Cost of living comparison
South Africa is 31.8% more expensive than Sudan.
If you lived in South Africa instead of Sudan, you would:
pay 43.5% more for restaurants
Sudan
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$5.00
SDG2,930.00
|
$7.74
R149.39
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,688.00
|
$3.92
R75.70
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.52
SDG304.46
|
$0.87
R16.78
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.32
SDG188.23
|
$0.65
R12.56
|
|
pay 21.0% less for groceries
Sudan
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
SDG550.84
|
$0.82
R15.79
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.05
SDG1,787.72
|
$3.09
R59.71
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.72
SDG3,353.29
|
$3.51
R67.73
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.40
SDG1,404.08
|
$1.71
R33.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
SDG1,554.24
|
$1.85
R35.66
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.24
SDG1,310.44
|
$0.61
R11.80
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.38
SDG223.29
|
$0.57
R10.98
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.82
SDG483.19
|
$0.59
R11.41
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.79
SDG462.72
|
$0.59
R11.30
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
SDG397.33
|
$0.47
R9.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
SDG312.71
|
$0.47
R8.97
|
|
pay 9.5% more for transportation
Sudan
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.23
SDG2,478.16
|
$4.65
R89.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.00
SDG11,720.00
|
$40.67
R784.74
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$33,000.00
SDG19,338,000.00
|
$18,011.69
R347,532.29
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,292.25
|
$7.53
R145.35
|
|
pay 22.7% more for housing
Sudan
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$76.50
SDG44,829.97
|
$48.06
R927.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$520.00
SDG304,720.49
|
$341.02
R6,579.99
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$233.60
SDG136,890.59
|
$317.79
R6,131.72
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$35.43
SDG20,760.72
|
$80.15
R1,546.48
|
|
pay 79.3% more for childcare
Sudan
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$69.33
SDG40,625.72
|
$157.19
R3,032.90
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,334.96
SDG1,368,288.32
|
$3,082.89
R59,483.77
|
|
pay 36.0% more for entertainment and sports
Sudan
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,172.00
|
$1.70
R32.72
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.32
SDG1,361.20
|
$1.67
R32.30
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,054.80
|
$2.56
R49.46
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.75
SDG16,261.66
|
$30.74
R593.07
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.00
SDG1,172.00
|
$5.40
R104.14
|
|
pay 52.9% more for clothing
Sudan
|
South Africa
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$17.06
SDG9,995.42
|
$43.19
R833.28
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$70.57
SDG41,351.10
|
$26.96
R520.13
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.76
SDG33,262.99
|
$80.72
R1,557.41
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.36
SDG23,653.13
|
$71.81
R1,385.56
|
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