Cost of living comparison

Sudan

compared to

Belarus

Minsk vs. Khartoum Cost of Living Summary

Minsk is 61.5% more expensive than Khartoum.

Restaurants: pay 2.9 times more in Minsk
Groceries: pay 17.8% less in Minsk
Transportation: pay 69.9% more in Minsk
Housing: pay 32.8% more in Minsk
Childcare: pay 5.6 times more in Minsk
Entertainment and Sports: pay 49.7% more in Minsk
Clothing: pay 5.1 times more in Minsk

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

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Minsk vs. Khartoum Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.9 times more for restaurants

	Khartoum	Minsk
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.36 SDG1,418.54	$9.78 BYN29.50	+314.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.71 SDG1,627.06	$6.85 BYN20.65	+153.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 SDG308.57	$0.96 BYN2.89	+86.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 SDG222.64	$0.59 BYN1.79	+59.9%
Average			+192.9%

Khartoum vs. Minsk - Cost of restaurants

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pay 17.8% less for groceries

	Khartoum	Minsk
Bread 1 loaf	$1.40 SDG842.10	$0.68 BYN2.05	-51.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$3.79 BYN11.43
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.13 SDG3,083.40	$3.45 BYN10.42	-32.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 SDG2,164.24	$1.64 BYN4.94	-54.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.00 SDG1,204.41	$2.40 BYN7.25	+20.0%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99 SDG1,197.70	$0.70 BYN2.10	-65.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.45 SDG272.84	$0.76 BYN2.31	+68.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 SDG423.87	$0.97 BYN2.93	+38.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 SDG447.82	$1.21 BYN3.66	+62.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 SDG280.14	$0.29 BYN0.88	-37.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 SDG211.93	$0.33 BYN1.01	-5.2%
Average			-17.8%

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pay 69.9% more for transportation

	Khartoum	Minsk
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.29 SDG2,581.72	$3.33 BYN10.04	-22.4%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$18.59 BYN56.05
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$5,000.00 SDG3M	$21,193.80 BYN63,917.93	+323.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$5.54 BYN16.72
Average			+69.9%

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pay 32.8% more for housing

	Khartoum	Minsk
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.29 SDG19,423.33	$13.39 BYN40.39	-58.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$537.26 SDG323K	$581.42 BYN1,753.49	+8.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$171.67 SDG103K	$380.44 BYN1,147.36	+121.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.17 SDG32,585.77	$46.63 BYN140.62	-13.9%
Average			+32.8%

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pay 5.6 times more for childcare

	Khartoum	Minsk
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.29 SDG67,544.64	$396.70 BYN1,196.41	+253.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,702.37 SDG2M	$24,214.29 BYN73,027.36	+796.0%
Average			+462.6%

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pay 49.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Khartoum	Minsk
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.38 SDG1,430.34	$1.63 BYN4.92	-31.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 SDG1,678.29	$2.32 BYN7.00	-16.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.81 SDG1,088.74	$2.61 BYN7.87	+44.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$8.00 SDG4,812.00	$37.06 BYN111.77	+363.3%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.00 SDG2,406.00	$5.87 BYN17.70	+46.7%
Average			+49.7%

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pay 5.1 times more for clothing

	Khartoum	Minsk
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$50.77 BYN153.12
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$8.70 SDG5,233.05	$44.17 BYN133.20	+407.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$106.09 BYN319.97
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$106.95 BYN322.54
Average			+407.7%

Khartoum vs. Minsk - Cost of clothing

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