Addis Ababa vs Khartoum - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Khartoum
🚶 Cost of living one person
$923
$901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2499
$2052
🏠 One person rent
$407
$426
🏘️ Family rent
$978
$714
🍽️ Food expenses
$367
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.5
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$195
$198
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
32
48
😀 Quality of life
40
31
🏙️ Population
3.04M
5.35M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 2% more expensive than in Khartoum. Cities ranked 5819th and 5963rd ($923 vs $901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Ethiopia and Sudan, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Sudan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 0.2 months in Khartoum. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Khartoum ranked 1st in Sudan, while ranked 7141st and 8338th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Khartoum

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Addis Ababa Khartoum
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.72
$5.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.1
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.24
$7.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.98
$2.01
☕ Cappuccino
$0.91
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.75
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
$614
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$240
$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1412
$1173
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$656
$466
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$36.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$153
$55.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.1
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
15.83%
21.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2118
$1143
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1370
$804
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$10
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.26
$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.01
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.31
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.93
$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.54
$5.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.56
$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.09
$3.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.01
$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$18.5
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$11
$4.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.68
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.5
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$77.5
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.41
$6.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$45.1
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.04
$4.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.6
$28
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.8
$66.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$79.6
$62.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3122
$2074

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Cities near Addis Ababa

Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$840
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$820
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$871
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$883
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$705
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$676
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$885
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$702
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$524
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$602
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$800
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$551
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$815
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$522
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$466
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$959
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$498
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$467
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$466
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$1061
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$466
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$490
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$479
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$486
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$881
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$481
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$489
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$805
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$470
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$467
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$498
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$523
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$899
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$901
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$556
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$486
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$936

Cities near Khartoum

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Omdurman
$936
12 km or 7.4 mi Khartoum North
$899
271 km or 169 mi Kosti
$881
282 km or 175 mi Atbara
$1095
353 km or 219 mi El-Gadarif
$959
366 km or 228 mi El-Obeid
$881
415 km or 258 mi Kassala
$1061
470 km or 292 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
629 km or 391 mi Gondar
$885
634 km or 394 mi Keren
$466
668 km or 415 mi Port Sudan
$1361
680 km or 422 mi Mendefera
$466
682 km or 424 mi Malakal
$479
685 km or 426 mi Asmara
$498
690 km or 429 mi Bahir Dar
$883
740 km or 460 mi Massawa
$467
783 km or 487 mi Mekelle
$800
803 km or 499 mi Al-Fashir
$1019
915 km or 568 mi Nyala
$1034
915 km or 569 mi Dessie
$820
944 km or 587 mi Aswan
$280
962 km or 598 mi Jeddah
$1100
995 km or 618 mi Addis Ababa
$923
999 km or 621 mi Jimma
$871
1005 km or 625 mi Mecca
$1032
1008 km or 627 mi Wau
$484
1049 km or 652 mi Bor
$489
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$920
1100 km or 683 mi Abha
$923
1103 km or 685 mi Yanbu
$844
1122 km or 697 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
1122 km or 697 mi Luxor
$404
1150 km or 715 mi Awasa
$840
1170 km or 727 mi Zabid
$466
1173 km or 729 mi Bisha
$938
1175 km or 730 mi Qena
$443
1176 km or 731 mi Dikhil
$524
1200 km or 746 mi Juba
$498
1207 km or 750 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
1208 km or 751 mi Sa'dah
$467