Cost of living comparison

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Khartoum vs. Saint John's Cost of Living Summary

Khartoum is 59.0% cheaper than Saint John's.

Restaurants
pay 79.0% less in Khartoum
Groceries
pay 60.3% less in Khartoum
Transportation
pay 29.7% less in Khartoum
Housing
pay 65.3% less in Khartoum
Childcare
pay 5.8% less in Khartoum
Entertainment and Sports
pay 53.8% less in Khartoum

Expenses including restaurants, housing, groceries, entertainment and sports, transportation, and childcare are lower in Khartoum.

Khartoum vs. Saint John's Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Khartoum instead of Saint John's, you would:

pay 79.0% less for restaurants

 
Saint John's
Khartoum
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $16.65
EC$45.00
$2.36
SDG1,418.54
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$9.25
EC$25.00
$2.71
SDG1,627.06
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.95
EC$5.27
$0.51
SDG308.57

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pay 60.3% less for groceries

 
Saint John's
Khartoum
Bread
1 loaf
$2.78
EC$7.50
$1.40
SDG842.10
Local cheese (8 oz) $4.26
EC$11.50
??
Milk (1 gallon) $8.40
EC$22.71
$5.13
SDG3,083.40

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pay 29.7% less for transportation

 
Saint John's
Khartoum
Gasoline (1 gallon) $6.11
EC$16.50
$4.29
SDG2,581.72
Monthly public transit pass ?? ??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $5,000.00
SDG3M

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pay 65.3% less for housing

 
Saint John's
Khartoum
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$81.40
EC$220.00
$32.29
SDG19,423.33
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,048.39
EC$2,833.33
$537.26
SDG323K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $678.37
EC$1,833.33
$171.67
SDG103K

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pay 5.8% less for childcare

 
Saint John's
Khartoum
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $185.01
EC$500.00
$112.29
SDG67,544.64
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $1,850.10
EC$5,000.00
$2,702.37
SDG2M

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pay 53.8% less for entertainment and sports

 
Saint John's
Khartoum
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.41
EC$6.50
$2.38
SDG1,430.34
Cappuccino in mid-range area $3.70
EC$10.00
$2.79
SDG1,678.29
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
?? $1.81
SDG1,088.74

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Saint John's
Khartoum
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$50.00
EC$135.13
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $8.70
SDG5,233.05
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$74.00
EC$200.00
??

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