Cost of living comparison

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Sudan vs. Somalia Cost of Living Summary

Sudan is 16.6% more expensive than Somalia overall.

Restaurants
pay 40.2% less in Sudan
Groceries
pay 10.7% less in Sudan
Transportation
pay 19.8% less in Sudan
Housing
pay 2.2 times more in Sudan
Childcare
pay 3.4 times more in Sudan
Entertainment and Sports
pay 30.9% less in Sudan
Clothing
pay 46.7% less in Sudan

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

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Sudan vs. Somalia Cost Breakdown

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

pay 40.2% less for restaurants

 
Somalia
Sudan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $3.33
SOS1,908
$2.36
SDG1,418.54
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $5.00
SOS2,862
$2.71
SDG1,627.06
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.04
SOS595
$0.51
SDG308.57
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pay 10.7% less for groceries

 
Somalia
Sudan
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.35
SOS775
$1.40
SDG842.10
Local cheese (8 oz) $2.50
SOS1,431
??
Milk (1 gallon) $7.02
SOS4,020
$5.13
SDG3,083.40
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pay 19.8% less for transportation

 
Somalia
Sudan
Gasoline (1 gallon) $3.57
SOS2,041
$4.29
SDG2,581.72
Monthly public transit pass $12.17
SOS6,968
??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $10,000.00
SOS6M
$5,000.00
SDG3M
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pay 2.2 times more for housing

 
Somalia
Sudan
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $39.56
SOS22,639
$32.29
SDG19,423.33
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $143.33
SOS82,036
$537.26
SDG323K
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $77.50
SOS44,357
$171.67
SDG103K
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pay 3.4 times more for childcare

 
Somalia
Sudan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $51.67
SOS29,571
$112.29
SDG67,544.64
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $515.00
SOS295K
$2,702.37
SDG2M
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pay 30.9% less for entertainment and sports

 
Somalia
Sudan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) ?? $2.38
SDG1,430.34
Cappuccino in mid-range area $1.67
SOS954
$2.79
SDG1,678.29
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $1.00
SOS572
$1.81
SDG1,088.74
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pay 46.7% less for clothing

 
Somalia
Sudan
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $12.50
SOS7,154
??
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $16.33
SOS9,348
$8.70
SDG5,233.05
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $18.50
SOS10,588
??
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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 October 2026). How we calculate this

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Moving from Somalia to Sudan · UN DESA 2020
179 people born in Somalia live in Sudan.
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