Cost of living comparison
Vientiane is 62.7% more expensive than Khartoum.
If you lived in Vientiane instead of Khartoum, you would:
pay 9.2% more for restaurants
|
Khartoum
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
SDG2,930.00
|
$3.00
₭64,207
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,688.00
|
$5.00
₭107,012
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
SDG304.46
|
$0.92
₭19,656
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
SDG188.23
|
$0.44
₭9,445
|
|
pay 80.5% more for groceries
|
Khartoum
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
SDG550.84
|
$1.93
₭41,306
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.05
SDG1,787.72
|
$5.94
₭127,233
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.72
SDG3,353.29
|
$10.37
₭221,927
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.40
SDG1,404.08
|
$2.08
₭44,422
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
SDG1,554.24
|
$2.37
₭50,721
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.24
SDG1,310.44
|
$2.02
₭43,284
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SDG223.29
|
$0.52
₭11,093
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
SDG483.19
|
$1.57
₭33,665
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
SDG462.72
|
$2.25
₭48,093
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
SDG397.33
|
$1.57
₭33,665
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SDG312.71
|
$1.57
₭33,665
|
|
pay 15.8% more for transportation
|
Khartoum
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.23
SDG2,478.16
|
$5.24
₭112,183
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SDG11,720.00
|
$5.94
₭127,233
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,000.00
SDG19,338,000.00
|
$59,448.31
₭1,272,333,109
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,292.25
|
$13.89
₭297,271
|
|
pay 77.5% more for housing
|
Khartoum
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.50
SDG44,829.97
|
$168.24
₭3,600,693
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$520.00
SDG304,720.49
|
$499.61
₭10,692,805
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$233.60
SDG136,890.59
|
$274.31
₭5,870,947
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.43
SDG20,760.72
|
$97.98
₭2,096,957
|
|
pay 92.3% more for childcare
|
Khartoum
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$69.33
SDG40,625.72
|
?? | |
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,334.96
SDG1,368,288.32
|
$4,490.81
₭96,113,751
|
|
pay 26.7% more for entertainment and sports
|
Khartoum
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,172.00
|
$1.13
₭24,154
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
SDG1,361.20
|
$2.10
₭44,875
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,054.80
|
$2.04
₭43,629
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.75
SDG16,261.66
|
$34.22
₭732,329
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.00
SDG1,172.00
|
$5.00
₭107,012
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
|
Khartoum
|
Vientiane
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.06
SDG9,995.42
|
$93.14
₭1,993,318
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.57
SDG41,351.10
|
$50.63
₭1,083,602
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.76
SDG33,262.99
|
$124.25
₭2,659,174
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.36
SDG23,653.13
|
$44.78
₭958,490
|
|
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