.57
AED42.50
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
SDG1,430.41
|
$5.96
AED21.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,081.80
|
$6.13
AED22.50
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
SDG20,033.33
|
$78.72
AED289.13
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SDG2,404.00
|
$13.61
AED50.00
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for clothing
Khartoum
|
Abu Dhabi
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.17
SDG10,918.50
|
$77.06
AED283.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.00
SDG12,020.00
|
$60.58
AED222.53
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.00
SDG33,055.00
|
$107.47
AED394.73
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
SDG24,040.00
|
$113.87
AED418.25
|
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