Cost of living comparison

Khartoum, Sudan

compared to

Beirut, Lebanon

Beirut vs. Khartoum Cost of Living Summary

Beirut is 96.4% more expensive than Khartoum.

Restaurants: pay 86.8% more in Beirut
Groceries: pay 16.4% less in Beirut
Transportation: pay 61.8% more in Beirut
Housing: pay 75.5% more in Beirut
Childcare: pay 3.2 times more in Beirut
Entertainment and Sports: pay 46.3% more in Beirut
Clothing: pay 3.0 times more in Beirut

The cost of childcare, clothing, restaurants, housing, transportation, and entertainment and sports in Beirut are more expensive than in Khartoum. Notably, childcare, clothing, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in Beirut.

Beirut vs. Khartoum Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 86.8% more for restaurants

	Khartoum	Beirut
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 SDG4,503.75	$10.00 LBP895,566	+33.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 SDG4,804.00	$7.64 LBP684,123	-4.5%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 SDG364.98	$1.59 LBP142,331	+161.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 SDG264.14	$1.13 LBP101,199	+156.9%
Average			+86.8%

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pay 16.4% less for groceries

	Khartoum	Beirut
Bread 1 loaf	$1.14 SDG683.09	$0.91 LBP81,900	-19.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.05 SDG3,633.14	$5.48 LBP490,322	-9.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.13 SDG3,681.52	$6.19 LBP554,149	+0.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.85 SDG1,713.64	$2.72 LBP243,299	-4.8%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.81 SDG1,688.88	$3.84 LBP343,529	+36.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.02 SDG1,211.44	$0.69 LBP61,948	-65.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 SDG304.75	$0.56 LBP49,752	+9.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 SDG538.44	$0.41 LBP36,773	-54.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 SDG478.62	$0.47 LBP41,773	-41.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 SDG358.70	$0.39 LBP35,071	-34.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 SDG255.73	$0.44 LBP39,279	+3.0%
Average			-16.4%

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pay 61.8% more for transportation

	Khartoum	Beirut
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.23 SDG3,142.20	$3.49 LBP312,614	-33.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.00 SDG15,012.50	$75.00 LBP6,716,746	+200.0%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$30,000.00 LBP2,686,698,522
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.74 SDG6,447.94	$12.75 LBP1,141,847	+18.7%
Average			+61.8%

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pay 75.5% more for housing

	Khartoum	Beirut
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.15 SDG42,123.51	$31.88 LBP2,854,617	-54.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$637.80 SDG382,996.69	$738.24 LBP66,113,856	+15.7%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$272.14 SDG163,421.41	$359.38 LBP32,184,409	+32.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.45 SDG23,690.05	$161.18 LBP14,435,005	+308.6%
Average			+75.5%

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pay 3.2 times more for childcare

	Khartoum	Beirut
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$63.07 SDG37,870.62	$283.33 LBP25,374,375	+349.3%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,057.46 SDG1,235,502.83	$4,111.11 LBP368,177,205	+99.8%
Average			+224.6%

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pay 46.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Khartoum	Beirut
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SDG1,201.00	$3.00 LBP268,670	+50.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.38 SDG1,429.22	$2.80 LBP250,759	+17.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.80 SDG1,080.90	$2.00 LBP179,113	+11.1%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.33 SDG20,016.67	$59.33 LBP5,313,693	+78.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.00 SDG2,402.00	$7.00 LBP626,896	+75.0%
Average			+46.3%

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pay 3.0 times more for clothing

	Khartoum	Beirut
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.17 SDG10,909.41	$78.12 LBP6,996,611	+330.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.00 SDG12,010.00	$57.86 LBP5,181,490	+189.3%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.00 SDG33,027.50	$103.12 LBP9,235,526	+87.5%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$40.00 SDG24,020.00	$110.71 LBP9,915,197	+176.8%
Average			+195.9%

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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: June 2025

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