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Khartoum vs. Vientiane Cost of Living Summary

Khartoum is 14.5% more expensive than Vientiane.

Restaurants: pay 65.2% more in Khartoum
Groceries: pay 19.7% more in Khartoum
Transportation: pay 1.6% more in Khartoum
Housing: pay 98.8% more in Khartoum
Childcare: pay 76.2% less in Khartoum
Entertainment and Sports: pay 1.3% more in Khartoum
Clothing: pay 9.2% less in Khartoum

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

Khartoum vs. Vientiane Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Khartoum instead of Vientiane, you would:

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pay 65.2% more for restaurants

	Vientiane	Khartoum
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.31 LAK49,996	$7.50 SDG4,511.25	+224.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.54 LAK119,989	$7.50 SDG4,511.25	+35.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 LAK13,426	$0.61 SDG365.59	-1.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 LAK8,999	$0.42 SDG255.54	+2.3%
Average			+65.2%

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pay 19.7% more for groceries

	Vientiane	Khartoum
Bread 1 loaf	$1.17 LAK25,280	$1.35 SDG812.06	+15.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.94 LAK301,907	$7.23 SDG4,351.00	-48.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 LAK158,516	$6.13 SDG3,687.65	-16.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.81 LAK39,236	$2.85 SDG1,716.50	+57.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.99 LAK64,804	$2.95 SDG1,773.57	-1.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.90 LAK19,401	$2.24 SDG1,345.11	+149.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.50 LAK10,834	$0.57 SDG341.97	+13.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.94 LAK20,334	$1.15 SDG691.83	+22.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.61 LAK13,153	$0.85 SDG510.40	+39.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 LAK16,026	$0.60 SDG360.22	-19.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.47 LAK10,079	$0.48 SDG286.09	+2.2%
Average			+19.7%

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pay 1.6% more for transportation

	Vientiane	Khartoum
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.18 LAK112,171	$5.03 SDG3,025.12	-2.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$50.18 LAK1,086,859	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,736.24 LAK622,411,053	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.86 LAK235,187	$11.52 SDG6,929.49	+6.1%
Average			+1.6%

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pay 98.8% more for housing

	Vientiane	Khartoum
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.39 LAK246,645	$70.15 SDG42,193.66	+516.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$866.78 LAK18,773,963	$613.36 SDG368,938.67	-29.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$784.74 LAK16,997,001	$290.18 SDG174,541.94	-63.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.21 LAK1,195,773	$39.45 SDG23,729.50	-28.5%
Average			+98.8%

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pay 76.2% less for childcare

	Vientiane	Khartoum
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$338.54 LAK7,332,554	$90.25 SDG54,286.37	-73.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,334.55 LAK202,181,144	$1,960.95 SDG1,179,510.34	-79.0%
Average			-76.2%

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pay 1.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Vientiane	Khartoum
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.50 LAK32,497	$2.00 SDG1,203.00	+33.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.73 LAK37,496	$2.05 SDG1,231.10	+18.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.96 LAK42,496	$1.50 SDG902.25	-23.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$50.52 LAK1,094,305	$33.33 SDG20,050.00	-34.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.56 LAK77,073	$4.00 SDG2,406.00	+12.4%
Average			+1.3%

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pay 9.2% less for clothing

	Vientiane	Khartoum
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$27.70 LAK599,946	$14.83 SDG8,922.58	-46.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$69.25 LAK1,499,866	??
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$58.22 LAK1,260,957	$55.00 SDG33,082.50	-5.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$42.19 LAK913,787	$52.50 SDG31,578.75	+24.4%
Average			-9.2%

Vientiane vs. Khartoum - Cost of clothing

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