Cost of living comparison

Manila, Philippines

compared to

Khartoum, Sudan

Khartoum vs. Manila Cost of Living Summary

Khartoum is 10.1% more expensive than Manila.

Restaurants: pay 23.4% more in Khartoum
Groceries: pay 13.0% less in Khartoum
Transportation: pay 2.6 times more in Khartoum
Housing: pay 33.2% more in Khartoum
Childcare: pay 86.2% less in Khartoum
Entertainment and Sports: pay 14.5% less in Khartoum
Clothing: pay 32.6% less in Khartoum

The cost of transportation, housing, and restaurants in Khartoum are more expensive than in Manila. Expenses including childcare, clothing, entertainment and sports, and groceries are lower in Khartoum. Notably, transportation is significantly more expensive in Khartoum.

Khartoum vs. Manila Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 23.4% more for restaurants

	Manila	Khartoum
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$5.12 ₱293.45	$7.50 SDG4,503.75	+46.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$4.26 ₱244.54	$8.00 SDG4,804.00	+87.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 ₱50.08	$0.61 SDG364.98	-30.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.49 ₱28.19	$0.44 SDG264.14	-10.5%
Average			+23.4%

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pay 13.0% less for groceries

	Manila	Khartoum
Bread 1 loaf	$1.35 ₱77.55	$1.14 SDG683.09	-15.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.30 ₱304.26	$6.05 SDG3,633.14	+14.1%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.79 ₱389.71	$6.13 SDG3,681.52	-9.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.08 ₱119.24	$2.85 SDG1,713.64	+37.3%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.42 ₱138.78	$2.81 SDG1,688.88	+16.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱87.30	$2.02 SDG1,211.44	+32.6%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.80 ₱46.12	$0.51 SDG304.75	-36.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.52 ₱87.32	$0.90 SDG538.44	-41.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.98 ₱56.03	$0.80 SDG478.62	-18.4%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.20 ₱68.90	$0.60 SDG358.70	-50.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.48 ₱85.19	$0.43 SDG255.73	-71.3%
Average			-13.0%

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pay 2.6 times more for transportation

	Manila	Khartoum
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.14 ₱237.58	$5.23 SDG3,142.20	+26.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$9.93 ₱569.58	$25.00 SDG15,012.50	+151.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$25,575.45 ₱1,467,250.54	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$2.67 ₱153.08	$10.74 SDG6,447.94	+302.4%
Average			+160.2%

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pay 33.2% more for housing

	Manila	Khartoum
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$28.80 ₱1,652.52	$70.15 SDG42,123.51	+143.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$468.88 ₱26,899.54	$637.80 SDG382,996.69	+36.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$234.44 ₱13,449.80	$272.14 SDG163,421.41	+16.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$106.33 ₱6,100.09	$39.45 SDG23,690.05	-62.9%
Average			+33.2%

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pay 86.2% less for childcare

	Manila	Khartoum
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$482.52 ₱27,682.13	$63.07 SDG37,870.62	-86.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$14,127.39 ₱810,481.25	$2,057.46 SDG1,235,502.83	-85.4%
Average			-86.2%

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pay 14.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Manila	Khartoum
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.36 ₱78.25	$2.00 SDG1,201.00	+46.6%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.70 ₱154.73	$2.38 SDG1,429.22	-11.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$3.07 ₱176.07	$1.80 SDG1,080.90	-41.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$40.61 ₱2,329.82	$33.33 SDG20,016.67	-17.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.67 ₱440.18	$4.00 SDG2,402.00	-47.9%
Average			-14.5%

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pay 32.6% less for clothing

	Manila	Khartoum
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$33.31 ₱1,911.11	$18.17 SDG10,909.41	-45.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$26.60 ₱1,525.84	$20.00 SDG12,010.00	-24.8%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.03 ₱4,246.79	$55.00 SDG33,027.50	-25.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$60.89 ₱3,493.31	$40.00 SDG24,020.00	-34.3%
Average			-32.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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