Cost of living comparison

Khartoum, Sudan

compared to

Antananarivo, Madagascar

Antananarivo vs. Khartoum Cost of Living Summary

Antananarivo is 34.5% more expensive than Khartoum.

Restaurants: pay 6.2% more in Antananarivo
Groceries: pay 33.2% less in Antananarivo
Transportation: pay 1.8% more in Antananarivo
Housing: pay 39.7% less in Antananarivo
Childcare: pay 3.5 times more in Antananarivo
Entertainment and Sports: pay 12.4% more in Antananarivo
Clothing: pay 48.5% more in Antananarivo

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

Antananarivo vs. Khartoum Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 6.2% more for restaurants

	Khartoum	Antananarivo
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 SDG4,503.75	$3.22 MGA14,412	-57.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 SDG4,804.00	$4.30 MGA19,216	-46.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 SDG364.98	$1.16 MGA5,188	+90.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 SDG264.14	$0.60 MGA2,696	+37.0%
Average			+6.2%

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pay 33.2% less for groceries

	Khartoum	Antananarivo
Bread 1 loaf	$1.14 SDG683.09	$1.19 MGA5,336	+4.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.05 SDG3,633.14	$5.22 MGA23,333	-13.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.13 SDG3,681.52	$3.94 MGA17,636	-35.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.85 SDG1,713.64	$1.80 MGA8,071	-36.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.81 SDG1,688.88	$2.10 MGA9,370	-25.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.02 SDG1,211.44	$0.65 MGA2,905	-67.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 SDG304.75	$0.27 MGA1,208	-46.8%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 SDG538.44	$0.51 MGA2,288	-42.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 SDG478.62	$0.33 MGA1,489	-58.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 SDG358.70	$0.35 MGA1,547	-42.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 SDG255.73	$0.42 MGA1,896	-0.4%
Average			-33.2%

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pay 1.8% more for transportation

	Khartoum	Antananarivo
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.23 SDG3,142.20	$4.58 MGA20,458	-12.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.00 SDG15,012.50	??
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$11,817.99 MGA52,842,808
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.74 SDG6,447.94	$12.46 MGA55,725	+16.1%
Average			+1.8%

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pay 39.7% less for housing

	Khartoum	Antananarivo
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.15 SDG42,123.51	$52.31 MGA233,881	-25.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$637.80 SDG382,996.69	$354.54 MGA1,585,284	-44.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$272.14 SDG163,421.41	$53.69 MGA240,078	-80.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.45 SDG23,690.05	$35.96 MGA160,804	-8.8%
Average			-39.7%

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pay 3.5 times more for childcare

	Khartoum	Antananarivo
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$63.07 SDG37,870.62	$89.71 MGA401,125	+42.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,057.46 SDG1,235,502.83	$11,292.35 MGA50,492,463	+448.8%
Average			+245.5%

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pay 12.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Khartoum	Antananarivo
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SDG1,201.00	$1.07 MGA4,804	-46.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.38 SDG1,429.22	$1.12 MGA4,996	-53.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.80 SDG1,080.90	$3.22 MGA14,412	+79.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.33 SDG20,016.67	$40.29 MGA180,146	+20.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.00 SDG2,402.00	$6.45 MGA28,823	+61.2%
Average			+12.4%

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pay 48.5% more for clothing

	Khartoum	Antananarivo
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.17 SDG10,909.41	$19.71 MGA88,131	+8.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.00 SDG12,010.00	$24.89 MGA111,290	+24.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.00 SDG33,027.50	$90.25 MGA403,527	+64.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$40.00 SDG24,020.00	$78.79 MGA352,285	+97.0%
Average			+48.5%

Khartoum vs. Antananarivo - Cost of clothing

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