Cost of living comparison

Beirut, Lebanon

compared to

Khartoum, Sudan

Khartoum vs. Beirut Cost of Living Summary

Khartoum is 23.1% cheaper than Beirut.

Restaurants: pay 35.8% less in Khartoum
Groceries: pay 39.5% more in Khartoum
Transportation: pay 10.9% less in Khartoum
Housing: pay 1.7% more in Khartoum
Childcare: pay 63.9% less in Khartoum
Entertainment and Sports: pay 29.0% less in Khartoum
Clothing: pay 63.2% less in Khartoum

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

Khartoum vs. Beirut Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 35.8% less for restaurants

	Beirut	Khartoum
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.00 LBP896,000	$7.50 SDG4,503.75	-25.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.64 LBP684,454	$8.00 SDG4,804.00	+4.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.59 LBP142,400	$0.61 SDG364.98	-61.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.13 LBP101,248	$0.44 SDG264.14	-61.1%
Average			-35.8%

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pay 39.5% more for groceries

	Beirut	Khartoum
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 LBP81,940	$1.14 SDG683.09	+24.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.48 LBP490,560	$6.05 SDG3,633.14	+10.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.19 LBP554,417	$6.13 SDG3,681.52	-0.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.72 LBP243,417	$2.85 SDG1,713.64	+5.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.84 LBP343,695	$2.81 SDG1,688.88	-26.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.69 LBP61,978	$2.02 SDG1,211.44	+191.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.56 LBP49,776	$0.51 SDG304.75	-8.6%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.41 LBP36,790	$0.90 SDG538.44	+118.4%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 LBP41,793	$0.80 SDG478.62	+70.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.39 LBP35,088	$0.60 SDG358.70	+52.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 LBP39,298	$0.43 SDG255.73	-2.9%
Average			+39.5%

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pay 10.9% less for transportation

	Beirut	Khartoum
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.49 LBP312,766	$5.23 SDG3,142.20	+49.9%
Monthly public transit pass	$75.00 LBP6,720,000	$25.00 SDG15,012.50	-66.7%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,000.00 LBP2,688,000,000	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$12.75 LBP1,142,400	$10.74 SDG6,447.94	-15.8%
Average			-10.9%

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pay 1.7% more for housing

	Beirut	Khartoum
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$31.88 LBP2,856,000	$70.15 SDG42,123.51	+120.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$738.24 LBP66,145,882	$637.80 SDG382,996.69	-13.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$359.38 LBP32,200,000	$272.14 SDG163,421.41	-24.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$161.18 LBP14,441,997	$39.45 SDG23,690.05	-75.5%
Average			+1.7%

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pay 63.9% less for childcare

	Beirut	Khartoum
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$283.33 LBP25,386,667	$63.07 SDG37,870.62	-77.7%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,111.11 LBP368,355,556	$2,057.46 SDG1,235,502.83	-50.0%
Average			-63.9%

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pay 29.0% less for entertainment and sports

	Beirut	Khartoum
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.00 LBP268,800	$2.00 SDG1,201.00	-33.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.80 LBP250,880	$2.38 SDG1,429.22	-15.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.00 LBP179,200	$1.80 SDG1,080.90	-10.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$59.33 LBP5,316,267	$33.33 SDG20,016.67	-43.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.00 LBP627,200	$4.00 SDG2,402.00	-42.9%
Average			-29.0%

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pay 63.2% less for clothing

	Beirut	Khartoum
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$78.12 LBP7,000,000	$18.17 SDG10,909.41	-76.7%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$57.86 LBP5,184,000	$20.00 SDG12,010.00	-65.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$103.12 LBP9,240,000	$55.00 SDG33,027.50	-46.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$110.71 LBP9,920,000	$40.00 SDG24,020.00	-63.9%
Average			-63.2%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: June 2025

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