Cost of living comparison
Sudan is 26.6% cheaper than Japan.
If you lived in Sudan instead of Japan, you would:
pay 5.5% less for restaurants
Japan
|
Sudan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,026
|
$6.60
SDG3,967.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
¥766
|
$8.00
SDG4,808.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
¥158
|
$0.63
SDG376.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
¥124
|
$0.42
SDG253.36
|
|
pay 17.4% less for groceries
Japan
|
Sudan
|
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.40
¥219
|
$1.14
SDG683.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.54
¥863
|
$6.05
SDG3,636.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.14
¥800
|
$6.13
SDG3,684.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.99
¥310
|
$2.85
SDG1,715.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥402
|
$2.81
SDG1,690.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.93
¥300
|
$2.02
SDG1,212.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥172
|
$0.51
SDG305.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.76
¥275
|
$0.90
SDG538.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.80
¥281
|
$0.80
SDG479.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.11
¥173
|
$0.60
SDG359.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.90
¥140
|
$0.43
SDG255.94
|
|
pay 30.1% less for transportation
Japan
|
Sudan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.17
¥650
|
$5.20
SDG3,127.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$60.62
¥9,444
|
$25.00
SDG15,025.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,439.97
¥3,339,811
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$24.44
¥3,806
|
$10.74
SDG6,453.31
|
|
pay 14.5% more for housing
Japan
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$33.46
¥5,212
|
$70.15
SDG42,158.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.50
¥74,850
|
$637.80
SDG383,315.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$321.68
¥50,109
|
$252.68
SDG151,859.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$107.01
¥16,669
|
$39.45
SDG23,709.77
|
|
pay 77.4% less for childcare
Japan
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$240.59
¥37,478
|
$63.07
SDG37,902.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,805.94
¥1,683,295
|
$2,057.46
SDG1,236,531.56
|
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pay 39.0% less for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Sudan
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.60
¥405
|
$2.00
SDG1,202.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
¥427
|
$2.38
SDG1,430.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.86
¥602
|
$1.80
SDG1,081.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.52
¥8,649
|
$33.33
SDG20,033.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.57
¥1,802
|
$4.00
SDG2,404.00
|
|
pay 31.4% less for clothing
Japan
|
Sudan
|
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.65
¥6,021
|
$18.17
SDG10,918.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$25.96
¥4,044
|
$20.00
SDG12,020.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$52.99
¥8,255
|
$55.00
SDG33,055.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.48
¥13,315
|
$40.00
SDG24,040.00
|
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