Cost of living comparison
Damascus is 7.3% cheaper than Khartoum.
If you lived in Damascus instead of Khartoum, you would:
pay 2.4% more for restaurants
|
Khartoum
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.60
SDG3,970.30
|
$3.75
SYP9,422
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,812.00
|
$4.50
SYP11,306
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
SDG377.14
|
$0.95
SYP2,387
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
SDG253.57
|
$0.61
SYP1,539
|
|
pay 39.3% less for groceries
|
Khartoum
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.14
SDG684.23
|
$1.00
SYP2,513
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
SDG3,639.19
|
$1.84
SYP4,630
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.13
SDG3,687.65
|
$4.00
SYP10,038
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
SDG1,716.50
|
$1.68
SYP4,216
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
SDG1,691.69
|
$2.63
SYP6,604
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
SDG1,213.46
|
$0.45
SYP1,127
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
SDG305.25
|
$0.73
SYP1,831
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SDG539.34
|
$0.33
SYP826
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SDG479.42
|
$0.32
SYP811
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SDG359.30
|
$0.25
SYP638
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
SDG256.16
|
$0.20
SYP499
|
|
pay 38.0% more for transportation
|
Khartoum
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.20
SDG3,129.70
|
$11.70
SYP29,396
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SDG15,037.50
|
$17.00
SYP42,713
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$18,000.00
SYP45,225,540
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,458.68
|
$13.00
SYP32,663
|
|
pay 25.2% less for housing
|
Khartoum
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.15
SDG42,193.66
|
$55.67
SYP139,864
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$637.80
SDG383,634.48
|
$270.43
SYP679,452
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.68
SDG151,985.69
|
$135.00
SYP339,192
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.45
SDG23,729.50
|
$48.94
SYP122,966
|
|
pay 32.1% less for childcare
|
Khartoum
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.07
SDG37,933.69
|
$51.88
SYP130,337
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,057.46
SDG1,237,560.29
|
$1,100.00
SYP2,763,783
|
|
pay 19.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Khartoum
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,203.00
|
$1.50
SYP3,769
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
SDG1,431.60
|
$1.30
SYP3,266
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,082.70
|
$3.00
SYP7,538
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
SDG20,050.00
|
$12.14
SYP30,509
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SDG2,406.00
|
$2.75
SYP6,909
|
|
pay 24.9% more for clothing
|
Khartoum
|
Damascus
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.17
SDG10,927.58
|
$29.00
SYP72,863
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.00
SDG12,030.00
|
$29.80
SYP74,873
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.00
SDG33,082.50
|
$40.75
SYP102,386
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
SDG24,060.00
|
$46.67
SYP117,251
|
|
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