Cost of living comparison
Russia is 18.9% more expensive than Sudan.
If you lived in Russia instead of Sudan, you would:
pay 10.7% less for restaurants
|
Sudan
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
SDG4,511.25
|
$6.51
RUB650.15
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,812.00
|
$4.14
RUB413.79
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
SDG365.59
|
$0.80
RUB79.68
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
SDG264.58
|
$0.38
RUB38.39
|
|
pay 39.5% less for groceries
|
Sudan
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.14
SDG684.23
|
$0.47
RUB46.80
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
SDG3,639.19
|
$3.72
RUB371.06
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.13
SDG3,687.65
|
$3.07
RUB306.84
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
SDG1,716.50
|
$1.21
RUB120.95
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
SDG1,691.69
|
$1.66
RUB165.40
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
SDG1,213.46
|
$0.54
RUB54.10
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
SDG305.25
|
$0.55
RUB55.06
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SDG539.34
|
$0.71
RUB71.27
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SDG479.42
|
$0.89
RUB88.51
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SDG359.30
|
$0.22
RUB21.61
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
SDG256.16
|
$0.21
RUB20.81
|
|
pay 50.0% less for transportation
|
Sudan
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
SDG3,147.44
|
$2.12
RUB211.59
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SDG15,037.50
|
$17.67
RUB1,764.39
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$26,642.44
RUB2,660,850.94
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,458.68
|
$4.15
RUB414.49
|
|
pay 25.4% less for housing
|
Sudan
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.15
SDG42,193.66
|
$5.97
RUB596.68
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$637.80
SDG383,634.48
|
$304.49
RUB30,410.57
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$272.14
SDG163,693.55
|
$210.86
RUB21,058.71
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.45
SDG23,729.50
|
$64.94
RUB6,485.58
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for childcare
|
Sudan
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.07
SDG37,933.69
|
$190.09
RUB18,985.04
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,057.46
SDG1,237,560.29
|
$5,074.52
RUB506,805.80
|
|
pay 11.7% less for entertainment and sports
|
Sudan
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,203.00
|
$1.42
RUB142.09
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
SDG1,431.60
|
$1.67
RUB166.86
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,082.70
|
$2.10
RUB209.51
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
SDG20,050.00
|
$28.15
RUB2,811.85
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SDG2,406.00
|
$3.97
RUB396.82
|
|
pay 95.8% more for clothing
|
Sudan
|
Russia
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.17
SDG10,927.58
|
$51.85
RUB5,178.24
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.00
SDG12,030.00
|
$33.92
RUB3,387.83
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.00
SDG33,082.50
|
$76.53
RUB7,642.94
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
SDG24,060.00
|
$75.61
RUB7,551.53
|
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