Cost of living comparison
Italy is 2.7 times more expensive than Khartoum.
If you lived in Italy instead of Khartoum, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
Khartoum
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
SDG2,930.00
|
$15.74
€14.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,688.00
|
$9.09
€8.52
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
SDG304.46
|
$2.45
€2.29
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
SDG188.23
|
$1.16
€1.09
|
|
pay 43.3% more for groceries
Khartoum
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
SDG550.84
|
$1.86
€1.74
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.05
SDG1,787.72
|
$7.20
€6.75
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.72
SDG3,353.29
|
$4.88
€4.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.40
SDG1,404.08
|
$3.14
€2.95
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
SDG1,554.24
|
$4.47
€4.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.24
SDG1,310.44
|
$0.96
€0.90
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SDG223.29
|
$0.84
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
SDG483.19
|
$0.94
€0.88
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
SDG462.72
|
$1.20
€1.12
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
SDG397.33
|
$0.65
€0.61
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SDG312.71
|
$0.71
€0.67
|
|
pay 58.4% more for transportation
Khartoum
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.23
SDG2,478.16
|
$8.02
€7.52
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SDG11,720.00
|
$38.40
€36.01
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,000.00
SDG19,338,000.00
|
$25,887.08
€24,278.61
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,292.25
|
$18.65
€17.49
|
|
pay 98.6% more for housing
Khartoum
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.50
SDG44,829.97
|
$30.75
€28.84
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$520.00
SDG304,720.49
|
$608.10
€570.32
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$233.60
SDG136,890.59
|
$488.80
€458.43
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.43
SDG20,760.72
|
$151.72
€142.29
|
|
pay 5.4 times more for childcare
Khartoum
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$69.33
SDG40,625.72
|
$459.30
€430.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,334.96
SDG1,368,288.32
|
$9,604.44
€9,007.68
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
Khartoum
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,172.00
|
$4.83
€4.53
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
SDG1,361.20
|
$1.60
€1.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,054.80
|
$6.30
€5.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.75
SDG16,261.66
|
$51.79
€48.57
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.00
SDG1,172.00
|
$9.32
€8.74
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Khartoum
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.06
SDG9,995.42
|
$80.37
€75.37
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.57
SDG41,351.10
|
$36.54
€34.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.76
SDG33,262.99
|
$89.56
€83.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.36
SDG23,653.13
|
$114.84
€107.71
|
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