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Sudan

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Argentina

Buenos Aires vs. Khartoum Cost of Living Summary

Buenos Aires is 2.5 times more expensive than Khartoum.

Restaurants: pay 5.9 times more in Buenos Aires
Groceries: pay 26.1% more in Buenos Aires
Transportation: pay 2.5 times more in Buenos Aires
Housing: pay 2.1 times more in Buenos Aires
Childcare: pay 3.7 times more in Buenos Aires
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6 times more in Buenos Aires
Clothing: pay 11.0 times more in Buenos Aires

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

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Buenos Aires vs. Khartoum Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Buenos Aires instead of Khartoum, you would:

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pay 5.9 times more for restaurants

	Khartoum	Buenos Aires
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.36 SDG1,418.54	$19.02 ARS28,866.32	+706.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.71 SDG1,627.06	$12.96 ARS19,665.62	+379.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 SDG308.57	$2.01 ARS3,045.90	+291.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 SDG222.64	$1.59 ARS2,416.05	+330.1%
Average			+487.1%

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pay 26.1% more for groceries

	Khartoum	Buenos Aires
Bread 1 loaf	$1.40 SDG842.10	$2.48 ARS3,759.89	+76.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$5.25 ARS7,963.26
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.13 SDG3,083.40	$5.52 ARS8,376.92	+7.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 SDG2,164.24	$2.81 ARS4,263.15	-21.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.00 SDG1,204.41	$4.60 ARS6,980.53	+129.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99 SDG1,197.70	$1.28 ARS1,941.83	-35.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.45 SDG272.84	$0.97 ARS1,476.48	+114.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 SDG423.87	$0.65 ARS986.80	-7.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 SDG447.82	$0.92 ARS1,393.13	+23.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 SDG280.14	$0.56 ARS848.63	+20.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 SDG211.93	$0.56 ARS844.64	+57.9%
Average			+26.1%

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pay 2.5 times more for transportation

	Khartoum	Buenos Aires
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.29 SDG2,581.72	$5.28 ARS8,007.28	+22.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$27.50 ARS41,738.12
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$5,000.00 SDG3M	$28,500.00 ARS43M	+470.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$9.60 ARS14,570.40
Average			+149.5%

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pay 2.1 times more for housing

	Khartoum	Buenos Aires
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.29 SDG19,423.33	$31.11 ARS47,219.03	-3.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$537.26 SDG323K	$770.79 ARS1M	+43.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$171.67 SDG103K	$509.75 ARS774K	+196.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.17 SDG32,585.77	$162.43 ARS247K	+199.8%
Average			+110.1%

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pay 3.7 times more for childcare

	Khartoum	Buenos Aires
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.29 SDG67,544.64	$464.87 ARS706K	+314.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,702.37 SDG2M	$8,896.36 ARS14M	+229.2%
Average			+269.2%

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pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports

	Khartoum	Buenos Aires
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.38 SDG1,430.34	$3.95 ARS6,000.47	+66.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 SDG1,678.29	$3.86 ARS5,864.06	+38.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.81 SDG1,088.74	$4.21 ARS6,386.17	+132.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$8.00 SDG4,812.00	$49.97 ARS75,848.75	+524.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.00 SDG2,406.00	$10.38 ARS15,757.84	+159.6%
Average			+158.0%

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pay 11.0 times more for clothing

	Khartoum	Buenos Aires
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$120.49 ARS183K
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$8.70 SDG5,233.05	$95.69 ARS145K	+999.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$115.94 ARS176K
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$138.37 ARS210K
Average			+999.8%

Khartoum vs. Buenos Aires - Cost of clothing

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