Cost of living comparison
Sudan is 53.8% more expensive than Somalia.
If you lived in Sudan instead of Somalia, you would:
pay 53.9% more for restaurants
|
Somalia
|
Sudan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.65
SOS1,508
|
$7.50
SDG4,511.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.67
SOS2,656
|
$8.00
SDG4,812.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.81
SOS460
|
$0.61
SDG365.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.51
SOS291
|
$0.44
SDG264.58
|
|
pay 21.0% more for groceries
|
Somalia
|
Sudan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.97
SOS553
|
$1.14
SDG684.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$1.96
SOS1,115
|
$6.05
SDG3,639.19
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.93
SOS3,376
|
$6.13
SDG3,687.65
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.21
SOS1,257
|
$2.85
SDG1,716.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.67
SOS1,520
|
$2.81
SDG1,691.69
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.73
SOS983
|
$2.02
SDG1,213.46
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.88
SOS503
|
$0.51
SDG305.25
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.32
SOS749
|
$0.90
SDG539.34
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS310
|
$0.80
SDG479.42
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SOS341
|
$0.60
SDG359.30
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
SOS308
|
$0.43
SDG256.16
|
|
pay 35.7% more for transportation
|
Somalia
|
Sudan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.12
SOS2,346
|
$5.23
SDG3,147.44
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SOS14,231
|
$25.00
SDG15,037.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,750.00
SOS3,273,041
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$7.43
SOS4,231
|
$10.74
SDG6,458.68
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for housing
|
Somalia
|
Sudan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.62
SOS17,432
|
$70.15
SDG42,193.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$160.00
SOS91,076
|
$637.80
SDG383,634.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$93.33
SOS53,128
|
$272.14
SDG163,693.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$94.31
SOS53,686
|
$39.45
SDG23,729.50
|
|
pay 95.6% more for childcare
|
Somalia
|
Sudan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.21
SOS31,426
|
$63.07
SDG37,933.69
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$742.50
SOS422,649
|
$2,057.46
SDG1,237,560.29
|
|
pay 9.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Somalia
|
Sudan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.00
SOS3,985
|
$2.00
SDG1,203.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
SOS704
|
$2.38
SDG1,431.60
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.34
SOS766
|
$1.80
SDG1,082.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$30.00
SOS17,077
|
$33.33
SDG20,050.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SOS2,846
|
$4.00
SDG2,406.00
|
|
pay 21.0% more for clothing
|
Somalia
|
Sudan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.61
SOS10,594
|
$18.17
SDG10,927.58
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.11
SOS13,155
|
$20.00
SDG12,030.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$25.89
SOS14,737
|
$55.00
SDG33,082.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$45.78
SOS26,058
|
$40.00
SDG24,060.00
|
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