Cost of living comparison

Sudan

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Egypt

Cairo vs. Khartoum Cost of Living Summary

Cairo is 6.2% cheaper than Khartoum.

Restaurants: pay 58.6% more in Cairo
Groceries: pay 49.1% less in Cairo
Transportation: pay 42.6% more in Cairo
Housing: pay 39.6% less in Cairo
Childcare: pay 20.2% more in Cairo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 22.0% more in Cairo
Clothing: pay 5.8 times more in Cairo

The cost of clothing, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, and childcare in Cairo are more expensive than in Khartoum. Expenses including groceries and housing are lower in Cairo. Notably, clothing is significantly more expensive in Cairo.

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Cairo vs. Khartoum Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 58.6% more for restaurants

	Khartoum	Cairo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.36 SDG1,418.54	$4.77 EGP262.98	+102.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.71 SDG1,627.06	$5.92 EGP326.09	+118.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 SDG308.57	$0.35 EGP19.49	-31.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 SDG222.64	$0.15 EGP8.03	-60.6%
Average			+58.6%

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pay 49.1% less for groceries

	Khartoum	Cairo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.40 SDG842.10	$0.76 EGP41.98	-45.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$2.13 EGP117.54
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.13 SDG3,083.40	$3.57 EGP196.68	-30.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 SDG2,164.24	$1.18 EGP65.22	-67.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.00 SDG1,204.41	$2.26 EGP124.39	+12.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99 SDG1,197.70	$0.82 EGP45.01	-59.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.45 SDG272.84	$0.35 EGP19.09	-23.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 SDG423.87	$0.26 EGP14.51	-62.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 SDG447.82	$0.24 EGP13.34	-67.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 SDG280.14	$0.18 EGP9.98	-61.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 SDG211.93	$0.20 EGP10.81	-44.3%
Average			-49.1%

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pay 42.6% more for transportation

	Khartoum	Cairo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.29 SDG2,581.72	$1.68 EGP92.40	-60.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$8.59 EGP473.36
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$5,000.00 SDG3M	$32,276.12 EGP2M	+545.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$1.91 EGP105.19
Average			+42.6%

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pay 39.6% less for housing

	Khartoum	Cairo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.29 SDG19,423.33	$14.10 EGP776.76	-56.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$537.26 SDG323K	$216.90 EGP11,946.79	-59.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$171.67 SDG103K	$191.78 EGP10,563.02	+11.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.17 SDG32,585.77	$20.76 EGP1,143.60	-61.7%
Average			-39.6%

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pay 20.2% more for childcare

	Khartoum	Cairo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.29 SDG67,544.64	$123.08 EGP6,779.03	+9.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,702.37 SDG2M	$3,562.03 EGP196K	+31.8%
Average			+20.2%

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pay 22.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Khartoum	Cairo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.38 SDG1,430.34	$1.48 EGP81.52	-37.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 SDG1,678.29	$1.78 EGP97.92	-36.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.81 SDG1,088.74	$2.01 EGP110.45	+10.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$8.00 SDG4,812.00	$29.87 EGP1,644.96	+273.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.00 SDG2,406.00	$4.77 EGP262.98	+19.4%
Average			+22.0%

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pay 5.8 times more for clothing

	Khartoum	Cairo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$40.94 EGP2,255.05
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$8.70 SDG5,233.05	$50.61 EGP2,787.59	+481.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$115.71 EGP6,373.39
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$59.84 EGP3,296.01
Average			+481.7%

Khartoum vs. Cairo - Cost of clothing

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