Cost of living comparison
Ottawa is 4.1 times more expensive than Khartoum.
If you lived in Ottawa instead of Khartoum, you would:
pay 3.6 times more for restaurants
Khartoum
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
SDG2,930.00
|
$18.44
CA$25.40
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,688.00
|
$8.85
CA$12.19
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
SDG304.46
|
$2.30
CA$3.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
SDG188.23
|
$1.67
CA$2.31
|
|
pay 62.8% more for groceries
Khartoum
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
SDG550.84
|
$2.34
CA$3.22
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.05
SDG1,787.72
|
$6.00
CA$8.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.72
SDG3,353.29
|
$7.68
CA$10.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.40
SDG1,404.08
|
$3.15
CA$4.34
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
SDG1,554.24
|
$5.22
CA$7.19
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.24
SDG1,310.44
|
$1.72
CA$2.36
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SDG223.29
|
$0.55
CA$0.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
SDG483.19
|
$1.32
CA$1.83
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
SDG462.72
|
$1.55
CA$2.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
SDG397.33
|
$0.87
CA$1.20
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SDG312.71
|
$0.95
CA$1.30
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Khartoum
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.23
SDG2,478.16
|
$5.28
CA$7.28
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SDG11,720.00
|
$92.56
CA$127.51
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,000.00
SDG19,338,000.00
|
$19,543.49
CA$26,924.09
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,292.25
|
$19.54
CA$26.92
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for housing
Khartoum
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.50
SDG44,829.97
|
$62.08
CA$85.52
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$520.00
SDG304,720.49
|
$1,303.57
CA$1,795.86
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$233.60
SDG136,890.59
|
$1,141.60
CA$1,572.73
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.43
SDG20,760.72
|
$123.67
CA$170.38
|
|
pay 12.4 times more for childcare
Khartoum
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$69.33
SDG40,625.72
|
$1,128.36
CA$1,554.49
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,334.96
SDG1,368,288.32
|
$19,820.05
CA$27,305.10
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Khartoum
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,172.00
|
$5.90
CA$8.13
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
SDG1,361.20
|
$4.07
CA$5.61
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,054.80
|
$11.06
CA$15.24
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.75
SDG16,261.66
|
$57.52
CA$79.24
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.00
SDG1,172.00
|
$11.80
CA$16.26
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Khartoum
|
Ottawa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.06
SDG9,995.42
|
$61.22
CA$84.34
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.57
SDG41,351.10
|
$50.10
CA$69.02
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.76
SDG33,262.99
|
$95.91
CA$132.12
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.36
SDG23,653.13
|
$141.14
CA$194.44
|
|
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