Cost of living comparison

Khartoum, Sudan

compared to

Bangkok, Thailand

Bangkok vs. Khartoum Cost of Living Summary

Bangkok is 2.3 times more expensive than Khartoum.

Restaurants: pay 30.2% less in Bangkok
Groceries: pay 15.6% more in Bangkok
Transportation: pay 13.0% more in Bangkok
Housing: pay 1.7% less in Bangkok
Childcare: pay 8.2 times more in Bangkok
Entertainment and Sports: pay 60.9% more in Bangkok
Clothing: pay 2.2 times more in Bangkok

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

Bangkok vs. Khartoum Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 30.2% less for restaurants

	Khartoum	Bangkok
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 SDG4,503.75	$2.91 THB98.33	-61.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 SDG4,804.00	$5.83 THB196.66	-27.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 SDG364.98	$0.62 THB20.79	+1.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 SDG264.14	$0.29 THB9.85	-33.7%
Average			-30.2%

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pay 15.6% more for groceries

	Khartoum	Bangkok
Bread 1 loaf	$1.14 SDG683.09	$1.52 THB51.38	+33.8%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.05 SDG3,633.14	$11.74 THB396.28	+94.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.13 SDG3,681.52	$7.32 THB247.04	+19.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.85 SDG1,713.64	$2.27 THB76.70	-20.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.81 SDG1,688.88	$1.31 THB44.38	-53.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.02 SDG1,211.44	$1.47 THB49.67	-27.1%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 SDG304.75	$0.73 THB24.52	+43.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 SDG538.44	$1.04 THB34.94	+15.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 SDG478.62	$0.80 THB27.16	+1.0%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 SDG358.70	$0.71 THB24.05	+19.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 SDG255.73	$0.62 THB21.01	+46.1%
Average			+15.6%

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pay 13.0% more for transportation

	Khartoum	Bangkok
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.23 SDG3,142.20	$4.47 THB150.73	-14.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.00 SDG15,012.50	$39.32 THB1,327.43	+57.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$55,345.18 THB1,868,239.73
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.74 SDG6,447.94	$10.34 THB349.07	-3.7%
Average			+13.0%

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pay 1.7% less for housing

	Khartoum	Bangkok
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.15 SDG42,123.51	$15.36 THB518.50	-78.1%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$637.80 SDG382,996.69	$571.31 THB19,285.06	-10.4%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$272.14 SDG163,421.41	$301.88 THB10,190.40	+10.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.45 SDG23,690.05	$67.33 THB2,272.83	+70.7%
Average			-1.7%

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pay 8.2 times more for childcare

	Khartoum	Bangkok
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$63.07 SDG37,870.62	$632.63 THB21,355.26	+903.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,057.46 SDG1,235,502.83	$13,191.37 THB445,289.64	+541.1%
Average			+722.1%

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pay 60.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Khartoum	Bangkok
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SDG1,201.00	$2.33 THB78.66	+16.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.38 SDG1,429.22	$2.58 THB87.21	+8.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.80 SDG1,080.90	$4.20 THB141.84	+133.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.33 SDG20,016.67	$54.58 THB1,842.35	+63.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.00 SDG2,402.00	$7.28 THB245.82	+82.1%
Average			+60.9%

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pay 2.2 times more for clothing

	Khartoum	Bangkok
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.17 SDG10,909.41	$55.27 THB1,865.64	+204.2%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.00 SDG12,010.00	$34.84 THB1,176.03	+74.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.00 SDG33,027.50	$97.10 THB3,277.58	+76.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$40.00 SDG24,020.00	$92.12 THB3,109.64	+130.3%
Average			+121.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: March 2025

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