Cost of living comparison

Sudan

compared to

Zimbabwe

Harare vs. Khartoum Cost of Living Summary

Harare is 59.9% more expensive than Khartoum.

Restaurants: pay 2.7 times more in Harare
Groceries: pay 10.9% more in Harare
Transportation: pay 2.6 times more in Harare
Housing: pay 11.2% more in Harare
Childcare: pay 3.5 times more in Harare
Entertainment and Sports: pay 77.3% more in Harare
Clothing: pay 2.4 times more in Harare

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

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Harare vs. Khartoum Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.7 times more for restaurants

	Khartoum	Harare
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.36 SDG1,418.54	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	+324.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.71 SDG1,627.06	$5.75 ZWL1,851.50	+112.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 SDG308.57	$0.96 ZWL308.58	+86.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 SDG222.64	$0.47 ZWL151.05	+26.7%
Average			+171.9%

Khartoum vs. Harare - Cost of restaurants

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pay 10.9% more for groceries

	Khartoum	Harare
Bread 1 loaf	$1.40 SDG842.10	$1.00 ZWL322.00	-28.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$5.73 ZWL1,845.30
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.13 SDG3,083.40	$5.73 ZWL1,843.59	+11.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 SDG2,164.24	$1.93 ZWL622.53	-46.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.00 SDG1,204.41	$2.46 ZWL791.38	+22.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99 SDG1,197.70	$1.37 ZWL439.66	-31.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.45 SDG272.84	$0.76 ZWL243.55	+66.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 SDG423.87	$0.92 ZWL296.54	+30.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 SDG447.82	$0.70 ZWL226.23	-5.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 SDG280.14	$0.78 ZWL251.62	+67.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 SDG211.93	$0.80 ZWL257.47	+126.9%
Average			+10.9%

Khartoum vs. Harare - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

	Khartoum	Harare
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.29 SDG2,581.72	$6.91 ZWL2,223.82	+60.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$60.00 ZWL19,320.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$5,000.00 SDG3M	$22,000.00 ZWL7M	+340.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$20.00 ZWL6,440.00
Average			+156.0%

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pay 11.2% more for housing

	Khartoum	Harare
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.29 SDG19,423.33	$68.99 ZWL22,213.67	+113.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$537.26 SDG323K	$390.00 ZWL126K	-27.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$171.67 SDG103K	$316.60 ZWL102K	+84.4%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.17 SDG32,585.77	$39.27 ZWL12,644.39	-27.5%
Average			+11.2%

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pay 3.5 times more for childcare

	Khartoum	Harare
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.29 SDG67,544.64	$433.79 ZWL140K	+286.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,702.37 SDG2M	$8,555.56 ZWL3M	+216.6%
Average			+249.7%

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pay 77.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Khartoum	Harare
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.38 SDG1,430.34	$1.25 ZWL402.50	-47.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 SDG1,678.29	$3.00 ZWL966.00	+7.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.81 SDG1,088.74	$2.00 ZWL644.00	+10.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$8.00 SDG4,812.00	$47.92 ZWL15,429.17	+499.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.00 SDG2,406.00	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	+150.0%
Average			+77.3%

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pay 2.4 times more for clothing

	Khartoum	Harare
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$23.22 ZWL7,477.56
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$8.70 SDG5,233.05	$21.15 ZWL6,809.04	+143.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$38.68 ZWL12,453.92
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$40.37 ZWL12,998.47
Average			+143.1%

Khartoum vs. Harare - Cost of clothing

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