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title: "Cost of Living in Sudan vs the US — Geo-Parity"
description: "Sudan is about 76% cheaper than the United States (price level 0.241, US = 1.0). See what US salaries are really worth in Sudan, on the Penn World Table figure alone — the sources disagree, and why is explained."
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Purchasing Power Parity · Sudan

# Cost of living in 🇸🇩 Sudan vs the United States

Sudan has a US-relative price level of **0.241** (US = 1.0) — about 76% cheaper than the United States. Reference year 2023.

## What US salaries are worth in Sudan

| US income | Feels like (US-equivalent) | Cost of a US lifestyle |
| --- | --- | --- |
| $50,000 | $207,469 | $12,050 |
| $80,000 | $331,950 | $19,280 |
| $120,000 | $497,925 | $28,920 |
| $180,000 | $746,888 | $43,380 |
| $250,000 | $1,037,344 | $60,250 |

“Feels like” = income ÷ price level; “cost of a US lifestyle” = income × price level. Try your own number in the [interactive calculator](https://geo-parity.com/?target=SD).

## How the sources compare

Each provider measures Sudan's price level slightly differently; a tight spread means high confidence.

These sources disagree — the figure above is the Penn World Table figure alone, decided by a person, not a blend.

Exchange regime: parallel market. War economy. The Central Bank of Sudan's official rate stood at 2,100 pounds per dollar through 2025 while the parallel market moved from 2,760 (June) to 3,270 (August) and 3,550-3,700 (October); most banks stopped updating their bulletins after the war began. The World Bank official-rate series ends in 2022 (547). The three sources disagree in every direction (0.317 / 0.193 / 0.241); Penn World Table is the only one not built on the official rate.

Checked 2026-09-09 against secondary sources; the authority's own page could not be read.

Consensus (median) 0.241 2023

World Bank — GDP 0.317 2022

IMF (WEO) 0.193 2022

Penn World Table 0.241 2023

World Bank — Consumption 0.410 2022

## Countries with a similar cost of living

- [🇳🇵 Nepal](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/nepal/) — price level 0.243
- [🇧🇹 Bhutan](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/bhutan/) — price level 0.236
- [🇹🇯 Tajikistan](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/tajikistan/) — price level 0.246
- [🇸🇱 Sierra Leone](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/sierra-leone/) — price level 0.232
- [🇮🇳 India](https://geo-parity.com/ppp/india/) — price level 0.231

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## Frequently asked questions

- **How expensive is Sudan compared to the United States?**: Sudan has a price level of 0.241 relative to the US baseline of 1.0 (about 76% cheaper than the United States), based on the Penn World Table figure alone — the sources disagree and a curated exchange-regime register names the one to believe, reference year 2023.
- **What is a $100,000 salary worth in Sudan?**: In purchasing-power terms, $100,000 stretches to about $414,938 of US-equivalent lifestyle in Sudan; conversely, sustaining a $100,000 US lifestyle there costs about $24,100.
- **Where does the Sudan cost-of-living data come from?**: Real price-level figures from the World Bank, IMF World Economic Outlook, OECD, Eurostat and Penn World Table, refreshed at build time. For Sudan the sources disagree (parallel market): War economy. The Central Bank of Sudan's official rate stood at 2,100 pounds per dollar through 2025 while the parallel market moved from 2,760 (June) to 3,270 (August) and 3,550-3,700 (October); most banks stopped updating their bulletins after the war began. The World Bank official-rate series ends in 2022 (547). The three sources disagree in every direction (0.317 / 0.193 / 0.241); Penn World Table is the only one not built on the official rate.

Figures are informational estimates from public datasets — not investment or relocation advice. Agents: GET /api/calculate.json?income=100000&target=SD.

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Source: Geo-Parity — https://geo-parity.com/ppp/sudan/ · JSON: https://geo-parity.com/api/calculate.json?income=100000&target=SD