Cost of living comparison
compared to
Tonga vs. Sudan Cost of Living Summary
Tonga is 67.9% more expensive than Sudan overall.
Tonga vs. Sudan Cost Breakdown
If you lived in Tonga instead of Sudan, you would:
pay 4.0 times more for restaurants
|
Sudan
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.36
SDG1,418.54
|
$8.31
TOP20.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.71
SDG1,627.06
|
$10.38
TOP25.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
SDG308.57
|
$2.84
TOP6.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
SDG222.64
|
$2.46
TOP5.92
|
|
Sudan vs. Tonga - Cost of restaurants
pay 62.2% more for groceries
|
Sudan
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
SDG842.10
|
$1.04
TOP2.50
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.50
TOP10.83
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.13
SDG3,083.40
|
$5.92
TOP14.26
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.60
SDG2,164.24
|
$5.09
TOP12.27
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.00
SDG1,204.41
|
$2.67
TOP6.43
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.99
SDG1,197.70
|
$1.26
TOP3.02
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.45
SDG272.84
|
$1.26
TOP3.02
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.70
SDG423.87
|
$1.32
TOP3.18
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.74
SDG447.82
|
$1.70
TOP4.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
SDG280.14
|
$1.44
TOP3.48
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.35
SDG211.93
|
$1.19
TOP2.87
|
|
Sudan vs. Tonga - Cost of groceries
pay 22.6% more for transportation
|
Sudan
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
SDG2,581.72
|
$5.50
TOP13.25
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$41.53
TOP100.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,000.00
SDG3M
|
$5,814.53
TOP14,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$18.69
TOP45.00
|
|
Sudan vs. Tonga - Cost of transportation
pay 57.4% more for housing
|
Sudan
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.29
SDG19,423.33
|
$124.60
TOP300.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$537.26
SDG323K
|
$622.99
TOP1,500.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$171.67
SDG103K
|
?? | |
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$54.17
SDG32,585.77
|
$142.92
TOP344.12
|
|
Sudan vs. Tonga - Cost of housing
pay 64.0% less for childcare
|
Sudan
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$112.29
SDG67,544.64
|
$157.82
TOP380.00
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,702.37
SDG2M
|
$249.19
TOP600.00
|
|
Sudan vs. Tonga - Cost of childcare
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Sudan
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
SDG1,430.34
|
$3.32
TOP8.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.79
SDG1,678.29
|
$2.91
TOP7.00
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.81
SDG1,088.74
|
$10.18
TOP24.50
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$8.00
SDG4,812.00
|
$31.15
TOP75.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SDG2,406.00
|
$41.53
TOP100.00
|
|
Sudan vs. Tonga - Cost of entertainment and sports
pay 2.0 times more for clothing
|
Sudan
|
Tonga
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$14.54
TOP35.00
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$8.70
SDG5,233.05
|
$17.65
TOP42.50
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$20.77
TOP50.00
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$29.07
TOP70.00
|
|
Sudan vs. Tonga - Cost of clothing
We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Sources: MyLifeElsewhere's cost-of-living dataset (prices updated October 2026). How we calculate this
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