Cost of living comparison
Khartoum is 3.5% more expensive than Suva.
If you lived in Khartoum instead of Suva, you would:
pay 16.6% less for restaurants
Suva
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.08
FJD9.20
|
$5.00
SDG3,002.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.56
FJD14.79
|
$8.00
SDG4,804.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
FJD2.42
|
$0.52
SDG311.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.79
FJD1.78
|
$0.32
SDG192.89
|
|
pay 19.9% more for groceries
Suva
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.43
FJD0.98
|
$0.94
SDG564.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.58
FJD10.32
|
$3.05
SDG1,831.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.62
FJD10.41
|
$5.72
SDG3,436.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.50
FJD5.64
|
$2.40
SDG1,438.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.56
FJD5.77
|
$2.65
SDG1,592.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.05
FJD2.36
|
$2.24
SDG1,342.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
FJD1.81
|
$0.38
SDG228.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.15
FJD2.60
|
$0.82
SDG495.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.62
FJD1.39
|
$0.79
SDG474.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
FJD1.16
|
$0.68
SDG407.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
FJD1.00
|
$0.53
SDG320.45
|
|
pay 41.3% more for transportation
Suva
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.06
FJD11.41
|
$4.23
SDG2,539.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$31.74
FJD71.53
|
$20.00
SDG12,010.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,139.36
FJD40,873.41
|
$33,000.00
SDG19,816,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.53
FJD10.22
|
$10.74
SDG6,447.94
|
|
pay 35.7% more for housing
Suva
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$26.49
FJD59.70
|
$76.50
SDG45,939.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$634.88
FJD1,430.57
|
$520.00
SDG312,260.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$311.14
FJD701.09
|
$233.60
SDG140,277.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$36.44
FJD82.11
|
$35.43
SDG21,274.42
|
|
pay 63.5% less for childcare
Suva
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$186.84
FJD421.00
|
$69.33
SDG41,630.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$6,484.82
FJD14,612.24
|
$2,334.96
SDG1,402,145.28
|
|
pay 31.6% less for entertainment and sports
Suva
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.72
FJD6.13
|
$2.00
SDG1,201.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.70
FJD6.07
|
$2.32
SDG1,394.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.26
FJD16.35
|
$1.80
SDG1,080.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.08
FJD61.03
|
$27.75
SDG16,664.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.63
FJD8.17
|
$2.00
SDG1,201.00
|
|
pay 39.1% more for clothing
Suva
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.31
FJD48.03
|
$17.06
SDG10,242.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.40
FJD57.22
|
$70.57
SDG42,374.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$50.25
FJD113.22
|
$56.76
SDG34,086.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$47.07
FJD106.07
|
$40.36
SDG24,238.40
|
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