Somalia vs Sudan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Somalia Sudan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$707
$907
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1858
$2036
🏠 One person rent
$238
$450
🏘️ Family rent
$555
$750
🍽️ Food expenses
$269
$304
🚐 Transport expenses
$69.7
$95
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$391
$194
💸 GDP per capita
$644
$2272
😃 Human freedom index
3.4
3.81
❤️ Life expectancy
56.1
65.6
👮 Corruption perceptions index
11
20
🌐 English speaking %
2%
15%
🎓 Higher education
16
45
😀 Quality of life
3
21
🏙️ Population
11M
40.5M

The average cost of living in Somalia ($707) is 22% less expensive than in Sudan ($907). Somalia ranked 134th vs 99th for Sudan in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Somalia compared to 0.2 months in Sudan. Ranked 196th and 165th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Somalia vs Sudan

We calculate prices for Somalia and Sudan as a population-weighted mean of 4 and 12 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Somalia Sudan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.94
$6.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.7
$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$3.95
$7.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.35
$1.96
 Cappuccino
$1.32
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.69
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$128
$648
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$82.6
$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$995
$1166
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$187
$525
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$114
$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$174
$43.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$52.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
10.53%
21.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6290
$1097
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$868
$785
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.45
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$28
$18.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.9
$10.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.58
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.54
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$9.72
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.84
$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$5.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.08
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.1
$3.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.53
$1.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.16
$3.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.83
$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.56
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.4
$22.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$21.2
$6.64
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.8
$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$53.8
$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$16.8
$27.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$61.2
$66.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$65.4
$62.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$822
$2035

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Cities Comparison in Somalia vs Sudan

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Somalia

City Cost of living Population
Mogadishu
$719
2.12M
Baidoa
$711
1.2M
Hargeisa
$684
760K
Borama
$527
68.1K

In Sudan

City Cost of living Population
Khartoum
$889
5.35M
Omdurman
$902
2.81M
Khartoum North
$868
936K
Port Sudan
$1096
580K
Kassala
$988
536K
Kosti
$851
528K
Nyala
$944
493K
El-Obeid
$847
418K
El-Gadarif
$935
355K
Al-Fashir
$928
286K
Ad-Damazin
$827
186K
Atbara
$1094
135K