Cost of living
South Sudan
compared to
China

	South Sudan	China
Cost of living one person	$468	$718
Cost of living Family	$1249	$1974
One person rent	$265	$463
Family rent	$925	$1485
Food expenses	$197	$242
Transport expenses	$28.44	$72.12
Monthly salary after tax	$406.03	$771.56
Quality of life	32.68	32.86
Human freedom index	3.34	4.38
Life expectancy	51.2	74.48
English speaking %	36.1%	8.76%
Population	8.3M	1.41B

The average cost of living in South Sudan ($468) is 35% less expensive than in China ($718). South Sudan ranked 191th vs 134th for China in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.9 months in South Sudan compared to 1.1 months in China .

Eating Out
	South Sudan	China
Lunch Menu	$3.56	$3.27
Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.76	$26
Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.37	$5.28
Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.03
Cappuccino	$1.72	$3.8
Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.41	$0.58

Rent & Utilities
	South Sudan	China
1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$239.11	$324.01
Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$183.21	$198.02
3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$498.72	$688.04
Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$239.28	$551.3
Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.2	$37.47
Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.56	$59.36
Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.32	$10.32
Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	$11.84	$4.89
Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$5017
House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$819	$3339

Transportation
	South Sudan	China
Local transport ticket	$0.31	$0.33
Monthly ticket local transport	$13.6	$17.54
Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.18	$5.05
Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.92	$1.24

Groceries
	South Sudan	China
Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.13	$1.82
Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.74	$1.58
Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.05
Eggs, x12	$1.5	$1.42
Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.79	$12.91
Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.87	$4.17
Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.28	$10.98
Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$1.4
Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.09	$1.53
Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.37
Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.11	$1.1
Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$0.7
Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.03
Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.46
Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.02	$1.18
Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.95	$12.95
Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$0.93
Cigarette pack	$2.44	$4.1
Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.91	$4.27
Hair Shampoo	$2.84	$5.12
Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$1.6
Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.29	$1.9

Other
	South Sudan	China
Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.9	$39.29
Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.7	$5.9
Doctor's visit	$13.9	$32.27
Haircut, simple	$3.59	$5.12
Brand Jeans	$21.82	$61.27
Brand Sneakers	$70.73	$78.06
Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$93.99	$491.51
International Primary School, 1 year	$3217	$18082

Cost of living South Sudan compared to China