Cost of living comparison

 Sudan
compared to
 Japan
Japan vs. Sudan Cost of Living Summary

Japan is 2.1 times more expensive than Sudan overall.

Restaurants
pay 18.5% more in Japan
Groceries
pay 54.5% more in Japan
Transportation
pay 82.9% more in Japan
Housing
pay 32.2% more in Japan
Childcare
pay 5.0 times more in Japan
Entertainment and Sports
pay 89.2% more in Japan
Clothing
pay 65.0% more in Japan

The cost of childcare, entertainment and sports, transportation, clothing, groceries, and housing in Japan are more expensive than in Sudan. Notably, childcare, entertainment and sports, and transportation are significantly more expensive in Japan.

Japan vs. Sudan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Japan instead of Sudan, you would:

pay 18.5% more for restaurants

 
Sudan
Japan
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $7.50
SDG4,503.75
$6.44
¥930
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
$8.00
SDG4,804.00
$4.94
¥714
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.61
SDG364.98
$0.97
¥140

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pay 54.5% more for groceries

 
Sudan
Japan
Bread
1 loaf
$1.14
SDG683.09
$1.52
¥220
Local cheese (8 oz) $6.05
SDG3,633.14
$5.72
¥826
Milk (1 gallon) $6.13
SDG3,681.52
$5.46
¥788

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pay 82.9% more for transportation

 
Sudan
Japan
Gasoline (1 gallon) $5.23
SDG3,142.20
$4.22
¥610
Monthly public transit pass $25.00
SDG15,012.50
$57.82
¥8,353
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) ?? $22,042.19
¥3,184,487

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pay 32.2% more for housing

 
Sudan
Japan
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
$70.15
SDG42,123.51
$31.09
¥4,492
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $637.80
SDG382,996.69
$500.38
¥72,291
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $272.14
SDG163,421.41
$325.42
¥47,014

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pay 5.0 times more for childcare

 
Sudan
Japan
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $63.07
SDG37,870.62
$288.10
¥41,623
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $2,057.46
SDG1,235,502.83
$11,095.30
¥1,602,965

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pay 89.2% more for entertainment and sports

 
Sudan
Japan
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.00
SDG1,201.00
$2.71
¥391
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.38
SDG1,429.22
$2.78
¥401
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
$1.80
SDG1,080.90
$3.98
¥576

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pay 65.0% more for clothing

 
Sudan
Japan
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
$18.17
SDG10,909.41
$40.54
¥5,857
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
$20.00
SDG12,010.00
$26.82
¥3,874
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
$55.00
SDG33,027.50
$54.08
¥7,813

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: July 2025
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