Cost of living comparison
Egypt is 8.5% cheaper than Sudan.
If you lived in Egypt instead of Sudan, you would:
pay 8.4% more for restaurants
|
Sudan
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.08
SDG20.46
|
$4.62
E£82.76
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.10
SDG33.92
|
$4.48
E£80.16
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
SDG3.06
|
$0.39
E£6.92
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.19
SDG1.29
|
$0.22
E£3.88
|
|
pay 47.5% less for groceries
|
Sudan
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.93
SDG6.15
|
$0.60
E£10.71
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.29
SDG15.23
|
$1.91
E£34.24
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.06
SDG40.32
|
$3.13
E£55.94
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.01
SDG13.36
|
$1.43
E£25.51
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
SDG17.62
|
$1.92
E£34.44
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$5.37
SDG35.70
|
$0.59
E£10.47
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.34
SDG2.26
|
$0.33
E£5.99
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.80
SDG5.33
|
$0.26
E£4.60
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.08
SDG7.18
|
$0.27
E£4.85
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
SDG4.24
|
$0.22
E£3.99
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.56
SDG3.73
|
$0.18
E£3.27
|
|
pay 58.5% less for transportation
|
Sudan
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.34
SDG22.24
|
$1.28
E£22.94
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$35.00
SDG232.75
|
$11.20
E£200.54
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,000.00
SDG219,453.37
|
$22,049.47
E£394,664.71
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.17
SDG60.96
|
$2.66
E£47.54
|
|
pay 48.4% less for housing
|
Sudan
|
Egypt
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$95.63
SDG635.97
|
$16.38
E£293.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$422.82
SDG2,811.79
|
$156.64
E£2,803.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$200.97
SDG1,336.48
|
$104.41
E£1,868.80
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$23.50
SDG156.26
|
$23.57
E£421.79
|
|
pay 19.1% more for childcare
|
Sudan
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$68.09
SDG452.79
|
$75.75
E£1,355.88
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,128.43
SDG14,154.25
|
$2,699.99
E£48,327.32
|
|
pay 33.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sudan
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.25
SDG14.96
|
$1.93
E£34.51
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.83
SDG12.17
|
$1.63
E£29.25
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.83
SDG12.14
|
$2.35
E£42.05
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$20.25
SDG134.65
|
$24.64
E£441.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.67
SDG11.07
|
$4.04
E£72.26
|
|
pay 33.6% more for clothing
|
Sudan
|
Egypt
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.67
SDG117.51
|
$27.73
E£496.41
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.57
SDG469.26
|
$40.76
E£729.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.87
SDG325.00
|
$94.23
E£1,686.55
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$37.97
SDG252.49
|
$48.17
E£862.19
|
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