Cost of living comparison

Sudan

compared to

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe vs. Sudan Cost of Living Summary

Zimbabwe is 37.4% more expensive than Sudan overall.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Zimbabwe
Groceries: pay 3.4% more in Zimbabwe
Transportation: pay 2.6 times more in Zimbabwe
Housing: pay 11.1% less in Zimbabwe
Childcare: pay 2.6 times more in Zimbabwe
Entertainment and Sports: pay 64.7% more in Zimbabwe
Clothing: pay 88.6% more in Zimbabwe

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

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Zimbabwe vs. Sudan Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Sudan	Zimbabwe
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.36 SDG1,418.54	$7.25 ZWL2,334.50	+207.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.71 SDG1,627.06	$5.38 ZWL1,730.75	+98.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 SDG308.57	$0.73 ZWL234.79	+42.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 SDG222.64	$0.42 ZWL135.90	+14.0%
Average			+121.2%

Sudan vs. Zimbabwe - Cost of restaurants

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pay 3.4% more for groceries

	Sudan	Zimbabwe
Bread 1 loaf	$1.40 SDG842.10	$1.00 ZWL322.00	-28.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$5.28 ZWL1,701.44
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.13 SDG3,083.40	$5.96 ZWL1,919.26	+16.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 SDG2,164.24	$1.90 ZWL611.53	-47.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.00 SDG1,204.41	$2.12 ZWL682.33	+5.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99 SDG1,197.70	$1.10 ZWL353.72	-44.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.45 SDG272.84	$0.73 ZWL236.30	+61.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 SDG423.87	$1.02 ZWL328.63	+44.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 SDG447.82	$0.59 ZWL188.63	-21.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 SDG280.14	$0.67 ZWL217.09	+44.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 SDG211.93	$0.72 ZWL231.09	+103.7%
Average			+3.4%

Sudan vs. Zimbabwe - Cost of groceries

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

	Sudan	Zimbabwe
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.29 SDG2,581.72	$6.57 ZWL2,116.06	+53.1%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$45.00 ZWL14,490.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$5,000.00 SDG3M	$23,500.00 ZWL8M	+370.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$19.50 ZWL6,279.00
Average			+156.9%

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pay 11.1% less for housing

	Sudan	Zimbabwe
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.29 SDG19,423.33	$88.24 ZWL28,414.33	+173.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$537.26 SDG323K	$282.50 ZWL90,965.00	-47.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$171.67 SDG103K	$212.05 ZWL68,280.10	+23.5%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.17 SDG32,585.77	$55.83 ZWL17,977.33	+3.1%
Average			-11.1%

Sudan vs. Zimbabwe - Cost of housing

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pay 2.6 times more for childcare

	Sudan	Zimbabwe
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.29 SDG67,544.64	$331.89 ZWL107K	+195.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,702.37 SDG2M	$6,027.78 ZWL2M	+123.1%
Average			+156.8%

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pay 64.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Sudan	Zimbabwe
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.38 SDG1,430.34	$1.38 ZWL442.75	-42.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 SDG1,678.29	$2.56 ZWL825.12	-8.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.81 SDG1,088.74	$1.75 ZWL563.50	-3.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$8.00 SDG4,812.00	$39.58 ZWL12,745.83	+394.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.00 SDG2,406.00	$10.00 ZWL3,220.00	+150.0%
Average			+64.7%

Sudan vs. Zimbabwe - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 88.6% more for clothing

	Sudan	Zimbabwe
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$22.24 ZWL7,160.03
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$8.70 SDG5,233.05	$16.41 ZWL5,282.85	+88.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$42.46 ZWL13,673.21
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$49.35 ZWL15,890.90
Average			+88.6%

Sudan vs. Zimbabwe - Cost of clothing

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