Cost of living comparison

Sudan

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Kazakhstan

Astana vs. Khartoum Cost of Living Summary

Astana is 65.0% more expensive than Khartoum.

Restaurants: pay 3.3 times more in Astana
Groceries: pay 12.5% less in Astana
Transportation: pay 56.9% more in Astana
Housing: pay 38.5% more in Astana
Childcare: pay 3.8 times more in Astana
Entertainment and Sports: pay 65.9% more in Astana
Clothing: pay 5.4 times more in Astana

The cost of clothing, childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, transportation, and housing in Astana are more expensive than in Khartoum. Notably, clothing, childcare, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Astana.

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Astana vs. Khartoum Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Astana instead of Khartoum, you would:

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pay 3.3 times more for restaurants

	Khartoum	Astana
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.36 SDG1,418.54	$11.00 KZT4,985.16	+366.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.71 SDG1,627.06	$7.83 KZT3,548.37	+189.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 SDG308.57	$1.10 KZT499.26	+114.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 SDG222.64	$0.66 KZT298.06	+77.7%
Average			+231.6%

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pay 12.5% less for groceries

	Khartoum	Astana
Bread 1 loaf	$1.40 SDG842.10	$0.63 KZT283.87	-55.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$6.10 KZT2,762.66
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.13 SDG3,083.40	$4.93 KZT2,232.43	-3.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 SDG2,164.24	$2.23 KZT1,009.64	-38.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.00 SDG1,204.41	$2.69 KZT1,219.52	+34.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99 SDG1,197.70	$0.82 KZT369.90	-59.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.45 SDG272.84	$1.06 KZT482.49	+134.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 SDG423.87	$1.03 KZT468.85	+46.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 SDG447.82	$1.01 KZT456.93	+35.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 SDG280.14	$0.31 KZT141.42	-33.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 SDG211.93	$0.20 KZT91.97	-42.4%
Average			-12.5%

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pay 56.9% more for transportation

	Khartoum	Astana
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.29 SDG2,581.72	$2.53 KZT1,145.06	-41.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$16.78 KZT7,603.65
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$5,000.00 SDG3M	$24,607.50 KZT11M	+392.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$11.19 KZT5,069.10
Average			+56.9%

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pay 38.5% more for housing

	Khartoum	Astana
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.29 SDG19,423.33	$17.96 KZT8,139.19	-44.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$537.26 SDG323K	$575.82 KZT261K	+7.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$171.67 SDG103K	$394.61 KZT179K	+129.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.17 SDG32,585.77	$52.26 KZT23,684.23	-3.5%
Average			+38.5%

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pay 3.8 times more for childcare

	Khartoum	Astana
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.29 SDG67,544.64	$374.89 KZT170K	+233.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,702.37 SDG2M	$11,828.93 KZT5M	+337.7%
Average			+282.3%

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pay 65.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Khartoum	Astana
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.38 SDG1,430.34	$1.34 KZT608.29	-43.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 SDG1,678.29	$2.59 KZT1,174.34	-7.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.81 SDG1,088.74	$2.24 KZT1,013.82	+23.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$8.00 SDG4,812.00	$57.61 KZT26,110.84	+620.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.00 SDG2,406.00	$6.49 KZT2,940.08	+62.2%
Average			+65.9%

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pay 5.4 times more for clothing

	Khartoum	Astana
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$66.09 KZT29,953.79
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$8.70 SDG5,233.05	$46.98 KZT21,290.23	+440.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$120.13 KZT54,442.17
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$129.87 KZT58,857.92
Average			+440.0%

Khartoum vs. Astana - Cost of clothing

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