Cost of living comparison

Vientiane, Laos

compared to

Khartoum, Sudan

Khartoum vs. Vientiane Cost of Living Summary

Khartoum is 18.9% more expensive than Vientiane.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Khartoum
Groceries: pay 14.6% more in Khartoum
Transportation: pay 16.2% less in Khartoum
Housing: pay 2.0 times more in Khartoum
Childcare: pay 79.4% less in Khartoum
Entertainment and Sports: pay 32.9% more in Khartoum
Clothing: pay 38.6% less in Khartoum

The cost of restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, and groceries in Khartoum are more expensive than in Vientiane. Expenses including childcare, clothing, and transportation are lower in Khartoum. Notably, restaurants and housing are significantly more expensive in Khartoum.

Khartoum vs. Vientiane Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Khartoum instead of Vientiane, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Vientiane	Khartoum
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$1.98 LAK42,952	$7.50 SDG4,503.75	+278.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.97 LAK64,428	$8.00 SDG4,804.00	+169.0%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.53 LAK11,455	$0.61 SDG364.98	+14.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.42 LAK9,164	$0.44 SDG264.14	+4.0%
Average			+116.5%

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pay 14.6% more for groceries

	Vientiane	Khartoum
Bread 1 loaf	$0.91 LAK19,758	$1.14 SDG683.09	+24.7%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$13.72 LAK297,182	$6.05 SDG3,633.14	-55.9%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.42 LAK139,077	$6.13 SDG3,681.52	-4.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.75 LAK37,924	$2.85 SDG1,713.64	+63.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.95 LAK63,924	$2.81 SDG1,688.88	-4.7%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.88 LAK19,105	$2.02 SDG1,211.44	+128.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.49 LAK10,665	$0.51 SDG304.75	+3.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.92 LAK20,004	$0.90 SDG538.44	-2.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 LAK12,908	$0.80 SDG478.62	+33.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.73 LAK15,727	$0.60 SDG358.70	-17.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.46 LAK9,923	$0.43 SDG255.73	-7.0%
Average			+14.6%

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pay 16.2% less for transportation

	Vientiane	Khartoum
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.00 LAK108,406	$5.23 SDG3,142.20	+4.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$49.23 LAK1,066,583	$25.00 SDG15,012.50	-49.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$28,330.27 LAK613,738,867	??
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$11.18 LAK242,248	$10.74 SDG6,447.94	-4.0%
Average			-16.2%

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pay 2.0 times more for housing

	Vientiane	Khartoum
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$11.17 LAK242,043	$70.15 SDG42,123.51	+527.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$859.15 LAK18,612,425	$637.80 SDG382,996.69	-25.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$775.98 LAK16,810,550	$272.14 SDG163,421.41	-64.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.31 LAK1,176,518	$39.45 SDG23,690.05	-27.4%
Average			+102.4%

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pay 79.4% less for childcare

	Vientiane	Khartoum
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$332.66 LAK7,206,645	$63.07 SDG37,870.62	-81.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$9,252.41 LAK200,441,503	$2,057.46 SDG1,235,502.83	-77.8%
Average			-79.4%

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pay 32.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Vientiane	Khartoum
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$0.95 LAK20,550	$2.00 SDG1,201.00	+110.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.50 LAK32,400	$2.38 SDG1,429.22	+59.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.59 LAK34,361	$1.80 SDG1,080.90	+13.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$49.74 LAK1,077,519	$33.33 SDG20,016.67	-33.0%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$3.50 LAK75,908	$4.00 SDG2,402.00	+14.2%
Average			+32.9%

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pay 38.6% less for clothing

	Vientiane	Khartoum
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$85.86 LAK1,859,982	$18.17 SDG10,909.41	-78.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$62.88 LAK1,362,184	$20.00 SDG12,010.00	-68.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$57.29 LAK1,241,062	$55.00 SDG33,027.50	-4.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$41.48 LAK898,554	$40.00 SDG24,020.00	-3.6%
Average			-38.6%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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