Sudan vs. Samoa Cost of Living Summary

Sudan is 4.2% more expensive than Samoa overall.

Restaurants
pay 88.9% less in Sudan
Groceries
pay 27.5% less in Sudan
Transportation
pay 4.0% more in Sudan
Housing
pay 2.7 times more in Sudan
Entertainment and Sports
pay 33.7% less in Sudan

The cost of housing and transportation in Sudan are more expensive than in Samoa. Expenses including restaurants, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Sudan. Notably, housing is significantly more expensive in Sudan.

Sudan vs. Samoa Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Sudan instead of Samoa, you would:

pay 88.9% less for restaurants

 
Samoa
Sudan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $47.26
WST130.00
$2.36
SDG1,418.54
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$14.54
WST40.00
$2.71
SDG1,627.06
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.82
WST5.00
$0.51
SDG308.57

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pay 27.5% less for groceries

 
Samoa
Sudan
Bread
1 loaf
$0.82
WST2.25
$1.40
SDG842.10
Local cheese (8 oz) $0.45
WST1.25
??
Milk (1 gallon) $6.88
WST18.93
$5.13
SDG3,083.40

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pay 4.0% more for transportation

 
Samoa
Sudan
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.13
WST11.36
$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 2.7 times more for housing

 
Samoa
Sudan
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$36.35
WST100.00
$32.29
SDG19,423.33
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area ?? $537.26
SDG323K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center ?? $171.67
SDG103K

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pay (unknown) more for childcare

 
Samoa
Sudan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly ?? $112.29
SDG67,544.64
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters ?? $2,702.37
SDG2M

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pay 33.7% less for entertainment and sports

 
Samoa
Sudan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $3.45
WST9.50
$2.38
SDG1,430.34
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.91
WST8.00
$2.79
SDG1,678.29
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$6.18
WST17.00
$1.81
SDG1,088.74

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pay (unknown) more for clothing

 
Samoa
Sudan
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
?? ??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
?? $8.70
SDG5,233.05
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
?? ??

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We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated November 2026). How we calculate this

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