Cost of living comparison

Sudan

compared to

Tajikistan

Tajikistan vs. Sudan Cost of Living Summary

Tajikistan is 27.2% more expensive than Sudan overall.

Restaurants: pay 77.2% more in Tajikistan
Groceries: pay 28.9% less in Tajikistan
Transportation: pay 74.1% more in Tajikistan
Housing: pay 7.0% more in Tajikistan
Childcare: pay 25.0% more in Tajikistan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 27.5% more in Tajikistan
Clothing: pay 5.1 times more in Tajikistan

The cost of clothing, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, childcare, and housing in Tajikistan are more expensive than in Sudan. Notably, clothing and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Tajikistan.

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Tajikistan vs. Sudan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 77.2% more for restaurants

	Sudan	Tajikistan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.36 SDG1,418.54	$4.88 TJS44.89	+106.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.71 SDG1,627.06	$5.42 TJS49.88	+100.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 SDG308.57	$0.57 TJS5.27	+11.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 SDG222.64	$0.34 TJS3.12	-8.5%
Average			+77.2%

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pay 28.9% less for groceries

	Sudan	Tajikistan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.40 SDG842.10	$0.56 TJS5.17	-59.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$5.53 TJS50.88
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.13 SDG3,083.40	$4.02 TJS37.06	-21.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 SDG2,164.24	$1.81 TJS16.64	-49.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.00 SDG1,204.41	$1.74 TJS16.03	-13.1%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99 SDG1,197.70	$0.76 TJS7.01	-61.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.45 SDG272.84	$1.17 TJS10.75	+157.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 SDG423.87	$1.20 TJS11.09	+70.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 SDG447.82	$0.41 TJS3.73	-45.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 SDG280.14	$0.25 TJS2.29	-46.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 SDG211.93	$0.17 TJS1.58	-51.2%
Average			-28.9%

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pay 74.1% more for transportation

	Sudan	Tajikistan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.29 SDG2,581.72	$4.37 TJS40.28	+1.9%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$32.50 TJS299.29
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$5,000.00 SDG3M	$16,250.83 TJS150K	+225.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$3.68 TJS33.92
Average			+74.1%

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pay 7.0% more for housing

	Sudan	Tajikistan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.29 SDG19,423.33	$17.18 TJS158.20	-46.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$537.26 SDG323K	$449.43 TJS4,138.52	-16.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$171.67 SDG103K	$284.71 TJS2,621.78	+65.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.17 SDG32,585.77	$43.80 TJS403.32	-19.2%
Average			+7.0%

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pay 25.0% more for childcare

	Sudan	Tajikistan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.29 SDG67,544.64	$83.42 TJS768.18	-25.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,702.37 SDG2M	$5,679.67 TJS52,301.00	+110.2%
Average			+25.0%

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pay 27.5% more for entertainment and sports

	Sudan	Tajikistan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.38 SDG1,430.34	$1.19 TJS10.97	-49.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 SDG1,678.29	$1.71 TJS15.71	-38.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.81 SDG1,088.74	$2.98 TJS27.43	+64.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$8.00 SDG4,812.00	$36.56 TJS336.70	+357.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.00 SDG2,406.00	$4.88 TJS44.89	+21.9%
Average			+27.5%

Sudan vs. Tajikistan - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 5.1 times more for clothing

	Sudan	Tajikistan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$22.66 TJS208.67
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$8.70 SDG5,233.05	$44.38 TJS408.70	+410.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$64.10 TJS590.27
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$56.34 TJS518.77
Average			+410.1%

Sudan vs. Tajikistan - Cost of clothing

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