Cost of living comparison
Taiwan is 2.2 times more expensive than Sudan.
If you lived in Taiwan instead of Sudan, you would:
pay 2.7% more for restaurants
|
Sudan
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.50
SDG4,511.25
|
$4.21
NT$137.24
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SDG4,812.00
|
$4.80
NT$156.66
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.61
SDG365.59
|
$0.95
NT$30.93
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.44
SDG264.58
|
$0.61
NT$19.91
|
|
pay 46.7% more for groceries
|
Sudan
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.14
SDG684.23
|
$1.76
NT$57.48
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
SDG3,639.19
|
$7.11
NT$232.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.13
SDG3,687.65
|
$11.33
NT$369.66
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.85
SDG1,716.50
|
$2.53
NT$82.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.81
SDG1,691.69
|
$3.21
NT$104.73
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.02
SDG1,213.46
|
$1.77
NT$57.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.51
SDG305.25
|
$0.80
NT$26.07
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.90
SDG539.34
|
$1.10
NT$35.77
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.80
SDG479.42
|
$1.27
NT$41.34
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SDG359.30
|
$1.21
NT$39.42
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
SDG256.16
|
$0.96
NT$31.22
|
|
pay 2.4% more for transportation
|
Sudan
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.23
SDG3,147.44
|
$3.59
NT$117.13
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$25.00
SDG15,037.50
|
$37.87
NT$1,235.75
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$33,524.98
NT$1,093,953.63
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$10.74
SDG6,458.68
|
$9.35
NT$304.98
|
|
pay 19.1% less for housing
|
Sudan
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.15
SDG42,193.66
|
$18.76
NT$612.22
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$637.80
SDG383,634.48
|
$386.89
NT$12,624.72
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$272.14
SDG163,693.55
|
$269.95
NT$8,808.70
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.45
SDG23,729.50
|
$54.00
NT$1,762.13
|
|
pay 7.3 times more for childcare
|
Sudan
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$63.07
SDG37,933.69
|
$472.11
NT$15,405.38
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,057.46
SDG1,237,560.29
|
$14,471.45
NT$472,217.83
|
|
pay 51.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Sudan
|
Taiwan
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SDG1,203.00
|
$1.82
NT$59.41
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.38
SDG1,431.60
|
$2.59
NT$84.53
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
SDG1,082.70
|
$4.00
NT$130.43
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$33.33
SDG20,050.00
|
$34.52
NT$1,126.41
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.00
SDG2,406.00
|
$9.29
NT$303.02
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for clothing
|
Sudan
|
Taiwan
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.17
SDG10,927.58
|
$63.92
NT$2,085.89
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$20.00
SDG12,030.00
|
$28.11
NT$917.31
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$55.00
SDG33,082.50
|
$76.13
NT$2,484.16
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$40.00
SDG24,060.00
|
$91.74
NT$2,993.47
|
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