Cost of living comparison
Sudan is 11.6% more expensive than Thailand.
If you lived in Sudan instead of Thailand, you would:
pay 64.3% more for restaurants
|
Thailand
|
Sudan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$2.26
THB75.93
|
$6.60
SDG3,970.30
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.53
THB186.00
|
$8.00
SDG4,812.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.63
THB21.20
|
$0.63
SDG377.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.35
THB11.75
|
$0.42
SDG253.57
|
|
pay 24.7% more for groceries
|
Thailand
|
Sudan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.38
THB46.29
|
$1.14
SDG684.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
THB268.06
|
$6.05
SDG3,639.19
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.00
THB201.72
|
$6.13
SDG3,687.65
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.92
THB64.59
|
$2.85
SDG1,716.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.07
THB36.11
|
$2.81
SDG1,691.69
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.19
THB40.05
|
$2.02
SDG1,213.46
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.48
THB16.25
|
$0.51
SDG305.25
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
THB26.57
|
$0.90
SDG539.34
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
THB21.29
|
$0.80
SDG479.42
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
THB21.55
|
$0.60
SDG359.30
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.45
THB15.30
|
$0.43
SDG256.16
|
|
pay 17.3% more for transportation
|
Thailand
|
Sudan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.25
THB142.79
|
$5.20
SDG3,129.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$22.11
THB743.63
|
$25.00
SDG15,037.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,588.11
THB827,039.24
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.24
THB310.64
|
$10.74
SDG6,458.68
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Thailand
|
Sudan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$15.82
THB532.13
|
$70.15
SDG42,193.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$393.06
THB13,220.92
|
$637.80
SDG383,634.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$209.24
THB7,037.96
|
$252.68
SDG151,985.69
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$48.32
THB1,625.24
|
$39.45
SDG23,729.50
|
|
pay 80.4% less for childcare
|
Thailand
|
Sudan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$329.15
THB11,071.20
|
$63.07
SDG37,933.69
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,347.16
THB348,034.45
|
$2,057.46
SDG1,237,560.29
|
|
pay 13.2% less for entertainment and sports
|
Thailand
|
Sudan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.87
THB63.01
|
$2.00
SDG1,203.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.81
THB60.91
|
$2.38
SDG1,431.60
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.52
THB118.29
|
$1.80
SDG1,082.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.67
THB1,569.89
|
$33.33
SDG20,050.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.45
THB183.39
|
$4.00
SDG2,406.00
|
|
pay 33.8% less for clothing
|
Thailand
|
Sudan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$34.16
THB1,149.14
|
$18.17
SDG10,927.58
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.70
THB898.15
|
$20.00
SDG12,030.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$75.98
THB2,555.75
|
$55.00
SDG33,082.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$61.99
THB2,085.13
|
$40.00
SDG24,060.00
|
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