Cost of living comparison
Khartoum is 34.4% cheaper than Kingston.
If you lived in Khartoum instead of Kingston, you would:
pay 21.8% less for restaurants
Kingston
|
Khartoum
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.40
JMD1,001.08
|
$6.60
SDG3,967.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.68
JMD1,201.29
|
$8.00
SDG4,808.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.24
JMD193.28
|
$0.63
SDG376.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
JMD120.90
|
$0.42
SDG253.36
|
|
pay 41.9% less for groceries
Kingston
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.26
JMD510.20
|
$1.14
SDG683.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.03
JMD1,100.44
|
$6.05
SDG3,636.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$16.07
JMD2,515.09
|
$6.13
SDG3,684.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.39
JMD687.60
|
$2.85
SDG1,715.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.25
JMD508.93
|
$2.81
SDG1,690.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.39
JMD373.44
|
$2.02
SDG1,212.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.41
JMD221.42
|
$0.51
SDG305.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.86
JMD291.29
|
$0.90
SDG538.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.22
JMD191.32
|
$0.80
SDG479.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.13
JMD177.30
|
$0.60
SDG359.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.01
JMD157.92
|
$0.43
SDG255.94
|
|
pay 30.8% less for transportation
Kingston
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.09
JMD796.46
|
$5.20
SDG3,127.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$38.38
JMD6,006.45
|
$25.00
SDG15,025.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$43,822.25
JMD6,857,366.92
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.55
JMD4,154.46
|
$10.74
SDG6,453.31
|
|
pay 20.1% less for housing
Kingston
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$48.43
JMD7,578.70
|
$70.15
SDG42,158.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$731.08
JMD114,399.64
|
$637.80
SDG383,315.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$447.17
JMD69,974.17
|
$252.68
SDG151,859.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$127.20
JMD19,903.74
|
$39.45
SDG23,709.77
|
|
pay 40.0% less for childcare
Kingston
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$259.63
JMD40,626.98
|
$63.07
SDG37,902.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,149.53
JMD336,361.36
|
$2,057.46
SDG1,236,531.56
|
|
pay 49.1% less for entertainment and sports
Kingston
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.24
JMD350.38
|
$2.00
SDG1,202.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.89
JMD608.20
|
$2.38
SDG1,430.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$8.96
JMD1,401.51
|
$1.80
SDG1,081.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$72.56
JMD11,354.70
|
$33.33
SDG20,033.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.56
JMD1,651.77
|
$4.00
SDG2,404.00
|
|
pay 37.2% less for clothing
Kingston
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$35.99
JMD5,631.05
|
$18.17
SDG10,918.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.19
JMD4,567.41
|
$20.00
SDG12,020.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$71.74
JMD11,226.35
|
$55.00
SDG33,055.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.20
JMD11,297.85
|
$40.00
SDG24,040.00
|
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