Cost of living comparison
Khartoum is 24.0% cheaper than Beirut.
If you lived in Khartoum instead of Beirut, you would:
pay 29.7% less for restaurants
Beirut
|
Khartoum
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
LBP715,377
|
$6.60
SDG3,970.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
$8.00
SDG4,812.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.51
LBP135,353
|
$0.63
SDG377.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.98
LBP87,435
|
$0.42
SDG253.57
|
|
pay 55.0% more for groceries
Beirut
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.78
LBP69,985
|
$1.14
SDG684.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.14
LBP459,361
|
$6.05
SDG3,639.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.42
LBP574,148
|
$6.13
SDG3,687.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.17
LBP193,657
|
$2.85
SDG1,716.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.32
LBP296,469
|
$2.81
SDG1,691.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.61
LBP54,251
|
$2.02
SDG1,213.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.57
LBP50,984
|
$0.51
SDG305.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.37
LBP33,438
|
$0.90
SDG539.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
LBP39,407
|
$0.80
SDG479.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
LBP29,339
|
$0.60
SDG359.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.40
LBP35,998
|
$0.43
SDG256.16
|
|
pay 11.6% less for transportation
Beirut
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.53
LBP315,933
|
$5.20
SDG3,129.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.22
LBP5,831,881
|
$25.00
SDG15,037.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,000.00
LBP2,235,554,195
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.50
LBP1,207,199
|
$10.74
SDG6,458.68
|
|
pay 22.4% less for housing
Beirut
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.62
LBP4,526,997
|
$70.15
SDG42,193.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$771.88
LBP69,022,736
|
$637.80
SDG383,634.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$369.23
LBP33,017,416
|
$252.68
SDG151,985.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$189.49
LBP16,944,186
|
$39.45
SDG23,729.50
|
|
pay 65.5% less for childcare
Beirut
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$325.00
LBP29,062,205
|
$63.07
SDG37,933.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,150.00
LBP371,101,996
|
$2,057.46
SDG1,237,560.29
|
|
pay 29.4% less for entertainment and sports
Beirut
|
Khartoum
|
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---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.00
LBP268,266
|
$2.00
SDG1,203.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.48
LBP221,977
|
$2.38
SDG1,431.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.29
LBP204,777
|
$1.80
SDG1,082.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$60.83
LBP5,439,849
|
$33.33
SDG20,050.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.00
LBP625,955
|
$4.00
SDG2,406.00
|
|
pay 64.2% less for clothing
Beirut
|
Khartoum
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$83.69
LBP7,483,518
|
$18.17
SDG10,927.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.29
LBP4,854,346
|
$20.00
SDG12,030.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.86
LBP9,644,820
|
$55.00
SDG33,082.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.86
LBP10,539,041
|
$40.00
SDG24,060.00
|
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