Cost of living comparison
Santiago is 2.2 times more expensive than Khartoum.
If you lived in Santiago instead of Khartoum, you would:
pay 2.5 times more for restaurants
|
Khartoum
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
SDG3,002.50
|
$10.94
CLF0.3700
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,804.00
|
$8.55
CLF0.2900
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
SDG311.99
|
$1.47
CLF0.0500
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
SDG192.89
|
$1.20
CLF0.0400
|
|
pay 30.0% more for groceries
|
Khartoum
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
SDG564.47
|
$1.72
CLF0.0600
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.05
SDG1,831.96
|
$6.03
CLF0.2100
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.72
SDG3,436.26
|
$4.75
CLF0.1600
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.40
SDG1,438.82
|
$3.35
CLF0.1100
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
SDG1,592.69
|
$3.42
CLF0.1200
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.24
SDG1,342.87
|
$0.92
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SDG228.82
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
SDG495.15
|
$0.84
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
SDG474.17
|
$0.93
CLF0.0300
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
SDG407.16
|
$0.66
CLF0.0200
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SDG320.45
|
$0.64
CLF0.0200
|
|
pay 34.7% more for transportation
|
Khartoum
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.23
SDG2,539.48
|
$6.15
CLF0.2100
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SDG12,010.00
|
$48.88
CLF1.6600
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,000.00
SDG19,816,500.00
|
$17,775.09
CLF604.7600
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,447.94
|
$10.20
CLF0.3500
|
|
pay 72.0% more for housing
|
Khartoum
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.50
SDG45,939.24
|
$25.79
CLF0.8800
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$520.00
SDG312,260.50
|
$515.89
CLF17.5500
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$233.60
SDG140,277.82
|
$484.85
CLF16.5000
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.43
SDG21,274.42
|
$123.09
CLF4.1900
|
|
pay 4.5 times more for childcare
|
Khartoum
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$69.33
SDG41,630.96
|
$427.49
CLF14.5400
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,334.96
SDG1,402,145.28
|
$6,617.78
CLF225.1600
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Khartoum
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,201.00
|
$3.91
CLF0.1300
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
SDG1,394.89
|
$3.12
CLF0.1100
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,080.90
|
$5.74
CLF0.2000
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.75
SDG16,664.04
|
$39.00
CLF1.3300
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.00
SDG1,201.00
|
$7.33
CLF0.2500
|
|
pay 78.8% more for clothing
|
Khartoum
|
Santiago
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.06
SDG10,242.75
|
$57.07
CLF1.9400
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.57
SDG42,374.29
|
$31.83
CLF1.0800
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.76
SDG34,086.05
|
$74.61
CLF2.5400
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.36
SDG24,238.40
|
$82.33
CLF2.8000
|
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