Cost of living comparison
Taipei is 2.6 times more expensive than Khartoum.
If you lived in Taipei instead of Khartoum, you would:
pay 16.1% more for restaurants
|
Khartoum
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
SDG4,511.25
|
$6.18
NT$201.77
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,812.00
|
$5.01
NT$163.43
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
SDG365.59
|
$1.00
NT$32.77
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
SDG264.58
|
$0.68
NT$22.17
|
|
pay 67.5% more for groceries
|
Khartoum
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.14
SDG684.23
|
$1.86
NT$60.65
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
SDG3,639.19
|
$8.37
NT$273.28
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.13
SDG3,687.65
|
$10.77
NT$351.46
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
SDG1,716.50
|
$2.72
NT$88.68
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
SDG1,691.69
|
$4.37
NT$142.47
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
SDG1,213.46
|
$2.06
NT$67.29
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
SDG305.25
|
$1.01
NT$33.06
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SDG539.34
|
$1.25
NT$40.69
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SDG479.42
|
$1.56
NT$50.74
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SDG359.30
|
$1.30
NT$42.40
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
SDG256.16
|
$1.11
NT$36.22
|
|
pay 0.3% more for transportation
|
Khartoum
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
SDG3,147.44
|
$3.68
NT$120.24
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SDG15,037.50
|
$37.10
NT$1,210.62
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$34,750.62
NT$1,133,947.33
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,458.68
|
$8.81
NT$287.52
|
|
pay 16.4% more for housing
|
Khartoum
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.15
SDG42,193.66
|
$24.04
NT$784.40
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$637.80
SDG383,634.48
|
$630.95
NT$20,588.50
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$272.14
SDG163,693.55
|
$465.35
NT$15,184.93
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.45
SDG23,729.50
|
$63.62
NT$2,076.00
|
|
pay 9.3 times more for childcare
|
Khartoum
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.07
SDG37,933.69
|
$610.09
NT$19,907.97
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,057.46
SDG1,237,560.29
|
$18,275.33
NT$596,342.41
|
|
pay 65.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Khartoum
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,203.00
|
$2.63
NT$85.75
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
SDG1,431.60
|
$3.05
NT$99.44
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,082.70
|
$3.71
NT$121.06
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
SDG20,050.00
|
$38.32
NT$1,250.30
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SDG2,406.00
|
$9.89
NT$322.83
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Khartoum
|
Taipei
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.17
SDG10,927.58
|
$56.02
NT$1,828.04
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.00
SDG12,030.00
|
$31.15
NT$1,016.57
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.00
SDG33,082.50
|
$85.26
NT$2,782.10
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
SDG24,060.00
|
$103.43
NT$3,375.06
|
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