Cost of living comparison

Khartoum, Sudan

compared to

Kingston, Jamaica

Kingston vs. Khartoum Cost of Living Summary

Kingston is 90.2% more expensive than Khartoum.

Restaurants: pay 59.9% more in Kingston
Groceries: pay 93.8% more in Kingston
Transportation: pay 62.6% more in Kingston
Housing: pay 67.5% more in Kingston
Childcare: pay 2.3 times more in Kingston
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.7 times more in Kingston
Clothing: pay 43.5% more in Kingston

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

Kingston vs. Khartoum Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 59.9% more for restaurants

	Khartoum	Kingston
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.50 SDG4,503.75	$7.52 JMD1,198.39	+0.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$8.00 SDG4,804.00	$8.62 JMD1,373.16	+7.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.61 SDG364.98	$1.41 JMD225.08	+132.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.44 SDG264.14	$0.88 JMD139.81	+99.4%
Average			+59.9%

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pay 93.8% more for groceries

	Khartoum	Kingston
Bread 1 loaf	$1.14 SDG683.09	$3.54 JMD564.47	+211.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.05 SDG3,633.14	$6.58 JMD1,047.96	+8.7%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.13 SDG3,681.52	$15.26 JMD2,431.66	+148.9%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.85 SDG1,713.64	$4.27 JMD680.75	+49.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.81 SDG1,688.88	$2.97 JMD473.07	+5.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.02 SDG1,211.44	$2.70 JMD430.59	+33.9%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.51 SDG304.75	$1.39 JMD220.88	+173.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.90 SDG538.44	$1.82 JMD290.59	+103.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 SDG478.62	$1.59 JMD253.91	+99.9%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 SDG358.70	$1.04 JMD166.09	+74.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.43 SDG255.73	$0.95 JMD151.17	+122.7%
Average			+93.8%

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pay 62.6% more for transportation

	Khartoum	Kingston
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.23 SDG3,142.20	$4.83 JMD770.43	-7.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$25.00 SDG15,012.50	$37.59 JMD5,991.95	+50.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	??	$42,920.30 JMD6,840,813.68
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$10.74 SDG6,447.94	$26.32 JMD4,194.37	+145.1%
Average			+62.6%

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pay 67.5% more for housing

	Khartoum	Kingston
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.15 SDG42,123.51	$52.89 JMD8,429.49	-24.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$637.80 SDG382,996.69	$874.50 JMD139,381.55	+37.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$272.14 SDG163,421.41	$425.21 JMD67,771.09	+56.2%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$39.45 SDG23,690.05	$118.83 JMD18,939.27	+201.2%
Average			+67.5%

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pay 2.3 times more for childcare

	Khartoum	Kingston
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$63.07 SDG37,870.62	$227.66 JMD36,284.61	+261.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,057.46 SDG1,235,502.83	$2,105.29 JMD335,549.40	+2.3%
Average			+131.7%

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pay 2.7 times more for entertainment and sports

	Khartoum	Kingston
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.00 SDG1,201.00	$3.13 JMD499.33	+56.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.38 SDG1,429.22	$4.28 JMD682.63	+80.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.80 SDG1,080.90	$8.77 JMD1,398.12	+387.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.33 SDG20,016.67	$69.97 JMD11,151.69	+109.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.00 SDG2,402.00	$13.16 JMD2,097.18	+229.0%
Average			+172.6%

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pay 43.5% more for clothing

	Khartoum	Kingston
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$18.17 SDG10,909.41	$26.32 JMD4,194.37	+44.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$20.00 SDG12,010.00	$25.59 JMD4,077.86	+27.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$55.00 SDG33,027.50	$71.01 JMD11,318.13	+29.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$40.00 SDG24,020.00	$68.92 JMD10,985.25	+72.3%
Average			+43.5%

Khartoum vs. Kingston - Cost of clothing

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