Cost of living comparison
Mexico City is 2.2 times more expensive than Khartoum.
If you lived in Mexico City instead of Khartoum, you would:
pay 64.0% more for restaurants
|
Khartoum
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.60
SDG3,970.30
|
$10.09
MX$201.64
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,812.00
|
$8.90
MX$177.92
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
SDG377.14
|
$1.21
MX$24.15
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
SDG253.57
|
$0.84
MX$16.75
|
|
pay 30.7% more for groceries
|
Khartoum
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.14
SDG684.23
|
$2.63
MX$52.58
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
SDG3,639.19
|
$5.57
MX$111.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.13
SDG3,687.65
|
$6.31
MX$126.12
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
SDG1,716.50
|
$2.49
MX$49.74
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
SDG1,691.69
|
$4.13
MX$82.56
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
SDG1,213.46
|
$1.42
MX$28.43
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
SDG305.25
|
$0.70
MX$14.05
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SDG539.34
|
$0.82
MX$16.42
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SDG479.42
|
$0.91
MX$18.26
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SDG359.30
|
$0.95
MX$18.95
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
SDG256.16
|
$0.87
MX$17.31
|
|
pay 19.8% less for transportation
|
Khartoum
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.20
SDG3,129.70
|
$5.46
MX$109.01
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SDG15,037.50
|
$21.52
MX$430.09
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$21,960.54
MX$438,857.28
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,458.68
|
$5.34
MX$106.75
|
|
pay 41.5% more for housing
|
Khartoum
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.15
SDG42,193.66
|
$27.98
MX$559.06
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$637.80
SDG383,634.48
|
$1,058.85
MX$21,160.04
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$252.68
SDG151,985.69
|
$643.75
MX$12,864.63
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.45
SDG23,729.50
|
$41.48
MX$828.94
|
|
pay 5.7 times more for childcare
|
Khartoum
|
Mexico City
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.07
SDG37,933.69
|
$408.19
MX$8,157.14
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,057.46
SDG1,237,560.29
|
$10,042.62
MX$200,690.78
|
|
pay 74.9% more for entertainment and sports
|
Khartoum
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,203.00
|
$2.97
MX$59.31
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
SDG1,431.60
|
$3.52
MX$70.32
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,082.70
|
$4.45
MX$88.96
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
SDG20,050.00
|
$60.85
MX$1,216.11
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SDG2,406.00
|
$5.94
MX$118.61
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for clothing
|
Khartoum
|
Mexico City
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.17
SDG10,927.58
|
$66.94
MX$1,337.66
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.00
SDG12,030.00
|
$45.00
MX$899.26
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.00
SDG33,082.50
|
$110.60
MX$2,210.21
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
SDG24,060.00
|
$106.14
MX$2,121.16
|
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