Cost of living comparison
Israel is 3.5 times more expensive than Sudan.
If you lived in Israel instead of Sudan, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
Sudan
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
SDG3,002.50
|
$17.90
₪66.52
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,804.00
|
$14.39
₪53.50
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
SDG311.99
|
$2.50
₪9.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
SDG192.89
|
$1.91
₪7.10
|
|
pay 43.0% more for groceries
Sudan
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
SDG564.47
|
$2.15
₪7.98
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.05
SDG1,831.96
|
$6.33
₪23.52
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.72
SDG3,436.26
|
$6.35
₪23.59
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.40
SDG1,438.82
|
$3.67
₪13.64
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
SDG1,592.69
|
$4.41
₪16.39
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.24
SDG1,342.87
|
$1.35
₪5.00
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SDG228.82
|
$1.01
₪3.75
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
SDG495.15
|
$0.78
₪2.90
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
SDG474.17
|
$0.80
₪2.99
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
SDG407.16
|
$0.57
₪2.13
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SDG320.45
|
$0.54
₪2.01
|
|
pay 80.4% more for transportation
Sudan
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.23
SDG2,539.48
|
$7.29
₪27.08
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SDG12,010.00
|
$56.84
₪211.28
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,000.00
SDG19,816,500.00
|
$38,263.55
₪142,226.75
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,447.94
|
$16.01
₪59.50
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for housing
Sudan
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.50
SDG45,939.24
|
$27.44
₪102.01
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$520.00
SDG312,260.50
|
$937.71
₪3,485.49
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$233.60
SDG140,277.82
|
$781.37
₪2,904.36
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.43
SDG21,274.42
|
$174.52
₪648.70
|
|
pay 7.8 times more for childcare
Sudan
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$69.33
SDG41,630.96
|
$818.87
₪3,043.76
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,334.96
SDG1,402,145.28
|
$8,820.34
₪32,785.47
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for entertainment and sports
Sudan
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,201.00
|
$7.83
₪29.10
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
SDG1,394.89
|
$3.48
₪12.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,080.90
|
$9.79
₪36.38
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.75
SDG16,664.04
|
$63.71
₪236.82
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.00
SDG1,201.00
|
$11.62
₪43.20
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for clothing
Sudan
|
Israel
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.06
SDG10,242.75
|
$86.13
₪320.15
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.57
SDG42,374.29
|
$53.49
₪198.84
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.76
SDG34,086.05
|
$109.65
₪407.56
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.36
SDG24,238.40
|
$124.42
₪462.46
|
|
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