Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. United States
  3. Sudan
  4. Comparison
USD
COMPARED TO
SDG

Sudan is 42.3% cheaper than United States.

If you lived in Sudan instead of United States, you would:
local_dining

pay 69.3% less for restaurants

  United States help_outline Sudan help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $14.25 $3.08
SDG20.46
-78.4%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $7.75 $5.00
SDG33.25
-35.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $1.90 $0.44
SDG2.91
-77.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $1.53 $0.21
SDG1.38
-86.4%
Average -69.3%
United States vs. Sudan - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 24.5% less for groceries

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Bread
1 loaf
 $2.71 $0.70
SDG4.66
-74.2%
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.56 $1.72
SDG11.46
-69.0%
Milk (1 gallon) $3.22 $3.23
SDG21.47
+0.1%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $2.30 $1.16
SDG7.72
-49.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $4.18 $2.33
SDG15.49
-44.2%
Apples (1 lb) $2.07 $6.49
SDG43.18
+213.1%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.75 $0.24
SDG1.61
-67.7%
Oranges (1 lb) $1.88 $0.94
SDG6.24
-50.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $1.94 $1.78
SDG11.82
-8.4%
Potatoes (1 lb) $1.24 $0.55
SDG3.67
-55.4%
Onions (1 lb) $1.25 $0.44
SDG2.94
-64.5%
Average -24.5%
United States vs. Sudan - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 9.8% more for transportation

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Gasoline (1 gallon) $2.62 $6.03
SDG40.09
+130.3%
Monthly public transit pass $63.05 $20.00
SDG133.00
-68.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $23,189.08 $33,000.00
SDG219,453.37
+42.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $16.83 $5.83
SDG38.77
-65.3%
Average +9.8%
United States vs. Sudan - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 44.6% less for housing

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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $67.11 $105.51
SDG701.65
+57.2%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $1,225.46 $371.95
SDG2,473.49
-69.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $1,034.80 $201.10
SDG1,337.33
-80.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $128.68 $18.91
SDG125.73
-85.3%
Average -44.6%
United States vs. Sudan - Cost of housing
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child_care

pay 91.0% less for childcare

  United States help_outline Sudan help_outline  
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $891.12 $64.09
SDG426.18
-92.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $15,195.09 $1,627.84
SDG10,825.31
-89.3%
Average -91.0%
United States vs. Sudan - Cost of childcare
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gamepad

pay 66.0% less for entertainment and sports

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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $4.52 $2.50
SDG16.63
-44.7%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $4.18 $1.71
SDG11.35
-59.2%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $7.90 $2.10
SDG13.97
-73.4%
Monthly membership at local gym $39.67 $14.28
SDG94.93
-64.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $11.58 $1.33
SDG8.85
-88.5%
Average -66.0%
United States vs. Sudan - Cost of entertainment and sports
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store

pay 10.4% less for clothing

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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $43.02 $21.41
SDG142.35
-50.2%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $35.26 $70.57
SDG469.26
+100.1%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $75.54 $48.59
SDG323.12
-35.7%
Men's business shoes (leather) $95.31 $42.36
SDG281.67
-55.6%
Average -10.4%
United States vs. Sudan - Cost of clothing
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