Cost of living comparison
Khartoum is 36.4% cheaper than Tokyo.
If you lived in Khartoum instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 8.5% less for restaurants
Tokyo
|
Khartoum
|
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---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.59
¥1,025
|
$6.60
SDG3,967.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.14
¥800
|
$8.00
SDG4,808.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
¥178
|
$0.63
SDG376.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.76
¥119
|
$0.42
SDG253.36
|
|
pay 31.7% less for groceries
Tokyo
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.73
¥269
|
$1.14
SDG683.66
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.97
¥1,241
|
$6.05
SDG3,636.17
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.76
¥897
|
$6.13
SDG3,684.58
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.15
¥334
|
$2.85
SDG1,715.07
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.23
¥503
|
$2.81
SDG1,690.29
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.37
¥369
|
$2.02
SDG1,212.45
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.13
¥176
|
$0.51
SDG305.00
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.58
¥402
|
$0.90
SDG538.89
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.19
¥342
|
$0.80
SDG479.02
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.27
¥197
|
$0.60
SDG359.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.23
¥192
|
$0.43
SDG255.94
|
|
pay 29.0% less for transportation
Tokyo
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.29
¥668
|
$5.20
SDG3,127.10
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$50.63
¥7,881
|
$25.00
SDG15,025.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,471.04
¥3,342,505
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.31
¥3,941
|
$10.74
SDG6,453.31
|
|
pay 9.9% less for housing
Tokyo
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.29
¥4,871
|
$70.15
SDG42,158.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,013.09
¥157,713
|
$637.80
SDG383,315.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$584.76
¥91,032
|
$252.68
SDG151,859.35
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$132.60
¥20,643
|
$39.45
SDG23,709.77
|
|
pay 86.5% less for childcare
Tokyo
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$486.02
¥75,661
|
$63.07
SDG37,902.15
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,566.86
¥2,267,695
|
$2,057.46
SDG1,236,531.56
|
|
pay 46.4% less for entertainment and sports
Tokyo
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.21
¥500
|
$2.00
SDG1,202.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.30
¥513
|
$2.38
SDG1,430.41
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.85
¥600
|
$1.80
SDG1,081.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$61.83
¥9,626
|
$33.33
SDG20,033.33
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.21
¥1,900
|
$4.00
SDG2,404.00
|
|
pay 42.9% less for clothing
Tokyo
|
Khartoum
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.04
¥8,413
|
$18.17
SDG10,918.50
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.17
¥5,631
|
$20.00
SDG12,020.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$61.61
¥9,591
|
$55.00
SDG33,055.00
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$79.69
¥12,406
|
$40.00
SDG24,040.00
|
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