Cost of living comparison

Sudan

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Maldives

Male vs. Khartoum Cost of Living Summary

Male is 2.3 times more expensive than Khartoum.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Male
Groceries: pay 54.2% more in Male
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Male
Housing: pay 2.5 times more in Male
Childcare: pay 35.3% more in Male
Entertainment and Sports: pay 3.2 times more in Male
Clothing: pay 5.7 times more in Male

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

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Male vs. Khartoum Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Khartoum	Male
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.36 SDG1,418.54	$6.00 MVR92.74	+154.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.71 SDG1,627.06	$9.73 MVR150.39	+259.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 SDG308.57	$1.63 MVR25.12	+217.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 SDG222.64	$0.30 MVR4.59	-19.7%
Average			+161.7%

Khartoum vs. Male - Cost of restaurants

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pay 54.2% more for groceries

	Khartoum	Male
Bread 1 loaf	$1.40 SDG842.10	$1.65 MVR25.57	+18.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$5.34 MVR82.43
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.13 SDG3,083.40	$7.69 MVR118.80	+50.0%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 SDG2,164.24	$1.92 MVR29.70	-46.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.00 SDG1,204.41	$2.77 MVR42.73	+38.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99 SDG1,197.70	$1.80 MVR27.83	-9.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.45 SDG272.84	$1.39 MVR21.40	+205.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 SDG423.87	$1.85 MVR28.65	+163.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 SDG447.82	$1.22 MVR18.84	+63.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 SDG280.14	$0.93 MVR14.40	+100.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 SDG211.93	$0.86 MVR13.30	+144.3%
Average			+54.2%

Khartoum vs. Male - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Khartoum	Male
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.29 SDG2,581.72	$3.81 MVR58.81	-11.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$30.82 MVR476.23
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$5,000.00 SDG3M	$32,446.46 MVR501K	+548.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$17.52 MVR270.70
Average			+122.2%

Khartoum vs. Male - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.5 times more for housing

	Khartoum	Male
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.29 SDG19,423.33	$73.00 MVR1,127.92	+126.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$537.26 SDG323K	$951.14 MVR14,695.19	+77.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$171.67 SDG103K	$699.92 MVR10,813.71	+307.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.17 SDG32,585.77	$90.98 MVR1,405.60	+67.9%
Average			+148.2%

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pay 35.3% more for childcare

	Khartoum	Male
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.29 SDG67,544.64	$184.98 MVR2,857.90	+64.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,702.37 SDG2M	$3,004.83 MVR46,424.59	+11.2%
Average			+35.3%

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pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports

	Khartoum	Male
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.38 SDG1,430.34	$4.87 MVR75.19	+104.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 SDG1,678.29	$3.55 MVR54.84	+27.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.81 SDG1,088.74	$14.93 MVR230.60	+724.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$8.00 SDG4,812.00	$70.81 MVR1,093.98	+785.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.00 SDG2,406.00	$9.73 MVR150.39	+143.3%
Average			+222.1%

Khartoum vs. Male - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 5.7 times more for clothing

	Khartoum	Male
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$39.51 MVR610.48
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$8.70 SDG5,233.05	$49.64 MVR766.88	+470.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$87.13 MVR1,346.11
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$52.52 MVR811.39
Average			+470.5%

Khartoum vs. Male - Cost of clothing

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