Cost of living comparison

Sudan

compared to

Kenya

Kenya vs. Sudan Cost of Living Summary

Kenya is 8.9% more expensive than Sudan overall.

Restaurants: pay 81.0% more in Kenya
Groceries: pay 32.2% less in Kenya
Transportation: pay 2.2 times more in Kenya
Housing: pay 37.1% less in Kenya
Childcare: pay 2.4 times more in Kenya
Entertainment and Sports: pay 72.7% more in Kenya
Clothing: pay 2.3 times more in Kenya

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

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Kenya vs. Sudan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 81.0% more for restaurants

	Sudan	Kenya
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.36 SDG1,418.54	$3.96 KES513.81	+67.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.71 SDG1,627.06	$6.49 KES842.08	+139.9%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 SDG308.57	$0.58 KES74.64	+12.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 SDG222.64	$0.57 KES73.50	+53.0%
Average			+81.0%

Sudan vs. Kenya - Cost of restaurants

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pay 32.2% less for groceries

	Sudan	Kenya
Bread 1 loaf	$1.40 SDG842.10	$0.57 KES73.38	-59.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$5.04 KES654.07
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.13 SDG3,083.40	$2.81 KES364.50	-45.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 SDG2,164.24	$1.68 KES218.44	-53.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.00 SDG1,204.41	$2.61 KES338.09	+30.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99 SDG1,197.70	$1.14 KES147.75	-42.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.45 SDG272.84	$0.42 KES55.09	-6.4%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 SDG423.87	$0.63 KES81.85	-10.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 SDG447.82	$0.34 KES43.54	-54.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 SDG280.14	$0.33 KES42.99	-28.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 SDG211.93	$0.35 KES45.50	-0.5%
Average			-32.2%

Sudan vs. Kenya - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.2 times more for transportation

	Sudan	Kenya
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.29 SDG2,581.72	$5.72 KES742.41	+33.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$30.03 KES3,896.40
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$5,000.00 SDG3M	$19,967.15 KES3M	+299.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$12.32 KES1,598.52
Average			+121.2%

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pay 37.1% less for housing

	Sudan	Kenya
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.29 SDG19,423.33	$33.50 KES4,347.14	+3.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$537.26 SDG323K	$208.27 KES27,025.43	-61.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$171.67 SDG103K	$163.35 KES21,195.68	-4.8%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.17 SDG32,585.77	$34.61 KES4,490.62	-36.1%
Average			-37.1%

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pay 2.4 times more for childcare

	Sudan	Kenya
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.29 SDG67,544.64	$167.67 KES21,757.09	+49.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,702.37 SDG2M	$10,284.02 KES1M	+280.6%
Average			+138.4%

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pay 72.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Sudan	Kenya
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.38 SDG1,430.34	$2.14 KES278.31	-9.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 SDG1,678.29	$2.44 KES316.97	-12.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.81 SDG1,088.74	$3.21 KES417.11	+77.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$8.00 SDG4,812.00	$32.05 KES4,158.65	+300.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.00 SDG2,406.00	$8.52 KES1,106.12	+113.1%
Average			+72.7%

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pay 2.3 times more for clothing

	Sudan	Kenya
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$16.22 KES2,105.20
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$8.70 SDG5,233.05	$20.38 KES2,645.16	+134.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$35.38 KES4,590.56
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$35.71 KES4,633.90
Average			+134.3%

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