Last update: Oct 2026

Cost of Living Comparison Between London and Sudan

For one person, living is cheaper in Sudan: $629 a month against $4,086 in London, rent and utilities included – about $41,500 less a year. Rent and utilities account for most of the difference.

London
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
$4,086
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🇸🇩 Sudan
$629
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😐 Solo nomad: London is 257.5% more expensive than Sudan without rent, and 549.8% more expensive with rent.
😐 Family of 3: London is 290.8% more expensive than Sudan without rent, and 384.8% more expensive with rent.
Currency
🍽 Eating Out
London
Sudan
Difference
Meal at Budget Restaurant
$26.62 £20.11
$3.04 SDG 1,821
775.66%
Three-Course Dinner for Two, Mid-Range
$108 £81.3
$13.94 SDG 8,343
671.81%
Fast Food Meal (McDonalds, etc)
$10.39 £7.85
$2.68 SDG 1,603
287.69%
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
$5.79 £4.38
$2.46 SDG 1,474
135.37%
Coke/Pepsi/Fanta/Sprite (0.33 liter bottle)
$3.01 £2.27
$0.52 SDG 310
478.85%
Water (0.33 liter bottle)
$2.15 £1.63
$0.57 SDG 339
277.19%
Local Beer (0.5 liter draught)
$9.35 £7.06
-
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$7.84 £5.93
-
-
🛒 Groceries & Markets
London
Sudan
Difference
Milk (1 liter)
$1.79 £1.35
$1.18 SDG 705
51.69%
White Bread (500g)
$2.06 £1.56
$1.12 SDG 670
83.93%
Rice (white) (1kg)
$2.31 £1.74
$1.11 SDG 665
108.11%
Eggs
$5.05 £3.82
$2.86 SDG 1,713
76.57%
Local Cheese (1kg)
$12.57 £9.50
$6.57 SDG 3,935
91.32%
Chicken Fillets (1kg)
$10.66 £8.05
$8.38 SDG 5,018
27.21%
Beef Round Steak (1kg)
$17.13 £12.94
$14.58 SDG 8,726
17.49%
Apples (1kg)
$3.03 £2.29
$4.46 SDG 2,671
-32.06%
Banana (1kg)
$1.41 £1.07
$1.55 SDG 930
-9.03%
Oranges (1kg)
$3.05 £2.31
$1.58 SDG 946
93.04%
Tomato (1kg)
$3.38 £2.56
$3.37 SDG 2,018
0.30%
Potato (1kg)
$1.67 £1.26
$1.73 SDG 1,034
-3.47%
Onion (1kg)
$1.73 £1.31
$1.05 SDG 630
64.76%
Lettuce (1 head)
$1.41 £1.07
$0.66 SDG 395
113.64%
Water (1.5 liter bottle)
$1.79 £1.35
$0.57 SDG 344
214.04%
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)
$23.22 £17.55
$1.86 SDG 1,111
1148.39%
Wine (Bottle)
$12.99 £9.82
-
-
Local Beer (0.5 liter bottle)
$3.18 £2.40
-
-
Imported Beer (0.33 liter bottle)
$4.41 £3.33
-
-
🚌 Getting Around
London
Sudan
Difference
One-way Ticket (Public Transport)
$3.87 £2.93
$0.51 SDG 304
658.82%
Public Transport Monthly Pass (Regular Price)
$250 £189
-
-
Taxi Start (Normal Tariff)
$5.71 £4.31
$3.79 SDG 2,267
50.66%
Taxi (Normal Tariff) (1km)
$3.33 £2.51
-
-
Taxi 1hour Waiting (Normal Tariff)
$57.9 £43.76
$5.12 SDG 3,066
1031.05%
Gasoline (1 liter)
$2.04 £1.54
$1.10 SDG 661
85.45%
Midsize Hatchback 1.4l (Volkswagen Golf, Toyota Prius, Honda Civic, etc)
$37.5K £28.4K
$5,028 SDG 3.0M
646.82%
Compact Sedan 1.6l (Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Kia K4, Hyundai Elantra, etc)
$40.9K £30.9K
$9,913 SDG 5.9M
312.55%
