Cost of living comparison
Sudan is 16.5% cheaper than Taiwan.
If you lived in Sudan instead of Taiwan, you would:
pay 1.5% more for restaurants
Taiwan
|
Sudan
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.59
NT$115.79
|
$5.00
SDG3,002.50
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.92
NT$158.80
|
$8.00
SDG4,804.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.95
NT$30.83
|
$0.52
SDG311.99
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.65
NT$20.96
|
$0.32
SDG192.89
|
|
pay 38.7% less for groceries
Taiwan
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
NT$65.97
|
$0.94
SDG564.47
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.52
NT$242.92
|
$3.05
SDG1,831.96
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$11.74
NT$378.98
|
$5.72
SDG3,436.26
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.75
NT$88.86
|
$2.40
SDG1,438.82
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.63
NT$117.16
|
$2.65
SDG1,592.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.03
NT$65.45
|
$2.24
SDG1,342.87
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.91
NT$29.44
|
$0.38
SDG228.82
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.30
NT$42.02
|
$0.82
SDG495.15
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.46
NT$47.19
|
$0.79
SDG474.17
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
NT$37.27
|
$0.68
SDG407.16
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.07
NT$34.46
|
$0.53
SDG320.45
|
|
pay 7.6% less for transportation
Taiwan
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.88
NT$125.26
|
$4.23
SDG2,539.48
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$35.38
NT$1,142.38
|
$20.00
SDG12,010.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,990.11
NT$1,065,313.36
|
$33,000.00
SDG19,816,500.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.61
NT$310.18
|
$10.74
SDG6,447.94
|
|
pay 55.3% more for housing
Taiwan
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$23.53
NT$759.82
|
$76.50
SDG45,939.24
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$354.11
NT$11,434.83
|
$520.00
SDG312,260.50
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$268.52
NT$8,671.07
|
$233.60
SDG140,277.82
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$56.71
NT$1,831.13
|
$35.43
SDG21,274.42
|
|
pay 82.2% less for childcare
Taiwan
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$460.31
NT$14,864.24
|
$69.33
SDG41,630.96
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,465.74
NT$370,250.43
|
$2,334.96
SDG1,402,145.28
|
|
pay 33.6% less for entertainment and sports
Taiwan
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.86
NT$59.90
|
$2.00
SDG1,201.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.74
NT$88.43
|
$2.32
SDG1,394.89
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.84
NT$124.03
|
$1.80
SDG1,080.90
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$38.91
NT$1,256.34
|
$27.75
SDG16,664.04
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.51
NT$307.15
|
$2.00
SDG1,201.00
|
|
pay 10.0% less for clothing
Taiwan
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$66.92
NT$2,160.89
|
$17.06
SDG10,242.75
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.08
NT$1,003.76
|
$70.57
SDG42,374.29
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$79.12
NT$2,555.05
|
$56.76
SDG34,086.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.81
NT$3,642.69
|
$40.36
SDG24,238.40
|
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