Last update: Oct 2026

Cost of Living Comparison Between Bucharest and Sudan

For one person, living is cheaper in Sudan: $629 a month against $1,351 in Bucharest, rent and utilities included – about $8,700 less a year. Rent and utilities account for most of the difference.

Bucharest
🇷🇴 Romania
$1,351
/mo nomad
🇸🇩 Sudan
$629
/mo nomad
😐 Solo nomad: Bucharest is 76.8% more expensive than Sudan without rent, and 114.9% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: Bucharest is 109.1% more expensive than Sudan without rent, and 74.4% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
Bucharest
Sudan
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$14.46 RON 68.4
$3.04 SDG 1,821
375.66%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$57.7 RON 273
$13.94 SDG 8,343
313.56%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$7.50 RON 35.46
$2.68 SDG 1,603
179.85%
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter draught)
-
$1.94 SDG 1,162
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$1.96 SDG 1,171
-
Cappuccino
$3.43 RON 16.20
$2.46 SDG 1,474
39.43%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.46 RON 11.63
$0.52 SDG 310
373.08%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.33 RON 11.01
$0.57 SDG 339
308.77%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$3.80 RON 17.97
-
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.10 RON 19.41
-
-
🛒 Groceries & Markets
Bucharest
Sudan
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.65 RON 7.79
$1.18 SDG 705
39.83%
White Bread (500g)
$1.35 RON 6.39
$1.12 SDG 670
20.54%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$1.78 RON 8.42
$1.11 SDG 665
60.36%
Eggs
$3.66 RON 17.33
$2.86 SDG 1,713
27.97%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$8.57 RON 40.54
$6.57 SDG 3,935
30.44%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$6.80 RON 32.17
$8.38 SDG 5,018
-18.85%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$11.72 RON 55.4
$14.58 SDG 8,726
-19.62%
Apples (1kg)
$1.29 RON 6.11
$4.46 SDG 2,671
-71.08%
Banana (1kg)
$1.56 RON 7.37
$1.55 SDG 930
0.65%
Oranges (1kg)
$1.54 RON 7.28
$1.58 SDG 946
-2.53%
Tomato (1kg)
$2.48 RON 11.75
$3.37 SDG 2,018
-26.41%
Potato (1kg)
$0.83 RON 3.92
$1.73 SDG 1,034
-52.02%
Onion (1kg)
$0.80 RON 3.77
$1.05 SDG 630
-23.81%
Lettuce (1 head)
$0.84 RON 3.98
$0.66 SDG 395
27.27%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$0.93 RON 4.39
$0.57 SDG 344
63.16%
Bottle of Non-Alcoholic Wine (Mid-Range)
-
$3.97 SDG 2,375
-
Local Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
-
$0.77 SDG 460
-
Imported Non-Alcoholic Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
-
$1.61 SDG 962
-
Cigarettes 20 Pack (Marlboro, Camel)
$6.44 RON 30.45
$1.86 SDG 1,111
246.24%
Wine (Bottle)
$6.32 RON 29.91
-
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$1.26 RON 5.94
-
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$1.60 RON 7.59
-
-
🚌 Getting Around
Bucharest
Sudan
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$0.81 RON 3.85
$0.51 SDG 304
58.82%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$21.13 RON 99.9
-
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$0.60 RON 2.86
$3.79 SDG 2,267
-84.17%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$0.61 RON 2.91
-
-
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$6.17 RON 29.19
$5.12 SDG 3,066
20.51%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$1.96 RON 9.27
$1.10 SDG 661
78.18%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$28.1K RON 133.1K
$5,028 SDG 3.0M
459.87%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$26.3K RON 124.3K
$9,913 SDG 5.9M
165.20%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
Bucharest
Sudan
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$197 RON 931
$70.0 SDG 41.9K
181.42%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$8.34 RON 39.44
$9.82 SDG 5,877
-15.07%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$9.19 RON 43.47
$31.83 SDG 19.0K
-71.13%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
Bucharest
Sudan
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$49.87 RON 236
$8.03 SDG 4,805
521.05%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$24.99 RON 118
-
-
Cinema Ticket
$8.46 RON 40.01
$4.10 SDG 2,456
106.34%
🧸 Childcare & Education
Bucharest
Sudan
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$639 RON 3,023
$86.0 SDG 51.4K
643.66%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$14.4K RON 68.1K
$1,967 SDG 1.2M
631.63%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
Bucharest
Sudan
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$90.6 RON 429
-
-
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$38.05 RON 180
$8.54 SDG 5,113
345.55%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$79.7 RON 377
-
-
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$93.2 RON 441
-
-
🏠 Accommodation & Living
Bucharest
Sudan
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$673 RON 3,184
$591 SDG 353.4K
14.01%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$449 RON 2,123
$218 SDG 130.4K
106.10%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$1,098 RON 5,195
$1,330 SDG 795.8K
-17.40%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$729 RON 3,448
$629 SDG 376.2K
15.96%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$3,740 RON 17.7K
$1,514 SDG 906.1K
147.05%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$2,189 RON 10.4K
$1,079 SDG 645.6K
102.93%
💵 Salaries & Financials
Bucharest
Sudan
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$1,323 RON 6,259
$236 SDG 141.4K
460.06%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
6.74
30
-77.53%

CityCost data is based on AI and user input – minor inaccuracies may occur.

Last update for Bucharest: October 3, 2026

Last update for Sudan: October 5, 2026

Monthly budget structure
Share of the monthly basket for one person, rent included.
Accommodation & Living
Bucharest
$449
Sudan
$218 51.5% $231
Eating Out
Bucharest
$226
Sudan
$66 70.6% $159
Groceries & Markets
Bucharest
$222
Sudan
$216 2.6% $5.8
Monthly Utilities & Internet
Bucharest
$214
Sudan
$112 47.9% $103
Clothing & Footwear
Bucharest
$136
Sudan
$3.8 * 97.2% $132
Sport & Entertainment
Bucharest
$67
Sudan
$16 75.7% $51
Getting Around
Bucharest
$28
Sudan
$5.8 * 79.3% $22

Categories marked with * are only partly priced – their share counts the items that do have prices.

Good to know
🇷🇴 Bucharest
🇸🇩 Sudan
🕒 Local time
08:23 8:23 AM
07:23 7:23 AM
1 h behind Bucharest
🌤 Weather
👥 Population
1,883,425 Capital
40,533,330
💱 Currency
Exchange rates and currency converter

SDG, USD, EUR to RON – Romanian Leu Converter

Romanian Leu exchange rates as of October 10, 2026: 1 USD = 4.73 RON (1 RON = 0.211 USD). 1 EUR = 5.3 RON (1 RON = 0.189 EUR).

Sudanese Pound exchange rates as of October 10, 2026: 1 USD = 599 SDG (1,000 SDG = 1.67 USD). 1 EUR = 671 SDG (1,000 SDG = 1.49 EUR).

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  • Bucharest Sudan 3,270 km ≈ 4 h 30 min nonstop flight
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