Cost of living comparison
Sudan is 46.1% more expensive than Syria.
If you lived in Sudan instead of Syria, you would:
pay 36.6% more for restaurants
Syria
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.67
SYP9,213
|
$7.50
SDG4,511.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.17
SYP10,469
|
$8.00
SDG4,812.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
SYP2,669
|
$0.61
SDG365.59
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SYP1,193
|
$0.44
SDG264.58
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Syria
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SYP1,838
|
$1.14
SDG684.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.01
SYP5,040
|
$6.05
SDG3,639.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
SYP8,992
|
$6.13
SDG3,687.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
SYP5,251
|
$2.85
SDG1,716.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
SYP6,655
|
$2.81
SDG1,691.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
SYP1,045
|
$2.02
SDG1,213.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SYP1,938
|
$0.51
SDG305.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
SYP959
|
$0.90
SDG539.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
SYP803
|
$0.80
SDG479.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
SYP717
|
$0.60
SDG359.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
SYP639
|
$0.43
SDG256.16
|
|
pay 37.2% more for transportation
Syria
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.90
SYP19,860
|
$5.23
SDG3,147.44
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
SYP25,125
|
$25.00
SDG15,037.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,621.24
SYP54,324,016
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.27
SYP28,315
|
$10.74
SDG6,458.68
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
Syria
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.57
SYP127,052
|
$70.15
SDG42,193.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$202.90
SYP509,793
|
$637.80
SDG383,634.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$105.66
SYP265,485
|
$272.14
SDG163,693.55
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.53
SYP96,798
|
$39.45
SDG23,729.50
|
|
pay 16.6% more for childcare
Syria
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$45.89
SYP115,312
|
$63.07
SDG37,933.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,149.32
SYP5,400,230
|
$2,057.46
SDG1,237,560.29
|
|
pay 49.8% more for entertainment and sports
Syria
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.57
SYP8,974
|
$2.00
SDG1,203.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.00
SYP2,504
|
$2.38
SDG1,431.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
SYP6,491
|
$1.80
SDG1,082.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.23
SYP35,741
|
$33.33
SDG20,050.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.67
SYP6,700
|
$4.00
SDG2,406.00
|
|
pay 28.3% less for clothing
Syria
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.60
SYP54,269
|
$18.17
SDG10,927.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.17
SYP80,833
|
$20.00
SDG12,030.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.81
SYP167,866
|
$55.00
SDG33,082.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.69
SYP172,597
|
$40.00
SDG24,060.00
|
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