Cost of living comparison
Sudan is 63.0% more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Sudan instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
|
Vietnam
|
Sudan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.92
₫48,751
|
$7.50
SDG4,511.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.34
₫110,204
|
$8.00
SDG4,812.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
₫13,674
|
$0.61
SDG365.59
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
₫8,256
|
$0.44
SDG264.58
|
|
pay 41.1% more for groceries
|
Vietnam
|
Sudan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.90
₫22,912
|
$1.14
SDG684.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
₫153,712
|
$6.05
SDG3,639.19
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,664
|
$6.13
SDG3,687.65
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.46
₫37,083
|
$2.85
SDG1,716.50
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.55
₫39,278
|
$2.81
SDG1,691.69
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.20
₫30,410
|
$2.02
SDG1,213.46
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.43
₫10,819
|
$0.51
SDG305.25
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.57
₫14,480
|
$0.90
SDG539.34
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.45
₫11,339
|
$0.80
SDG479.42
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,084
|
$0.60
SDG359.30
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
₫12,240
|
$0.43
SDG256.16
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Vietnam
|
Sudan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.47
₫88,040
|
$5.23
SDG3,147.44
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$7.11
₫180,471
|
$25.00
SDG15,037.50
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,423.92
₫899,426,705
|
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| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.64
₫143,254
|
$10.74
SDG6,458.68
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for housing
|
Vietnam
|
Sudan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$8.68
₫220,471
|
$70.15
SDG42,193.66
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$297.09
₫7,543,206
|
$637.80
SDG383,634.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$207.27
₫5,262,648
|
$272.14
SDG163,693.55
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.91
₫1,013,362
|
$39.45
SDG23,729.50
|
|
pay 76.4% less for childcare
|
Vietnam
|
Sudan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$205.27
₫5,211,787
|
$63.07
SDG37,933.69
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,496.31
₫317,286,002
|
$2,057.46
SDG1,237,560.29
|
|
pay 58.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Vietnam
|
Sudan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.88
₫22,251
|
$2.00
SDG1,203.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.58
₫40,124
|
$2.38
SDG1,431.60
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.27
₫32,138
|
$1.80
SDG1,082.70
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$22.09
₫560,880
|
$33.33
SDG20,050.00
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.38
₫85,773
|
$4.00
SDG2,406.00
|
|
pay 31.4% less for clothing
|
Vietnam
|
Sudan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$28.00
₫710,857
|
$18.17
SDG10,927.58
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$22.19
₫563,506
|
$20.00
SDG12,030.00
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.50
₫2,018,415
|
$55.00
SDG33,082.50
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.86
₫2,027,617
|
$40.00
SDG24,060.00
|
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