Cost of living comparison
Khartoum is 25.8% more expensive than Jakarta.
If you lived in Khartoum instead of Jakarta, you would:
pay 89.5% more for restaurants
Jakarta
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.19
IDR34,730.79
|
$6.60
SDG3,970.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.44
IDR54,576.96
|
$8.00
SDG4,812.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
IDR9,578.53
|
$0.63
SDG377.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
IDR5,522.98
|
$0.42
SDG253.57
|
|
pay 17.1% more for groceries
Jakarta
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
IDR19,004.23
|
$1.14
SDG684.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.73
IDR59,113.59
|
$6.05
SDG3,639.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.15
IDR81,650.02
|
$6.13
SDG3,687.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.91
IDR30,330.68
|
$2.85
SDG1,716.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.51
IDR23,933.79
|
$2.81
SDG1,691.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.35
IDR21,444.24
|
$2.02
SDG1,213.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.71
IDR11,249.00
|
$0.51
SDG305.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.94
IDR14,889.01
|
$0.90
SDG539.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
IDR9,536.84
|
$0.80
SDG479.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
IDR10,757.49
|
$0.60
SDG359.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
IDR16,846.75
|
$0.43
SDG256.16
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
Jakarta
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.17
IDR50,316.90
|
$5.20
SDG3,129.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.96
IDR173,653.96
|
$25.00
SDG15,037.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,043.97
IDR396,923,336.74
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.04
IDR48,126.95
|
$10.74
SDG6,458.68
|
|
pay 39.8% more for housing
Jakarta
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.70
IDR439,079.33
|
$70.15
SDG42,193.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$427.91
IDR6,781,914.25
|
$637.80
SDG383,634.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$250.92
IDR3,976,866.51
|
$252.68
SDG151,985.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$70.34
IDR1,114,777.66
|
$39.45
SDG23,729.50
|
|
pay 68.3% less for childcare
Jakarta
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$157.15
IDR2,490,693.94
|
$63.07
SDG37,933.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,849.09
IDR140,249,714.85
|
$2,057.46
SDG1,237,560.29
|
|
pay 1.2% more for entertainment and sports
Jakarta
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.19
IDR34,730.79
|
$2.00
SDG1,203.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.26
IDR35,803.56
|
$2.38
SDG1,431.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.63
IDR41,676.95
|
$1.80
SDG1,082.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$28.00
IDR443,767.13
|
$33.33
SDG20,050.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.29
IDR52,096.19
|
$4.00
SDG2,406.00
|
|
pay 47.6% less for clothing
Jakarta
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.99
IDR855,746.15
|
$18.17
SDG10,927.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.58
IDR532,234.50
|
$20.00
SDG12,030.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.78
IDR1,280,365.85
|
$55.00
SDG33,082.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.70
IDR1,310,673.93
|
$40.00
SDG24,060.00
|
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