Cost of living comparison
Sudan is 25.3% more expensive than China.
If you lived in Sudan instead of China, you would:
pay 60.3% more for restaurants
China
|
Sudan
|
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.04
CN¥21.66
|
$6.60
SDG3,970.30
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.19
CN¥36.98
|
$8.00
SDG4,812.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.49
CN¥3.47
|
$0.63
SDG377.14
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.12
|
$0.42
SDG253.57
|
|
pay 39.3% more for groceries
China
|
Sudan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.65
CN¥11.71
|
$1.14
SDG684.23
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.98
CN¥42.59
|
$6.05
SDG3,639.19
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.16
CN¥50.99
|
$6.13
SDG3,687.65
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.65
CN¥11.75
|
$2.85
SDG1,716.50
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.58
CN¥11.22
|
$2.81
SDG1,691.69
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.76
CN¥5.43
|
$2.02
SDG1,213.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.10
|
$0.51
SDG305.25
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.66
CN¥4.71
|
$0.90
SDG539.34
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.53
CN¥3.75
|
$0.80
SDG479.42
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.33
CN¥2.34
|
$0.60
SDG359.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.41
CN¥2.91
|
$0.43
SDG256.16
|
|
pay 68.0% more for transportation
China
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.45
CN¥31.67
|
$5.20
SDG3,129.70
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$22.24
CN¥158.39
|
$25.00
SDG15,037.50
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,593.81
CN¥139,529.50
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$3.91
CN¥27.84
|
$10.74
SDG6,458.68
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for housing
China
|
Sudan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.06
CN¥85.88
|
$70.15
SDG42,193.66
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$335.80
CN¥2,391.26
|
$637.80
SDG383,634.48
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$208.96
CN¥1,488.05
|
$252.68
SDG151,985.69
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.78
CN¥283.27
|
$39.45
SDG23,729.50
|
|
pay 87.8% less for childcare
China
|
Sudan
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$483.22
CN¥3,441.05
|
$63.07
SDG37,933.69
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,043.44
CN¥128,489.11
|
$2,057.46
SDG1,237,560.29
|
|
pay 7.7% less for entertainment and sports
China
|
Sudan
|
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.08
CN¥7.68
|
$2.00
SDG1,203.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.20
CN¥22.82
|
$2.38
SDG1,431.60
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.22
CN¥22.91
|
$1.80
SDG1,082.70
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.07
CN¥299.57
|
$33.33
SDG20,050.00
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.01
CN¥42.78
|
$4.00
SDG2,406.00
|
|
pay 43.0% less for clothing
China
|
Sudan
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$48.74
CN¥347.11
|
$18.17
SDG10,927.58
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$31.37
CN¥223.38
|
$20.00
SDG12,030.00
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$73.58
CN¥523.99
|
$55.00
SDG33,082.50
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.83
CN¥547.09
|
$40.00
SDG24,060.00
|
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