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South Africa vs. Sudan Cost of Living Summary

South Africa is 39.7% more expensive than Sudan overall.

Restaurants: pay 37.9% more in South Africa
Groceries: pay 21.1% less in South Africa
Transportation: pay 10.5% less in South Africa
Housing: pay 17.5% more in South Africa
Childcare: pay 97.2% more in South Africa
Entertainment and Sports: pay 33.7% more in South Africa
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in South Africa

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

South Africa vs. Sudan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in South Africa instead of Sudan, you would:

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pay 37.9% more for restaurants

	Sudan	South Africa
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 SDG4,511.25	$9.33 ZAR159.73	+24.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.50 SDG4,511.25	$5.11 ZAR87.49	-31.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 SDG365.59	$1.03 ZAR17.65	+69.7%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 SDG255.54	$0.80 ZAR13.74	+89.0%
Average			+37.9%

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pay 21.1% less for groceries

	Sudan	South Africa
Bread 1 loaf	$1.35 SDG812.06	$1.00 ZAR17.16	-25.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.23 SDG4,351.00	$3.88 ZAR66.47	-46.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.13 SDG3,687.65	$4.37 ZAR74.79	-28.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.85 SDG1,716.50	$2.33 ZAR39.93	-18.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 SDG1,773.57	$2.13 ZAR36.52	-27.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.24 SDG1,345.11	$0.73 ZAR12.46	-67.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.57 SDG341.97	$0.65 ZAR11.16	+14.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.15 SDG691.83	$0.68 ZAR11.70	-40.6%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.85 SDG510.40	$0.71 ZAR12.14	-16.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 SDG360.22	$0.59 ZAR10.02	-2.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.48 SDG286.09	$0.60 ZAR10.27	+26.1%
Average			-21.1%

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pay 10.5% less for transportation

	Sudan	South Africa
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.03 SDG3,025.12	$4.92 ZAR84.25	-2.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$56.18 ZAR961.29
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$21,394.82 ZAR366,106.47
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.52 SDG6,929.49	$9.34 ZAR159.79	-18.9%
Average			-10.5%

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pay 17.5% more for housing

	Sudan	South Africa
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.15 SDG42,193.66	$39.36 ZAR673.48	-43.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$613.36 SDG368,938.67	$404.16 ZAR6,915.94	-34.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$290.18 SDG174,541.94	$361.59 ZAR6,187.51	+24.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.45 SDG23,729.50	$88.13 ZAR1,508.04	+123.4%
Average			+17.5%

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pay 97.2% more for childcare

	Sudan	South Africa
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$90.25 SDG54,286.37	$173.48 ZAR2,968.50	+92.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,960.95 SDG1,179,510.34	$3,962.11 ZAR67,799.29	+102.1%
Average			+97.2%

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pay 33.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Sudan	South Africa
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SDG1,203.00	$2.18 ZAR37.27	+8.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.05 SDG1,231.10	$2.05 ZAR35.06	+0.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.50 SDG902.25	$2.96 ZAR50.72	+97.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.33 SDG20,050.00	$30.26 ZAR517.83	-9.2%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.00 SDG2,406.00	$6.85 ZAR117.19	+71.2%
Average			+33.7%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Sudan	South Africa
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$14.83 SDG8,922.58	$50.74 ZAR868.31	+242.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	??	$32.75 ZAR560.46
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.00 SDG33,082.50	$94.19 ZAR1,611.79	+71.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$52.50 SDG31,578.75	$81.80 ZAR1,399.67	+55.8%
Average			+123.1%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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