Cost of living comparison
Beirut is 2.0 times more expensive than Khartoum.
If you lived in Beirut instead of Khartoum, you would:
pay 70.5% more for restaurants
|
Khartoum
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.60
SDG3,967.00
|
$8.00
LBP712,669
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,808.00
|
$7.00
LBP623,586
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
SDG376.83
|
$1.51
LBP134,840
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
SDG253.36
|
$0.98
LBP87,104
|
|
pay 23.5% less for groceries
|
Khartoum
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.14
SDG683.66
|
$0.78
LBP69,720
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
SDG3,636.17
|
$5.14
LBP457,622
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.13
SDG3,684.58
|
$6.42
LBP571,974
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
SDG1,715.07
|
$2.17
LBP192,924
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
SDG1,690.29
|
$3.32
LBP295,347
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
SDG1,212.45
|
$0.61
LBP54,045
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
SDG305.00
|
$0.57
LBP50,791
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SDG538.89
|
$0.37
LBP33,312
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SDG479.02
|
$0.44
LBP39,258
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SDG359.00
|
$0.33
LBP29,228
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
SDG255.94
|
$0.40
LBP35,862
|
|
pay 51.5% more for transportation
|
Khartoum
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.20
SDG3,127.10
|
$3.53
LBP314,737
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SDG15,025.00
|
$65.22
LBP5,809,804
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$25,000.00
LBP2,227,091,542
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,453.31
|
$13.50
LBP1,202,629
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Khartoum
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.15
SDG42,158.58
|
$50.62
LBP4,509,860
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$637.80
SDG383,315.58
|
$771.88
LBP68,761,451
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.68
SDG151,859.35
|
$369.23
LBP32,892,429
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.45
SDG23,709.77
|
$189.49
LBP16,880,044
|
|
pay 3.6 times more for childcare
|
Khartoum
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.07
SDG37,902.15
|
$325.00
LBP28,952,190
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,057.46
SDG1,236,531.56
|
$4,150.00
LBP369,697,196
|
|
pay 47.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Khartoum
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,202.00
|
$3.00
LBP267,251
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
SDG1,430.41
|
$2.48
LBP221,137
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,081.80
|
$2.29
LBP204,002
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
SDG20,033.33
|
$60.83
LBP5,419,256
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SDG2,404.00
|
$7.00
LBP623,586
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for clothing
|
Khartoum
|
Beirut
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.17
SDG10,918.50
|
$83.69
LBP7,455,189
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.00
SDG12,020.00
|
$54.29
LBP4,835,970
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.00
SDG33,055.00
|
$107.86
LBP9,608,309
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
SDG24,040.00
|
$117.86
LBP10,499,146
|
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