Cost of living comparison
Tokyo is 2.7 times more expensive than Khartoum.
If you lived in Tokyo instead of Khartoum, you would:
pay 26.3% more for restaurants
|
Khartoum
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
SDG4,511.25
|
$6.51
¥1,008
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,812.00
|
$5.21
¥806
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
SDG365.59
|
$1.12
¥173
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
SDG264.58
|
$0.75
¥115
|
|
pay 80.3% more for groceries
|
Khartoum
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.14
SDG684.23
|
$1.63
¥253
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
SDG3,639.19
|
$7.01
¥1,085
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.13
SDG3,687.65
|
$5.89
¥911
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
SDG1,716.50
|
$2.09
¥323
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
SDG1,691.69
|
$3.26
¥505
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
SDG1,213.46
|
$2.38
¥368
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
SDG305.25
|
$1.06
¥165
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SDG539.34
|
$2.65
¥410
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SDG479.42
|
$2.42
¥374
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SDG359.30
|
$1.29
¥200
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
SDG256.16
|
$1.26
¥195
|
|
pay 92.9% more for transportation
|
Khartoum
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
SDG3,147.44
|
$4.42
¥684
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SDG15,037.50
|
$58.62
¥9,073
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$21,767.76
¥3,368,996
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,458.68
|
$27.88
¥4,315
|
|
pay 93.7% more for housing
|
Khartoum
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.15
SDG42,193.66
|
$31.86
¥4,931
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$637.80
SDG383,634.48
|
$1,120.28
¥173,385
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$272.14
SDG163,693.55
|
$582.98
¥90,228
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.45
SDG23,729.50
|
$134.03
¥20,744
|
|
pay 7.8 times more for childcare
|
Khartoum
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.07
SDG37,933.69
|
$533.29
¥82,538
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,057.46
SDG1,237,560.29
|
$14,506.96
¥2,245,242
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Khartoum
|
Tokyo
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,203.00
|
$3.26
¥504
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
SDG1,431.60
|
$3.40
¥527
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,082.70
|
$3.91
¥605
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
SDG20,050.00
|
$67.16
¥10,394
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SDG2,406.00
|
$12.38
¥1,915
|
|
pay 99.1% more for clothing
|
Khartoum
|
Tokyo
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.17
SDG10,927.58
|
$52.60
¥8,141
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.00
SDG12,030.00
|
$36.87
¥5,706
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.00
SDG33,082.50
|
$63.41
¥9,814
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
SDG24,060.00
|
$82.89
¥12,829
|
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