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Castries vs. Khartoum Cost of Living Summary

Castries is 99.3% more expensive than Khartoum.

Restaurants: pay 86.4% more in Castries
Groceries: pay 89.1% more in Castries
Transportation: pay 16.4% more in Castries
Housing: pay 25.1% more in Castries
Childcare: pay 2.2 times more in Castries
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.5 times more in Castries
Clothing: pay 3.1 times more in Castries

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

Castries vs. Khartoum Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 86.4% more for restaurants

	Khartoum	Castries
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 SDG4,511.25	$7.40 EC$20.00	-1.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.50 SDG4,511.25	$7.40 EC$20.00	-1.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 SDG365.59	$1.94 EC$5.25	+219.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 SDG255.54	$0.97 EC$2.63	+128.6%
Average			+86.4%

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pay 89.1% more for groceries

	Khartoum	Castries
Bread 1 loaf	$1.35 SDG812.06	$1.67 EC$4.52	+23.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.23 SDG4,351.00	$5.61 EC$15.17	-22.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.13 SDG3,687.65	$8.09 EC$21.87	+32.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.85 SDG1,716.50	$4.25 EC$11.47	+48.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 SDG1,773.57	$4.41 EC$11.93	+49.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.24 SDG1,345.11	$3.43 EC$9.27	+53.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 SDG341.97	$0.75 EC$2.04	+32.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.15 SDG691.83	$2.86 EC$7.72	+148.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 SDG510.40	$4.17 EC$11.27	+391.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 SDG360.22	$1.54 EC$4.17	+157.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 SDG286.09	$0.78 EC$2.12	+64.9%
Average			+89.1%

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pay 16.4% more for transportation

	Khartoum	Castries
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.03 SDG3,025.12	$5.85 EC$15.82	+16.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$28,676.62 EC$77,500.00
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.52 SDG6,929.49	??
Average			+16.4%

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pay 25.1% more for housing

	Khartoum	Castries
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.15 SDG42,193.66	$43.66 EC$118.00	-37.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$613.36 SDG368,938.67	$589.20 EC$1,592.34	-3.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$290.18 SDG174,541.94	$394.69 EC$1,066.67	+36.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.45 SDG23,729.50	$81.35 EC$219.85	+106.2%
Average			+25.1%

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pay 2.2 times more for childcare

	Khartoum	Castries
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$90.25 SDG54,286.37	$198.89 EC$537.50	+120.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,960.95 SDG1,179,510.34	??
Average			+120.4%

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pay 2.5 times more for entertainment and sports

	Khartoum	Castries
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SDG1,203.00	$2.78 EC$7.50	+38.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.05 SDG1,231.10	$3.70 EC$10.00	+80.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.50 SDG902.25	$9.25 EC$25.00	+516.7%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.33 SDG20,050.00	$42.55 EC$115.00	+27.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.00 SDG2,406.00	$6.66 EC$18.00	+66.5%
Average			+146.1%

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pay 3.1 times more for clothing

	Khartoum	Castries
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.83 SDG8,922.58	$78.94 EC$213.33	+432.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$52.42 EC$141.67
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.00 SDG33,082.50	$104.84 EC$283.33	+90.6%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.50 SDG31,578.75	$111.01 EC$300.00	+111.4%
Average			+211.4%

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