Cost of living comparison

Syria

compared to

Sudan

Sudan vs. Syria Cost of Living Summary

Sudan is 6.2% cheaper than Syria overall.

Restaurants: pay 56.4% less in Sudan
Groceries: pay 43.1% more in Sudan
Transportation: pay 59.3% less in Sudan
Housing: pay 62.3% more in Sudan
Childcare: pay 79.3% more in Sudan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 10.3% less in Sudan
Clothing: pay 78.7% less in Sudan

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

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Sudan vs. Syria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 56.4% less for restaurants

	Syria	Sudan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$6.00 SYP78,012	$2.36 SDG1,418.54	-60.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.25 SYP68,260	$2.71 SDG1,627.06	-48.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.49 SYP19,370	$0.51 SDG308.57	-65.6%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.75 SYP9,728	$0.37 SDG222.64	-50.5%
Average			-56.4%

Syria vs. Sudan - Cost of restaurants

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pay 43.1% more for groceries

	Syria	Sudan
Bread 1 loaf	$0.57 SYP7,359	$1.40 SDG842.10	+147.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.66 SYP34,538	??
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.45 SYP57,812	$5.13 SDG3,083.40	+15.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.06 SYP26,749	$3.60 SDG2,164.24	+74.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.58 SYP33,595	$2.00 SDG1,204.41	-22.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.48 SYP6,207	$1.99 SDG1,197.70	+317.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.75 SYP9,778	$0.45 SDG272.84	-39.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.46 SYP6,024	$0.70 SDG423.87	+52.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 SYP5,036	$0.74 SDG447.82	+92.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.35 SYP4,529	$0.47 SDG280.14	+33.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.37 SYP4,837	$0.35 SDG211.93	-5.3%
Average			+43.1%

Syria vs. Sudan - Cost of groceries

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pay 59.3% less for transportation

	Syria	Sudan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.74 SYP101K	$4.29 SDG2,581.72	-44.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$6.50 SYP84,513	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$17,646.72 SYP229M	$5,000.00 SDG3M	-71.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.26 SYP159K	??
Average			-59.3%

Syria vs. Sudan - Cost of transportation

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pay 62.3% more for housing

	Syria	Sudan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$33.42 SYP434K	$32.29 SDG19,423.33	-3.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$234.29 SYP3M	$537.26 SDG323K	+129.3%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$104.84 SYP1M	$171.67 SDG103K	+63.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$72.18 SYP938K	$54.17 SDG32,585.77	-24.9%
Average			+62.3%

Syria vs. Sudan - Cost of housing

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pay 79.3% more for childcare

	Syria	Sudan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$58.71 SYP763K	$112.29 SDG67,544.64	+91.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$1,608.03 SYP21M	$2,702.37 SDG2M	+68.1%
Average			+79.3%

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pay 10.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Syria	Sudan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SYP26,004	$2.38 SDG1,430.34	+18.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.99 SYP25,927	$2.79 SDG1,678.29	+39.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.93 SYP38,086	$1.81 SDG1,088.74	-38.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$19.01 SYP247K	$8.00 SDG4,812.00	-57.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.22 SYP41,839	$4.00 SDG2,406.00	+24.3%
Average			-10.3%

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pay 78.7% less for clothing

	Syria	Sudan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$41.39 SYP538K	??
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.79 SYP530K	$8.70 SDG5,233.05	-78.7%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$71.40 SYP928K	??
Men's business shoes (leather)	$81.36 SYP1M	??
Average			-78.7%

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