Cost of living comparison

Sudan

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Dominican Republic

Santo Domingo vs. Khartoum Cost of Living Summary

Santo Domingo is 89.0% more expensive than Khartoum.

Restaurants: pay 3.1 times more in Santo Domingo
Groceries: pay 19.1% more in Santo Domingo
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Santo Domingo
Housing: pay 56.8% more in Santo Domingo
Childcare: pay 2.5 times more in Santo Domingo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 74.9% more in Santo Domingo
Clothing: pay 5.4 times more in Santo Domingo

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

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Santo Domingo vs. Khartoum Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Santo Domingo instead of Khartoum, you would:

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pay 3.1 times more for restaurants

	Khartoum	Santo Domingo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.36 SDG1,418.54	$9.95 DOP611.16	+321.8%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.71 SDG1,627.06	$7.54 DOP463.46	+178.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 SDG308.57	$1.04 DOP63.95	+102.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 SDG222.64	$0.57 DOP35.01	+54.0%
Average			+206.7%

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pay 19.1% more for groceries

	Khartoum	Santo Domingo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.40 SDG842.10	$1.51 DOP93.03	+8.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$3.62 DOP222.50
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.13 SDG3,083.40	$5.19 DOP318.59	+1.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 SDG2,164.24	$2.34 DOP143.71	-35.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.00 SDG1,204.41	$2.53 DOP155.32	+26.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99 SDG1,197.70	$1.45 DOP88.96	-27.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.45 SDG272.84	$0.37 DOP22.53	-19.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 SDG423.87	$1.24 DOP75.89	+75.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 SDG447.82	$0.83 DOP51.09	+11.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 SDG280.14	$0.91 DOP56.14	+96.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 SDG211.93	$1.00 DOP61.45	+183.9%
Average			+19.1%

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Khartoum	Santo Domingo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.29 SDG2,581.72	$5.38 DOP330.30	+25.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$18.24 DOP1,120.45
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$5,000.00 SDG3M	$23,212.79 DOP1M	+364.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$21.22 DOP1,303.80
Average			+129.3%

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pay 56.8% more for housing

	Khartoum	Santo Domingo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.29 SDG19,423.33	$36.30 DOP2,230.04	+12.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$537.26 SDG323K	$721.96 DOP44,352.33	+34.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$171.67 SDG103K	$350.20 DOP21,513.82	+104.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.17 SDG32,585.77	$70.91 DOP4,356.44	+30.9%
Average			+56.8%

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pay 2.5 times more for childcare

	Khartoum	Santo Domingo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.29 SDG67,544.64	$252.26 DOP15,497.20	+124.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,702.37 SDG2M	$7,399.96 DOP455K	+173.8%
Average			+148.0%

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pay 74.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Khartoum	Santo Domingo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.38 SDG1,430.34	$2.49 DOP152.79	+4.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 SDG1,678.29	$2.27 DOP139.64	-18.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.81 SDG1,088.74	$5.32 DOP326.97	+194.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$8.00 SDG4,812.00	$29.64 DOP1,820.74	+270.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.00 SDG2,406.00	$7.46 DOP458.37	+86.5%
Average			+74.9%

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pay 5.4 times more for clothing

	Khartoum	Santo Domingo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$45.80 DOP2,813.91
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$8.70 SDG5,233.05	$46.66 DOP2,866.62	+436.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$87.04 DOP5,346.99
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$124.34 DOP7,638.61
Average			+436.3%

Khartoum vs. Santo Domingo - Cost of clothing

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