Cost of living comparison
Italy is 3.6 times more expensive than Sudan.
If you lived in Italy instead of Sudan, you would:
pay 4.7 times more for restaurants
Sudan
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.08
SDG20.46
|
$16.28
€14.27
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.00
SDG33.25
|
$9.39
€8.23
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
SDG2.91
|
$2.48
€2.17
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.21
SDG1.38
|
$1.24
€1.09
|
|
pay 97.1% more for groceries
Sudan
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.70
SDG4.66
|
$1.86
€1.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.72
SDG11.46
|
$7.41
€6.50
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.23
SDG21.47
|
$4.98
€4.36
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.16
SDG7.72
|
$3.33
€2.92
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.33
SDG15.49
|
$4.42
€3.88
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$6.49
SDG43.18
|
$0.95
€0.83
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.24
SDG1.61
|
$0.90
€0.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
SDG6.24
|
$0.97
€0.85
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.78
SDG11.82
|
$1.08
€0.95
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
SDG3.67
|
$0.69
€0.60
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
SDG2.94
|
$0.74
€0.65
|
|
pay 88.5% more for transportation
Sudan
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.03
SDG40.09
|
$6.99
€6.13
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SDG133.00
|
$43.01
€37.72
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,000.00
SDG219,453.37
|
$26,336.31
€23,094.33
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.83
SDG38.77
|
$20.00
€17.54
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
Sudan
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$105.51
SDG701.65
|
$34.75
€30.47
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$371.95
SDG2,473.49
|
$639.56
€560.83
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$201.10
SDG1,337.33
|
$490.87
€430.44
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$18.91
SDG125.73
|
$144.46
€126.68
|
|
pay 7.6 times more for childcare
Sudan
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$64.09
SDG426.18
|
$498.43
€437.07
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,627.84
SDG10,825.31
|
$11,939.46
€10,469.72
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for entertainment and sports
Sudan
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
SDG16.63
|
$5.00
€4.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.71
SDG11.35
|
$1.68
€1.47
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.10
SDG13.97
|
$6.74
€5.91
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.28
SDG94.93
|
$54.45
€47.74
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.33
SDG8.85
|
$10.03
€8.79
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for clothing
Sudan
|
Italy
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.41
SDG142.35
|
$87.77
€76.97
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.57
SDG469.26
|
$37.94
€33.27
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$48.59
SDG323.12
|
$97.30
€85.32
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$42.36
SDG281.67
|
$124.71
€109.36
|
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