Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 2.3 times more expensive than Khartoum.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Khartoum, you would:
pay 2.2 times more for restaurants
Khartoum
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
SDG3,002.50
|
$10.16
HUF3,678.88
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,804.00
|
$7.26
HUF2,627.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
SDG311.99
|
$1.35
HUF488.19
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
SDG192.89
|
$1.09
HUF393.75
|
|
pay 36.0% more for groceries
Khartoum
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
SDG564.47
|
$1.53
HUF552.46
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.05
SDG1,831.96
|
$6.36
HUF2,301.13
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.72
SDG3,436.26
|
$5.36
HUF1,939.91
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.40
SDG1,438.82
|
$3.33
HUF1,206.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
SDG1,592.69
|
$2.52
HUF913.48
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.24
SDG1,342.87
|
$0.74
HUF266.99
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SDG228.82
|
$0.91
HUF330.13
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
SDG495.15
|
$0.90
HUF327.33
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
SDG474.17
|
$1.72
HUF622.40
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
SDG407.16
|
$0.55
HUF199.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SDG320.45
|
$0.62
HUF224.40
|
|
pay 27.1% more for transportation
Khartoum
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.23
SDG2,539.48
|
$7.24
HUF2,620.64
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SDG12,010.00
|
$27.59
HUF9,985.52
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,000.00
SDG19,816,500.00
|
$28,243.49
HUF10,223,295.39
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,447.94
|
$12.20
HUF4,414.65
|
|
pay 69.8% more for housing
Khartoum
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.50
SDG45,939.24
|
$15.52
HUF5,616.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$520.00
SDG312,260.50
|
$581.19
HUF210,373.51
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$233.60
SDG140,277.82
|
$442.56
HUF160,194.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.43
SDG21,274.42
|
$126.71
HUF45,863.68
|
|
pay 5.1 times more for childcare
Khartoum
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$69.33
SDG41,630.96
|
$410.75
HUF148,680.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,334.96
SDG1,402,145.28
|
$10,178.42
HUF3,684,283.07
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Khartoum
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,201.00
|
$2.32
HUF840.89
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
SDG1,394.89
|
$2.11
HUF765.16
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,080.90
|
$6.10
HUF2,207.33
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.75
SDG16,664.04
|
$53.92
HUF19,518.12
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.00
SDG1,201.00
|
$7.26
HUF2,627.77
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
Khartoum
|
Budapest
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.06
SDG10,242.75
|
$81.06
HUF29,341.56
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.57
SDG42,374.29
|
$37.35
HUF13,520.83
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.76
SDG34,086.05
|
$84.29
HUF30,510.09
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.36
SDG24,238.40
|
$100.12
HUF36,242.18
|
|
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