Cost of living comparison
Khartoum is 26.4% cheaper than Taipei.
If you lived in Khartoum instead of Taipei, you would:
pay 3.3% less for restaurants
Taipei
|
Khartoum
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.22
NT$200.27
|
$6.60
SDG3,967.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.98
NT$160.22
|
$8.00
SDG4,808.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
NT$33.07
|
$0.63
SDG376.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.72
NT$23.03
|
$0.42
SDG253.36
|
|
pay 34.1% less for groceries
Taipei
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.88
NT$60.62
|
$1.14
SDG683.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.75
NT$249.31
|
$6.05
SDG3,636.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.33
NT$364.76
|
$6.13
SDG3,684.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.84
NT$91.28
|
$2.85
SDG1,715.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.13
NT$132.75
|
$2.81
SDG1,690.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.07
NT$66.54
|
$2.02
SDG1,212.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.01
NT$32.50
|
$0.51
SDG305.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.18
NT$37.95
|
$0.90
SDG538.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.49
NT$47.95
|
$0.80
SDG479.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.24
NT$39.89
|
$0.60
SDG359.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.12
NT$36.12
|
$0.43
SDG255.94
|
|
pay 9.5% more for transportation
Taipei
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.71
NT$119.38
|
$5.20
SDG3,127.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.34
NT$1,201.63
|
$25.00
SDG15,025.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,397.60
NT$1,010,368.43
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$8.87
NT$285.39
|
$10.74
SDG6,453.31
|
|
pay 18.8% more for housing
Taipei
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$25.59
NT$823.32
|
$70.15
SDG42,158.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$662.03
NT$21,303.85
|
$637.80
SDG383,315.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$504.69
NT$16,240.75
|
$252.68
SDG151,859.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$72.03
NT$2,317.77
|
$39.45
SDG23,709.77
|
|
pay 89.6% less for childcare
Taipei
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$686.42
NT$22,088.74
|
$63.07
SDG37,902.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$17,703.28
NT$569,687.98
|
$2,057.46
SDG1,236,531.56
|
|
pay 35.2% less for entertainment and sports
Taipei
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.49
NT$80.11
|
$2.00
SDG1,202.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
NT$112.36
|
$2.38
SDG1,430.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.89
NT$125.17
|
$1.80
SDG1,081.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.67
NT$1,244.44
|
$33.33
SDG20,033.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.34
NT$300.41
|
$4.00
SDG2,404.00
|
|
pay 50.9% less for clothing
Taipei
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.24
NT$2,002.71
|
$18.17
SDG10,918.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.20
NT$971.96
|
$20.00
SDG12,020.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$88.35
NT$2,842.98
|
$55.00
SDG33,055.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$103.73
NT$3,337.85
|
$40.00
SDG24,040.00
|
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