Cost of living comparison

Kathmandu, Nepal

compared to

Khartoum, Sudan

Khartoum vs. Kathmandu Cost of Living Summary

Khartoum is 72.6% more expensive than Kathmandu.

Restaurants: pay 2.6 times more in Khartoum
Groceries: pay 83.4% more in Khartoum
Transportation: pay 52.2% more in Khartoum
Housing: pay 3.6 times more in Khartoum
Childcare: pay 36.1% less in Khartoum
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.9% more in Khartoum
Clothing: pay 12.8% less in Khartoum

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

Khartoum vs. Kathmandu Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 2.6 times more for restaurants

	Kathmandu	Khartoum
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.47 NPR201.60	$7.50 SDG4,503.75	+409.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.36 NPR1,007.01	$8.00 SDG4,804.00	+8.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.46 NPR62.42	$0.61 SDG364.98	+33.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.16 NPR22.13	$0.44 SDG264.14	+172.0%
Average			+155.8%

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pay 83.4% more for groceries

	Kathmandu	Khartoum
Bread 1 loaf	$0.57 NPR77.45	$1.14 SDG683.09	+101.0%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.70 NPR642.68	$6.05 SDG3,633.14	+28.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.17 NPR434.23	$6.13 SDG3,681.52	+93.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.62 NPR222.34	$2.85 SDG1,713.64	+75.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.48 NPR202.32	$2.81 SDG1,688.88	+90.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.09 NPR148.83	$2.02 SDG1,211.44	+85.5%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.47 NPR64.41	$0.51 SDG304.75	+7.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.52 NPR71.49	$0.90 SDG538.44	+71.7%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 NPR44.82	$0.80 SDG478.62	+143.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.22 NPR29.76	$0.60 SDG358.70	+174.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.29 NPR40.08	$0.43 SDG255.73	+45.4%
Average			+83.4%

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pay 52.2% more for transportation

	Kathmandu	Khartoum
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.85 NPR664.22	$5.23 SDG3,142.20	+7.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.94 NPR1,360.82	$25.00 SDG15,012.50	+151.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$33,138.99 NPR4,536,069.77	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.05 NPR1,512.02	$10.74 SDG6,447.94	-2.8%
Average			+52.2%

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pay 3.6 times more for housing

	Kathmandu	Khartoum
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$10.42 NPR1,426.73	$70.15 SDG42,123.51	+573.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$191.60 NPR26,226.88	$637.80 SDG382,996.69	+232.9%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$102.03 NPR13,965.21	$272.14 SDG163,421.41	+166.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$26.40 NPR3,613.29	$39.45 SDG23,690.05	+49.4%
Average			+255.5%

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pay 36.1% less for childcare

	Kathmandu	Khartoum
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$91.89 NPR12,577.28	$63.07 SDG37,870.62	-31.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,479.59 NPR476,287.33	$2,057.46 SDG1,235,502.83	-40.9%
Average			-36.1%

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pay 9.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Kathmandu	Khartoum
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.58 NPR352.81	$2.00 SDG1,201.00	-22.4%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.66 NPR227.19	$2.38 SDG1,429.22	+43.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.95 NPR403.21	$1.80 SDG1,080.90	-38.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$22.71 NPR3,108.05	$33.33 SDG20,016.67	+46.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.31 NPR453.61	$4.00 SDG2,402.00	+20.7%
Average			+9.9%

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pay 12.8% less for clothing

	Kathmandu	Khartoum
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$24.02 NPR3,287.68	$18.17 SDG10,909.41	-24.4%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$31.19 NPR4,269.24	$20.00 SDG12,010.00	-35.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$53.29 NPR7,294.85	$55.00 SDG33,027.50	+3.2%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$37.76 NPR5,168.37	$40.00 SDG24,020.00	+5.9%
Average			-12.8%

Kathmandu vs. Khartoum - Cost of clothing

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