Cost of living comparison
Sudan is 49.0% cheaper than Belgium.
If you lived in Sudan instead of Belgium, you would:
pay 61.8% less for restaurants
Belgium
|
Sudan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$19.07
€18.29
|
$7.50
SDG4,511.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.84
€10.39
|
$8.00
SDG4,812.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.78
€2.66
|
$0.61
SDG365.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.46
€2.36
|
$0.44
SDG264.58
|
|
pay 14.3% less for groceries
Belgium
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.28
€2.18
|
$1.14
SDG684.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.70
€6.42
|
$6.05
SDG3,639.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.44
€4.26
|
$6.13
SDG3,687.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.43
€3.29
|
$2.85
SDG1,716.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.78
€4.58
|
$2.81
SDG1,691.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.11
€1.06
|
$2.02
SDG1,213.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.86
|
$0.51
SDG305.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.07
€1.03
|
$0.90
SDG539.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
€1.11
|
$0.80
SDG479.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.80
|
$0.60
SDG359.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.73
€0.70
|
$0.43
SDG256.16
|
|
pay 42.7% less for transportation
Belgium
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.91
€6.63
|
$5.23
SDG3,147.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$45.41
€43.54
|
$25.00
SDG15,037.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,628.35
€26,489.31
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.01
€24.94
|
$10.74
SDG6,458.68
|
|
pay 28.9% less for housing
Belgium
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$49.35
€47.32
|
$70.15
SDG42,193.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$815.11
€781.50
|
$637.80
SDG383,634.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$705.09
€676.02
|
$272.14
SDG163,693.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$154.10
€147.75
|
$39.45
SDG23,729.50
|
|
pay 86.8% less for childcare
Belgium
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$557.50
€534.51
|
$63.07
SDG37,933.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,740.85
€13,174.36
|
$2,057.46
SDG1,237,560.29
|
|
pay 48.3% less for entertainment and sports
Belgium
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.34
€4.16
|
$2.00
SDG1,203.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.51
€3.36
|
$2.38
SDG1,431.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.08
€8.71
|
$1.80
SDG1,082.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.02
€34.54
|
$33.33
SDG20,050.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.48
€11.96
|
$4.00
SDG2,406.00
|
|
pay 60.4% less for clothing
Belgium
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$92.82
€88.99
|
$18.17
SDG10,927.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.31
€41.52
|
$20.00
SDG12,030.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.40
€86.67
|
$55.00
SDG33,082.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.11
€119.95
|
$40.00
SDG24,060.00
|
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