Cost of living comparison
Khartoum is 4.3% cheaper than Bucharest.
If you lived in Khartoum instead of Bucharest, you would:
pay 45.0% less for restaurants
|
Bucharest
|
Khartoum
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.85
RON56.55
|
$7.50
SDG4,511.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.54
RON35.98
|
$8.00
SDG4,812.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.00
RON9.53
|
$0.61
SDG365.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.20
RON10.51
|
$0.44
SDG264.58
|
|
pay 21.8% more for groceries
|
Bucharest
|
Khartoum
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.17
RON5.61
|
$1.14
SDG684.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.52
RON21.59
|
$6.05
SDG3,639.19
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.34
RON30.26
|
$6.13
SDG3,687.65
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.28
RON15.64
|
$2.85
SDG1,716.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.09
RON14.74
|
$2.81
SDG1,691.69
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.59
RON2.79
|
$2.02
SDG1,213.46
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
RON3.67
|
$0.51
SDG305.25
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.75
RON3.58
|
$0.90
SDG539.34
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.88
RON4.20
|
$0.80
SDG479.42
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.51
RON2.42
|
$0.60
SDG359.30
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.44
RON2.10
|
$0.43
SDG256.16
|
|
pay 38.5% more for transportation
|
Bucharest
|
Khartoum
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.09
RON29.07
|
$5.23
SDG3,147.44
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$17.24
RON82.25
|
$25.00
SDG15,037.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,003.12
RON124,073.87
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.82
RON27.76
|
$10.74
SDG6,458.68
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Bucharest
|
Khartoum
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$9.35
RON44.64
|
$70.15
SDG42,193.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$601.94
RON2,872.14
|
$637.80
SDG383,634.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$397.23
RON1,895.38
|
$272.14
SDG163,693.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$130.07
RON620.61
|
$39.45
SDG23,729.50
|
|
pay 84.3% less for childcare
|
Bucharest
|
Khartoum
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$527.95
RON2,519.12
|
$63.07
SDG37,933.69
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,631.65
RON50,728.91
|
$2,057.46
SDG1,237,560.29
|
|
pay 43.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Bucharest
|
Khartoum
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.23
RON15.42
|
$2.00
SDG1,203.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.17
RON15.12
|
$2.38
SDG1,431.60
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.98
RON28.53
|
$1.80
SDG1,082.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.84
RON237.82
|
$33.33
SDG20,050.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.62
RON41.12
|
$4.00
SDG2,406.00
|
|
pay 56.1% less for clothing
|
Bucharest
|
Khartoum
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.42
RON374.16
|
$18.17
SDG10,927.58
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$39.68
RON189.32
|
$20.00
SDG12,030.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.94
RON410.08
|
$55.00
SDG33,082.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$105.80
RON504.83
|
$40.00
SDG24,060.00
|
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