Cost of living comparison

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Bangkok vs. Khartoum Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 88.8% more expensive than Khartoum.

Restaurants
pay 57.6% more in Bangkok
Groceries
pay 25.1% more in Bangkok
Transportation
pay 2.6 times more in Bangkok
Housing
pay 49.9% more in Bangkok
Childcare
pay 5.6 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports
pay 2.2 times more in Bangkok
Clothing
pay 4.9 times more in Bangkok

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

Bangkok vs. Khartoum Cost Breakdown

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

pay 57.6% more for restaurants

 
Khartoum
Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $2.36
SDG1,418.54
$2.97
THB98.83
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$2.71
SDG1,627.06
$6.98
THB232.24
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.51
SDG308.57
$0.65
THB21.64

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pay 25.1% more for groceries

 
Khartoum
Bangkok
Bread
1 loaf
$1.40
SDG842.10
$1.48
THB49.16
Local cheese (8 oz) ?? $8.63
THB287.02
Milk (1 gallon) $5.13
SDG3,083.40
$7.27
THB241.89

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

 
Khartoum
Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.29
SDG2,581.72
$5.32
THB176.90
Monthly public transit pass ?? $34.98
THB1,163.67
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $5,000.00
SDG3M
$31,193.83
THB1M

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pay 49.9% more for housing

 
Khartoum
Bangkok
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$32.29
SDG19,423.33
$17.88
THB594.63
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $537.26
SDG323K
$675.80
THB22,480.48
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $171.67
SDG103K
$346.10
THB11,513.16

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pay 5.6 times more for childcare

 
Khartoum
Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $112.29
SDG67,544.64
$568.31
THB18,904.94
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $2,702.37
SDG2M
$16,500.59
THB549K

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pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports

 
Khartoum
Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.38
SDG1,430.34
$2.67
THB88.94
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.79
SDG1,678.29
$2.79
THB92.95
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.81
SDG1,088.74
$4.60
THB153.18

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pay 4.9 times more for clothing

 
Khartoum
Bangkok
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? $70.75
THB2,353.53
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$8.70
SDG5,233.05
$42.94
THB1,428.36
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? $97.05
THB3,228.30

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