Cost of living comparison
Tennessee is 3.8 times more expensive than Sudan overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 3.1 times more in Tennessee
- Groceries
-
pay 91.0% more in Tennessee
- Transportation
-
pay 21.1% more in Tennessee
- Housing
-
pay 2.8 times more in Tennessee
- Childcare
-
pay 12.4 times more in Tennessee
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.6 times more in Tennessee
- Clothing
-
pay 2.3 times more in Tennessee
The cost of childcare, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries in Tennessee are more expensive than in Sudan. Notably, childcare, restaurants, and housing are significantly more expensive in Tennessee.
If you lived in Tennessee instead of Sudan, you would:
pay 3.1 times more for restaurants
|
Sudan
|
Tennessee
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
SDG4,503.75
|
$17.86
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,804.00
|
$9.51
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
SDG364.98
|
$2.54
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
SDG264.14
|
$2.06
|
|
pay 91.0% more for groceries
|
Sudan
|
Tennessee
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.14
SDG683.09
|
$2.90
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
SDG3,633.14
|
$5.63
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.13
SDG3,681.52
|
$3.62
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
SDG1,713.64
|
$3.49
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
SDG1,688.88
|
$5.03
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
SDG1,211.44
|
$2.70
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
SDG304.75
|
$0.73
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SDG538.44
|
$1.95
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SDG478.62
|
$2.21
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SDG358.70
|
$1.32
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
SDG255.73
|
$1.70
|
|
pay 21.1% more for transportation
|
Sudan
|
Tennessee
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
SDG3,142.20
|
$3.06
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SDG15,012.50
|
$41.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$31,466.25
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,447.94
|
$14.88
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for housing
|
Sudan
|
Tennessee
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.15
SDG42,123.51
|
$66.90
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$637.80
SDG382,996.69
|
$1,303.80
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$272.14
SDG163,421.41
|
$1,173.17
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.45
SDG23,690.05
|
$147.41
|
|
pay 12.4 times more for childcare
|
Sudan
|
Tennessee
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.07
SDG37,870.62
|
$1,030.34
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,057.46
SDG1,235,502.83
|
$17,284.00
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Sudan
|
Tennessee
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,201.00
|
$5.95
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
SDG1,429.22
|
$5.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,080.90
|
$7.10
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
SDG20,016.67
|
$33.17
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SDG2,402.00
|
$12.70
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for clothing
|
Sudan
|
Tennessee
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.17
SDG10,909.41
|
$53.07
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.00
SDG12,010.00
|
$43.48
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.00
SDG33,027.50
|
$85.12
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
SDG24,020.00
|
$109.39
|
|
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