Cost of living comparison
Sudan is 59.4% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Sudan instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 95.2% more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Sudan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.84
₫46,600
|
$6.60
SDG3,970.30
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.33
₫109,911
|
$8.00
SDG4,812.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
₫13,912
|
$0.63
SDG377.14
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.34
₫8,750
|
$0.42
SDG253.57
|
|
pay 39.6% more for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Sudan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.88
₫22,420
|
$1.14
SDG684.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.02
₫152,674
|
$6.05
SDG3,639.19
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.38
₫136,615
|
$6.13
SDG3,687.65
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.49
₫37,831
|
$2.85
SDG1,716.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.52
₫38,499
|
$2.81
SDG1,691.69
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.26
₫32,094
|
$2.02
SDG1,213.46
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.44
₫11,163
|
$0.51
SDG305.25
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
₫16,093
|
$0.90
SDG539.34
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.42
₫10,584
|
$0.80
SDG479.42
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,529
|
$0.60
SDG359.30
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,486
|
$0.43
SDG256.16
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Sudan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.48
₫88,286
|
$5.20
SDG3,129.70
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$6.87
₫174,241
|
$25.00
SDG15,037.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$34,303.88
₫870,546,530
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.70
₫144,600
|
$10.74
SDG6,458.68
|
|
pay 3.0 times more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Sudan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.95
₫227,254
|
$70.15
SDG42,193.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$304.25
₫7,721,011
|
$637.80
SDG383,634.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$210.52
₫5,342,539
|
$252.68
SDG151,985.69
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.00
₫1,091,322
|
$39.45
SDG23,729.50
|
|
pay 76.5% less for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Sudan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$212.34
₫5,388,579
|
$63.07
SDG37,933.69
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,971.85
₫303,815,478
|
$2,057.46
SDG1,237,560.29
|
|
pay 57.2% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Sudan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.89
₫22,622
|
$2.00
SDG1,203.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.56
₫39,680
|
$2.38
SDG1,431.60
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.19
₫30,087
|
$1.80
SDG1,082.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.79
₫578,413
|
$33.33
SDG20,050.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.60
₫91,312
|
$4.00
SDG2,406.00
|
|
pay 34.8% less for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Sudan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.72
₫728,964
|
$18.17
SDG10,927.58
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$23.06
₫585,261
|
$20.00
SDG12,030.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.55
₫2,069,505
|
$55.00
SDG33,082.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.83
₫2,330,523
|
$40.00
SDG24,060.00
|
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