Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 2.2 times more expensive than Khartoum.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Khartoum, you would:
pay 89.7% more for restaurants
|
Khartoum
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
SDG4,511.25
|
$10.52
HUF4,074.40
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,812.00
|
$7.89
HUF3,055.80
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
SDG365.59
|
$1.53
HUF590.76
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
SDG264.58
|
$1.18
HUF458.03
|
|
pay 1.5% less for groceries
|
Khartoum
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.14
SDG684.23
|
$1.48
HUF573.25
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
SDG3,639.19
|
$4.42
HUF1,709.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.13
SDG3,687.65
|
$3.98
HUF1,540.91
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
SDG1,716.50
|
$2.43
HUF941.86
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
SDG1,691.69
|
$2.44
HUF944.96
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
SDG1,213.46
|
$0.71
HUF273.84
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
SDG305.25
|
$0.80
HUF308.76
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SDG539.34
|
$0.81
HUF312.58
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SDG479.42
|
$1.17
HUF454.08
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SDG359.30
|
$0.51
HUF197.13
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
SDG256.16
|
$0.55
HUF211.89
|
|
pay 8.5% more for transportation
|
Khartoum
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
SDG3,147.44
|
$6.17
HUF2,390.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SDG15,037.50
|
$23.54
HUF9,116.47
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,962.74
HUF10,440,645.69
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,458.68
|
$12.15
HUF4,705.93
|
|
pay 42.3% more for housing
|
Khartoum
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.15
SDG42,193.66
|
$17.98
HUF6,964.00
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$637.80
SDG383,634.48
|
$642.83
HUF248,919.93
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$272.14
SDG163,693.55
|
$478.04
HUF185,109.20
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.45
SDG23,729.50
|
$105.42
HUF40,821.17
|
|
pay 5.9 times more for childcare
|
Khartoum
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.07
SDG37,933.69
|
$423.92
HUF164,151.24
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,057.46
SDG1,237,560.29
|
$10,554.11
HUF4,086,815.81
|
|
pay 80.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Khartoum
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,203.00
|
$2.63
HUF1,018.60
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
SDG1,431.60
|
$2.37
HUF919.07
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,082.70
|
$5.98
HUF2,317.31
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
SDG20,050.00
|
$49.31
HUF19,095.04
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SDG2,406.00
|
$7.63
HUF2,953.94
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for clothing
|
Khartoum
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.17
SDG10,927.58
|
$74.81
HUF28,968.32
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.00
SDG12,030.00
|
$36.73
HUF14,222.10
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.00
SDG33,082.50
|
$86.74
HUF33,585.98
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
SDG24,060.00
|
$93.52
HUF36,212.97
|
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