Cost of living comparison
Sudan is 30.7% cheaper than Japan.
If you lived in Sudan instead of Japan, you would:
pay 23.0% less for restaurants
Japan
|
Sudan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.87
¥1,051
|
$5.00
SDG3,002.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.20
¥795
|
$8.00
SDG4,804.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.13
¥174
|
$0.52
SDG311.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.90
¥138
|
$0.32
SDG192.89
|
|
pay 34.7% less for groceries
Japan
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.58
¥243
|
$0.94
SDG564.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.69
¥1,024
|
$3.05
SDG1,831.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.53
¥846
|
$5.72
SDG3,436.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.87
¥286
|
$2.40
SDG1,438.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.14
¥481
|
$2.65
SDG1,592.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.55
¥390
|
$2.24
SDG1,342.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.34
¥206
|
$0.38
SDG228.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.07
¥316
|
$0.82
SDG495.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.14
¥328
|
$0.79
SDG474.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.37
¥210
|
$0.68
SDG407.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.98
¥149
|
$0.53
SDG320.45
|
|
pay 20.7% less for transportation
Japan
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
¥733
|
$4.23
SDG2,539.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$77.51
¥11,864
|
$20.00
SDG12,010.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,322.73
¥3,110,699
|
$33,000.00
SDG19,816,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$26.34
¥4,032
|
$10.74
SDG6,447.94
|
|
pay 4.0% less for housing
Japan
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$36.05
¥5,517
|
$76.50
SDG45,939.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$586.71
¥89,804
|
$520.00
SDG312,260.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$401.57
¥61,466
|
$233.60
SDG140,277.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$142.79
¥21,856
|
$35.43
SDG21,274.42
|
|
pay 80.4% less for childcare
Japan
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$343.45
¥52,571
|
$69.33
SDG41,630.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,362.75
¥1,892,304
|
$2,334.96
SDG1,402,145.28
|
|
pay 51.7% less for entertainment and sports
Japan
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.03
¥464
|
$2.00
SDG1,201.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.16
¥484
|
$2.32
SDG1,394.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.29
¥657
|
$1.80
SDG1,080.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.62
¥9,433
|
$27.75
SDG16,664.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.07
¥2,001
|
$2.00
SDG1,201.00
|
|
pay 0.4% less for clothing
Japan
|
Sudan
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$43.55
¥6,665
|
$17.06
SDG10,242.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.13
¥4,917
|
$70.57
SDG42,374.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$59.61
¥9,125
|
$56.76
SDG34,086.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$90.53
¥13,858
|
$40.36
SDG24,238.40
|
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