Cost of living comparison
Sudan is 30.7% cheaper than Lebanon.
If you lived in Sudan instead of Lebanon, you would:
pay 44.7% less for restaurants
Lebanon
|
Sudan
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.17
L£909,810
|
$5.00
SDG2,930.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.59
L£679,589
|
$8.00
SDG4,688.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.26
L£201,819
|
$0.52
SDG304.46
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.74
L£65,930
|
$0.32
SDG188.23
|
|
pay 16.5% more for groceries
Lebanon
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.68
L£60,512
|
$0.94
SDG550.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.59
L£500,091
|
$3.05
SDG1,787.72
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$12.36
L£1,106,003
|
$5.72
SDG3,353.29
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.31
L£206,532
|
$2.40
SDG1,404.08
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.64
L£236,141
|
$2.65
SDG1,554.24
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.91
L£81,506
|
$2.24
SDG1,310.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.56
L£50,375
|
$0.38
SDG223.29
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.54
L£48,491
|
$0.82
SDG483.19
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
L£55,812
|
$0.79
SDG462.72
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
L£47,841
|
$0.68
SDG397.33
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
L£40,192
|
$0.53
SDG312.71
|
|
pay 10.3% less for transportation
Lebanon
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.67
L£328,111
|
$4.23
SDG2,478.16
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$63.04
L£5,641,964
|
$20.00
SDG11,720.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,250.00
L£1,991,224,179
|
$33,000.00
SDG19,338,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.90
L£1,512,435
|
$10.74
SDG6,292.25
|
|
pay 26.5% less for housing
Lebanon
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$58.28
L£5,216,005
|
$76.50
SDG44,829.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$712.20
L£63,737,285
|
$520.00
SDG304,720.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.45
L£33,242,030
|
$233.60
SDG136,890.59
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$131.87
L£11,801,197
|
$35.43
SDG20,760.72
|
|
pay 63.8% less for childcare
Lebanon
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$320.83
L£28,712,409
|
$69.33
SDG40,625.72
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,591.35
L£410,894,358
|
$2,334.96
SDG1,368,288.32
|
|
pay 45.2% less for entertainment and sports
Lebanon
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.62
L£234,920
|
$2.00
SDG1,172.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.92
L£261,290
|
$2.32
SDG1,361.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
L£303,867
|
$1.80
SDG1,054.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$64.53
L£5,774,850
|
$27.75
SDG16,261.66
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.00
L£805,439
|
$2.00
SDG1,172.00
|
|
pay 41.1% less for clothing
Lebanon
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.46
L£5,768,584
|
$17.06
SDG9,995.42
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$53.75
L£4,810,261
|
$70.57
SDG41,351.10
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$121.82
L£10,902,325
|
$56.76
SDG33,262.99
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$128.96
L£11,540,897
|
$40.36
SDG23,653.13
|
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