Cost of living comparison

Sudan

compared to

Taiwan

Taiwan vs. Sudan Cost of Living Summary

Taiwan is 77.1% more expensive than Sudan overall.

Restaurants: pay 82.4% more in Taiwan
Groceries: pay 70.0% more in Taiwan
Transportation: pay 2.3 times more in Taiwan
Housing: pay 16.5% more in Taiwan
Childcare: pay 5.6 times more in Taiwan
Entertainment and Sports: pay 90.9% more in Taiwan
Clothing: pay 3.8 times more in Taiwan

The cost of childcare, clothing, transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and groceries in Taiwan are more expensive than in Sudan. Notably, childcare, clothing, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Taiwan.

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Taiwan vs. Sudan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Taiwan instead of Sudan, you would:

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pay 82.4% more for restaurants

	Sudan	Taiwan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$2.36 SDG1,418.54	$4.28 NT$136.94	+81.7%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$2.71 SDG1,627.06	$4.99 NT$159.58	+84.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.51 SDG308.57	$0.95 NT$30.41	+85.5%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.37 SDG222.64	$0.65 NT$20.68	+74.8%
Average			+82.4%

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pay 70.0% more for groceries

	Sudan	Taiwan
Bread 1 loaf	$1.40 SDG842.10	$1.74 NT$55.75	+24.6%
Local cheese (8 oz)	??	$10.75 NT$343.72
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.13 SDG3,083.40	$11.29 NT$360.84	+120.2%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.60 SDG2,164.24	$2.49 NT$79.71	-30.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.00 SDG1,204.41	$3.71 NT$118.68	+85.4%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99 SDG1,197.70	$1.94 NT$61.93	-2.7%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.45 SDG272.84	$1.13 NT$36.09	+148.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.70 SDG423.87	$1.36 NT$43.50	+93.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.74 SDG447.82	$1.45 NT$46.48	+95.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.47 SDG280.14	$1.07 NT$34.32	+130.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.35 SDG211.93	$0.96 NT$30.56	+171.4%
Average			+70.0%

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pay 2.3 times more for transportation

	Sudan	Taiwan
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$4.29 SDG2,581.72	$3.85 NT$123.03	-10.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$34.67 NT$1,108.01
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$5,000.00 SDG3M	$32,963.14 NT$1M	+559.3%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$8.50 NT$271.68
Average			+125.2%

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pay 16.5% more for housing

	Sudan	Taiwan
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.29 SDG19,423.33	$21.08 NT$673.70	-34.7%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$537.26 SDG323K	$462.93 NT$14,796.00	-13.8%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$171.67 SDG103K	$291.17 NT$9,306.13	+69.6%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$54.17 SDG32,585.77	$62.73 NT$2,004.80	+15.8%
Average			+16.5%

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pay 5.6 times more for childcare

	Sudan	Taiwan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$112.29 SDG67,544.64	$537.84 NT$17,189.98	+379.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$2,702.37 SDG2M	$17,498.18 NT$559K	+547.5%
Average			+456.9%

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pay 90.9% more for entertainment and sports

	Sudan	Taiwan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.38 SDG1,430.34	$1.82 NT$58.32	-23.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.79 SDG1,678.29	$2.83 NT$90.51	+1.5%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.81 SDG1,088.74	$4.03 NT$128.75	+122.6%
Monthly membership at local gym	$8.00 SDG4,812.00	$37.82 NT$1,208.82	+372.8%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.00 SDG2,406.00	$9.97 NT$318.70	+149.3%
Average			+90.9%

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pay 3.8 times more for clothing

	Sudan	Taiwan
Regular jeans Levi's brand	??	$60.97 NT$1,948.76
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$8.70 SDG5,233.05	$32.64 NT$1,043.09	+275.1%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	??	$78.55 NT$2,510.61
Men's business shoes (leather)	??	$92.75 NT$2,964.27
Average			+275.1%

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