Cost of living comparison
Sudan is 20.0% more expensive than Malaysia.
If you lived in Sudan instead of Malaysia, you would:
pay 52.1% more for restaurants
Malaysia
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.36
MYR11.17
|
$5.00
SDG3,002.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.63
MYR17.20
|
$8.00
SDG4,804.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
MYR3.00
|
$0.52
SDG311.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
MYR1.62
|
$0.32
SDG192.89
|
|
pay 27.3% more for groceries
Malaysia
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.85
MYR4.01
|
$0.94
SDG564.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.41
MYR30.37
|
$3.05
SDG1,831.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
MYR27.06
|
$5.72
SDG3,436.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.40
MYR6.65
|
$2.40
SDG1,438.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.88
MYR8.91
|
$2.65
SDG1,592.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.99
MYR4.67
|
$2.24
SDG1,342.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
MYR2.45
|
$0.38
SDG228.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.04
MYR4.91
|
$0.82
SDG495.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
MYR2.60
|
$0.79
SDG474.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
MYR1.65
|
$0.68
SDG407.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
MYR2.30
|
$0.53
SDG320.45
|
|
pay 63.9% more for transportation
Malaysia
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$1.79
MYR8.48
|
$4.23
SDG2,539.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.01
MYR85.36
|
$20.00
SDG12,010.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,228.03
MYR162,240.86
|
$33,000.00
SDG19,816,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.07
MYR24.03
|
$10.74
SDG6,447.94
|
|
pay 63.9% more for housing
Malaysia
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.77
MYR126.87
|
$76.50
SDG45,939.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$326.71
MYR1,548.63
|
$520.00
SDG312,260.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$217.05
MYR1,028.82
|
$233.60
SDG140,277.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$34.40
MYR163.07
|
$35.43
SDG21,274.42
|
|
pay 57.0% less for childcare
Malaysia
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$144.81
MYR686.40
|
$69.33
SDG41,630.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,108.87
MYR28,956.03
|
$2,334.96
SDG1,402,145.28
|
|
pay 32.5% less for entertainment and sports
Malaysia
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.43
MYR16.24
|
$2.00
SDG1,201.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
MYR11.68
|
$2.32
SDG1,394.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.06
MYR19.23
|
$1.80
SDG1,080.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.59
MYR154.49
|
$27.75
SDG16,664.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.62
MYR17.17
|
$2.00
SDG1,201.00
|
|
pay 22.4% more for clothing
Malaysia
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$47.09
MYR223.20
|
$17.06
SDG10,242.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$24.30
MYR115.18
|
$70.57
SDG42,374.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$62.25
MYR295.04
|
$56.76
SDG34,086.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$56.25
MYR266.61
|
$40.36
SDG24,238.40
|
|
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