Cost of living comparison

Bangkok, Thailand

compared to

Khartoum, Sudan

Khartoum vs. Bangkok Cost of Living Summary

Khartoum is 5.4% cheaper than Bangkok.

Restaurants: pay 61.1% more in Khartoum
Groceries: pay 0.5% less in Khartoum
Transportation: pay 5.1% less in Khartoum
Housing: pay 79.2% more in Khartoum
Childcare: pay 87.2% less in Khartoum
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.7% less in Khartoum
Clothing: pay 52.4% less in Khartoum

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

Khartoum vs. Bangkok Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 61.1% more for restaurants

	Bangkok	Khartoum
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.91 THB98.33	$7.50 SDG4,503.75	+157.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$5.83 THB196.66	$8.00 SDG4,804.00	+37.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 THB20.79	$0.61 SDG364.98	-1.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.29 THB9.85	$0.44 SDG264.14	+50.8%
Average			+61.1%

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pay 0.5% less for groceries

	Bangkok	Khartoum
Bread 1 loaf	$1.52 THB51.38	$1.14 SDG683.09	-25.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$11.74 THB396.28	$6.05 SDG3,633.14	-48.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.32 THB247.04	$6.13 SDG3,681.52	-16.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.27 THB76.70	$2.85 SDG1,713.64	+25.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.31 THB44.38	$2.81 SDG1,688.88	+113.9%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.47 THB49.67	$2.02 SDG1,211.44	+37.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.73 THB24.52	$0.51 SDG304.75	-30.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.04 THB34.94	$0.90 SDG538.44	-13.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 THB27.16	$0.80 SDG478.62	-0.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.71 THB24.05	$0.60 SDG358.70	-16.2%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.62 THB21.01	$0.43 SDG255.73	-31.6%
Average			-0.5%

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pay 5.1% less for transportation

	Bangkok	Khartoum
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.47 THB150.73	$5.23 SDG3,142.20	+17.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$39.32 THB1,327.43	$25.00 SDG15,012.50	-36.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$55,345.18 THB1,868,239.73	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.34 THB349.07	$10.74 SDG6,447.94	+3.8%
Average			-5.1%

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pay 79.2% more for housing

	Bangkok	Khartoum
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$15.36 THB518.50	$70.15 SDG42,123.51	+356.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$571.31 THB19,285.06	$637.80 SDG382,996.69	+11.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$301.88 THB10,190.40	$272.14 SDG163,421.41	-9.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$67.33 THB2,272.83	$39.45 SDG23,690.05	-41.4%
Average			+79.2%

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pay 87.2% less for childcare

	Bangkok	Khartoum
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$632.63 THB21,355.26	$63.07 SDG37,870.62	-90.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,191.37 THB445,289.64	$2,057.46 SDG1,235,502.83	-84.4%
Average			-87.2%

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pay 32.7% less for entertainment and sports

	Bangkok	Khartoum
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.33 THB78.66	$2.00 SDG1,201.00	-14.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.58 THB87.21	$2.38 SDG1,429.22	-7.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$4.20 THB141.84	$1.80 SDG1,080.90	-57.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$54.58 THB1,842.35	$33.33 SDG20,016.67	-38.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.28 THB245.82	$4.00 SDG2,402.00	-45.1%
Average			-32.7%

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pay 52.4% less for clothing

	Bangkok	Khartoum
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.27 THB1,865.64	$18.17 SDG10,909.41	-67.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.84 THB1,176.03	$20.00 SDG12,010.00	-42.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$97.10 THB3,277.58	$55.00 SDG33,027.50	-43.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.12 THB3,109.64	$40.00 SDG24,020.00	-56.6%
Average			-52.4%

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