🧾 Monthly Utilities & Internet
London
Sudan
Difference
Utilities for 2 People in 2-bedroom Apartment (Heating, Electricity, Gas, Water, Garbage) (85m2)
$376 £284
$70.0 SDG 41.9K
437.66%
SIM Card Monthly Plan (Calls and 10GB+ Data)
$17.88 £13.51
$9.82 SDG 5,877
82.08%
Internet (50+ Mbps, Unlimited Data)
$40.01 £30.24
$31.83 SDG 19.0K
25.70%
🎉 Sport & Entertainment
London
Sudan
Difference
Gym Membership (Monthly)
$61.2 £46.22
$8.03 SDG 4,805
661.64%
Tennis Court (1 Hour on Weekend)
$21.07 £15.93
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-
Cinema Ticket
$17.95 £13.57
$4.10 SDG 2,456
337.80%
🧸 Childcare & Education
London
Sudan
Difference
Preschool or Kindergarten, Full Day, Private, 1 Child (Monthly)
$2,865 £2,165
$86.0 SDG 51.4K
3233.67%
International Primary School, 1 Child (Yearly)
$35.3K £26.7K
$1,967 SDG 1.2M
1696.70%
👕👟 Clothing & Footwear
London
Sudan
Difference
Jeans (Levis 501 Or Similar)
$116 £87.7
-
-
Summer Dress (H&M, Zara, etc)
$54.1 £40.87
$8.54 SDG 5,113
533.26%
Sport Shoes (Adidas, Nike)
$127 £95.7
-
-
Men's Leather Business Shoes
$159 £120
-
-
🏠 Accommodation & Living
London
Sudan
Difference
1-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$2,853 £2,156
$591 SDG 353.4K
383.17%
1-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$2,301 £1,739
$218 SDG 130.4K
956.59%
3-bedroom Apartment, City Center (Monthly)
$5,201 £3,931
$1,330 SDG 795.8K
291.18%
3-bedroom Apartment, Outside City Center (Monthly)
$3,723 £2,813
$629 SDG 376.2K
492.17%
Buy Apartment in City Center (m2)
$19.0K £14.4K
$1,514 SDG 906.1K
1155.63%
Buy Apartment Outside City Center (m2)
$7,881 £5,955
$1,079 SDG 645.6K
630.58%
💵 Salaries & Financials
London
Sudan
Difference
Average Monthly Net Salary (After Tax)
$4,818 £3,641
$236 SDG 141.4K
1939.10%
20-Year Fixed Mortgage Interest Rate (Annual %)
4.65
30
-84.50%

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

Last update for London: October 4, 2026

Last update for Sudan: October 5, 2026

Monthly budget structure
Share of the monthly basket for one person, rent included.
Accommodation & Living
London
$2.3K
Sudan
$218 90.5% $2.1K
Monthly Utilities & Internet
London
$434
Sudan
$112 74.3% $322
Eating Out
London
$397
Sudan
$66 83.3% $330
Groceries & Markets
London
$349
Sudan
$216 38.2% $133
Getting Around
London
$288
Sudan
$5.8 * 98% $282
Clothing & Footwear
London
$205
Sudan
$3.8 * 98.1% $201
Sport & Entertainment
London
$97
Sudan
$16 83.3% $81

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

Good to know
🇬🇧 London
🇸🇩 Sudan
🕒 Local time
08:32 8:32 AM
09:32 9:32 AM
1 h ahead of London
🌤 Weather
👥 Population
8,908,083 Capital
40,533,330
💱 Currency
Exchange rates and currency converter

SDG, USD, EUR to GBP – British Pound Converter

British Pound exchange rates as of October 10, 2026: 1 USD = 0.756 GBP (1 GBP = 1.32 USD). 1 EUR = 0.848 GBP (1 GBP = 1.18 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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