Cost of living comparison

Sudan

compared to

Ethiopia

Ethiopia vs. Sudan Cost of Living Summary

Ethiopia is 91.2% more expensive than Sudan overall.

Restaurants: pay 85.6% more in Ethiopia
Groceries: pay 13.5% less in Ethiopia
Transportation: pay 2.7 times more in Ethiopia
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Ethiopia
Childcare: pay 3.7 times more in Ethiopia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.7% more in Ethiopia
Clothing: pay 8.1 times more in Ethiopia

The cost of clothing, childcare, transportation, housing, restaurants, and entertainment and sports in Ethiopia are more expensive than in Sudan. Notably, clothing, childcare, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Ethiopia.

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Ethiopia vs. Sudan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 85.6% more for restaurants

	Sudan	Ethiopia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.36 SDG1,418.54	$4.00 ETB654.34	+69.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.71 SDG1,627.06	$6.50 ETB1,063.31	+140.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 SDG308.57	$0.61 ETB99.06	+18.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 SDG222.64	$0.66 ETB107.50	+77.5%
Average			+85.6%

Sudan vs. Ethiopia - Cost of restaurants

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pay 13.5% less for groceries

	Sudan	Ethiopia
Bread 1 loaf	$1.40 SDG842.10	$1.19 ETB194.58	-15.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$3.70 ETB604.57
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.13 SDG3,083.40	$4.09 ETB669.40	-20.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 SDG2,164.24	$1.77 ETB289.63	-50.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.00 SDG1,204.41	$4.59 ETB750.34	+129.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99 SDG1,197.70	$2.44 ETB399.44	+22.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.45 SDG272.84	$0.30 ETB48.73	-34.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 SDG423.87	$0.99 ETB161.65	+40.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 SDG447.82	$0.31 ETB50.42	-58.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 SDG280.14	$0.22 ETB35.99	-52.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 SDG211.93	$0.49 ETB79.77	+38.4%
Average			-13.5%

Sudan vs. Ethiopia - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.7 times more for transportation

	Sudan	Ethiopia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.29 SDG2,581.72	$3.53 ETB577.22	-17.8%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$21.11 ETB3,453.30
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$5,000.00 SDG3M	$55,000.00 ETB9M	+1000.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$3.53 ETB576.64
Average			+172.2%

Sudan vs. Ethiopia - Cost of transportation

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Sudan	Ethiopia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.29 SDG19,423.33	$212.33 ETB34,734.76	+557.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$537.26 SDG323K	$706.95 ETB116K	+31.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$171.67 SDG103K	$394.55 ETB64,542.82	+129.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.17 SDG32,585.77	$156.76 ETB25,644.51	+189.4%
Average			+100.6%

Sudan vs. Ethiopia - Cost of housing

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pay 3.7 times more for childcare

	Sudan	Ethiopia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.29 SDG67,544.64	$136.41 ETB22,314.75	+21.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,702.37 SDG2M	$30,187.50 ETB5M	+1017.1%
Average			+268.4%

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pay 12.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Sudan	Ethiopia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.38 SDG1,430.34	$0.80 ETB130.87	-66.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 SDG1,678.29	$0.92 ETB150.32	-67.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.81 SDG1,088.74	$8.00 ETB1,308.69	+342.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$8.00 SDG4,812.00	$44.15 ETB7,221.55	+451.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.00 SDG2,406.00	$3.75 ETB613.45	-6.2%
Average			+12.7%

Sudan vs. Ethiopia - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 8.1 times more for clothing

	Sudan	Ethiopia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$33.14 ETB5,421.12
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$8.70 SDG5,233.05	$70.86 ETB11,591.24	+714.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$78.65 ETB12,865.68
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$82.70 ETB13,529.26
Average			+714.4%

Sudan vs. Ethiopia - Cost of clothing

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