Cost of living comparison
Budapest is 2.4 times more expensive than Khartoum.
If you lived in Budapest instead of Khartoum, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Khartoum
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.60
SDG3,970.30
|
$11.29
HUF4,256.12
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,812.00
|
$8.47
HUF3,192.09
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
SDG377.14
|
$1.65
HUF623.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
SDG253.57
|
$1.26
HUF475.61
|
|
pay 8.2% more for groceries
|
Khartoum
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.14
SDG684.23
|
$1.59
HUF598.63
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
SDG3,639.19
|
$4.84
HUF1,824.39
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.13
SDG3,687.65
|
$4.13
HUF1,557.22
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
SDG1,716.50
|
$2.52
HUF948.35
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
SDG1,691.69
|
$2.59
HUF974.33
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
SDG1,213.46
|
$0.73
HUF273.74
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
SDG305.25
|
$0.85
HUF320.50
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SDG539.34
|
$0.90
HUF339.53
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SDG479.42
|
$1.41
HUF531.77
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SDG359.30
|
$0.57
HUF214.76
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
SDG256.16
|
$0.62
HUF234.86
|
|
pay 19.5% more for transportation
|
Khartoum
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.20
SDG3,129.70
|
$6.74
HUF2,540.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SDG15,037.50
|
$26.82
HUF10,108.27
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,054.17
HUF11,704,318.30
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,458.68
|
$13.04
HUF4,915.81
|
|
pay 59.1% more for housing
|
Khartoum
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.15
SDG42,193.66
|
$17.90
HUF6,745.20
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$637.80
SDG383,634.48
|
$643.77
HUF242,637.49
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.68
SDG151,985.69
|
$500.61
HUF188,679.18
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.45
SDG23,729.50
|
$123.00
HUF46,359.57
|
|
pay 6.1 times more for childcare
|
Khartoum
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.07
SDG37,933.69
|
$438.86
HUF165,408.13
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,057.46
SDG1,237,560.29
|
$10,690.89
HUF4,029,397.25
|
|
pay 87.0% more for entertainment and sports
|
Khartoum
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,203.00
|
$2.82
HUF1,064.03
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
SDG1,431.60
|
$2.36
HUF888.20
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,082.70
|
$6.21
HUF2,340.86
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
SDG20,050.00
|
$51.95
HUF19,580.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SDG2,406.00
|
$7.76
HUF2,926.08
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
|
Khartoum
|
Budapest
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.17
SDG10,927.58
|
$80.02
HUF30,158.54
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.00
SDG12,030.00
|
$34.09
HUF12,849.92
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.00
SDG33,082.50
|
$92.91
HUF35,016.22
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
SDG24,060.00
|
$100.47
HUF37,866.93
|
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