Abu Dhabi vs Khartoum - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Khartoum
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$888
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4703	$2035
🏠 One person rent	$1173	$410
🏘️ Family rent	$2618	$686
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3781	$197
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	53	48
😀 Quality of life	83	32
🏙️ Population	1.48M	5.35M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 106% more expensive than in Khartoum. Cities ranked 2320th and 6100th ($1828 vs $888) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 8th in the United Arab Emirates and Sudan, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs Sudan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 0.2 months in Khartoum. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Khartoum ranked 1st in Sudan, while ranked 438th and 7844th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Khartoum

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	Abu Dhabi	Khartoum
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$10.6	$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$7.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1236	$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$261
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2996	$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$28.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$44.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.24%	21.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5750	$1145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4816	$800
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$7.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$6.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$5.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$3.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.88	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$6.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$3.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$66.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$63.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12452	$2064

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2379
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1494
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1844
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2240
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1239
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1779
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1709
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$780
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$967
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1223
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1243
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1090
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$547
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$1068
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1056
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$548
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$897
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$901
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$514
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$518
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$589
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$551
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$546
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$563
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$557
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$585
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$515
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$464
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$605
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$529
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1637
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$536

Cities near Khartoum

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Omdurman	$908
12 km or 7.4 mi	Khartoum North	$877
271 km or 169 mi	Kosti	$860
282 km or 175 mi	Atbara	$1131
353 km or 219 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
366 km or 228 mi	El-Obeid	$855
415 km or 258 mi	Kassala	$1006
470 km or 292 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
629 km or 391 mi	Gondar	$897
634 km or 394 mi	Keren	$488
668 km or 415 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
680 km or 422 mi	Mendefera	$487
682 km or 424 mi	Malakal	$496
685 km or 426 mi	Asmara	$520
690 km or 429 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
740 km or 460 mi	Massawa	$486
783 km or 487 mi	Mekelle	$662
803 km or 499 mi	Al-Fashir	$960
915 km or 568 mi	Nyala	$974
915 km or 569 mi	Dessie	$838
944 km or 587 mi	Aswan	$329
962 km or 598 mi	Jeddah	$1146
995 km or 618 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
999 km or 621 mi	Jimma	$654
1005 km or 625 mi	Mecca	$979
1008 km or 627 mi	Wau	$508
1049 km or 652 mi	Bor	$506
1066 km or 662 mi	Bareq	$902
1100 km or 683 mi	Abha	$910
1103 km or 685 mi	Yanbu	$829
1122 km or 697 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
1122 km or 697 mi	Luxor	$335
1150 km or 715 mi	Awasa	$886
1170 km or 727 mi	Zabid	$482
1173 km or 729 mi	Bisha	$905
1175 km or 730 mi	Qena	$362
1176 km or 731 mi	Dikhil	$542
1200 km or 746 mi	Juba	$513
1207 km or 750 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
1208 km or 751 mi	Sa'dah	$482