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
SYP47,674
|
$7.50
SDG4,511.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.17
SYP54,175
|
$8.00
SDG4,812.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.06
SYP13,813
|
$0.61
SDG365.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.47
SYP6,174
|
$0.44
SDG264.58
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
|
Syria
|
Sudan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.73
SYP9,513
|
$1.14
SDG684.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.01
SYP26,081
|
$6.05
SDG3,639.19
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.58
SYP46,533
|
$6.13
SDG3,687.65
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
SYP27,171
|
$2.85
SDG1,716.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.65
SYP34,440
|
$2.81
SDG1,691.69
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.42
SYP5,407
|
$2.02
SDG1,213.46
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SYP10,030
|
$0.51
SDG305.25
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.38
SYP4,961
|
$0.90
SDG539.34
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.32
SYP4,153
|
$0.80
SDG479.42
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
SYP3,709
|
$0.60
SDG359.30
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
SYP3,307
|
$0.43
SDG256.16
|
|
pay 37.2% more for transportation
|
Syria
|
Sudan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.90
SYP102,772
|
$5.23
SDG3,147.44
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$10.00
SYP130,020
|
$25.00
SDG15,037.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,621.24
SYP281,119,375
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.27
SYP146,528
|
$10.74
SDG6,458.68
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Syria
|
Sudan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$50.57
SYP657,477
|
$70.15
SDG42,193.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$202.90
SYP2,638,111
|
$637.80
SDG383,634.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$105.66
SYP1,373,848
|
$272.14
SDG163,693.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$38.53
SYP500,915
|
$39.45
SDG23,729.50
|
|
pay 16.6% more for childcare
|
Syria
|
Sudan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$45.89
SYP596,722
|
$63.07
SDG37,933.69
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,149.32
SYP27,945,454
|
$2,057.46
SDG1,237,560.29
|
|
pay 49.8% more for entertainment and sports
|
Syria
|
Sudan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.57
SYP46,439
|
$2.00
SDG1,203.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.00
SYP12,957
|
$2.38
SDG1,431.60
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
SYP33,588
|
$1.80
SDG1,082.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$14.23
SYP184,954
|
$33.33
SDG20,050.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$2.67
SYP34,672
|
$4.00
SDG2,406.00
|
|
pay 28.3% less for clothing
|
Syria
|
Sudan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$21.60
SYP280,836
|
$18.17
SDG10,927.58
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.17
SYP418,299
|
$20.00
SDG12,030.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.81
SYP868,683
|
$55.00
SDG33,082.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.69
SYP893,164
|
$40.00
SDG24,060.00
|
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