Al Ain vs Khartoum - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Al Ain	Khartoum
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1844	$888
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5338	$2035
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$410
🏘️ Family rent	$3717	$686
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.1	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3607	$197
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	38	48
😀 Quality of life	75	32
🏙️ Population	767K	5.35M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 108% more expensive than in Khartoum. Cities ranked 2271st and 6100th ($1844 vs $888) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 months in Al Ain compared to 0.2 months in Khartoum. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Khartoum ranked 1st in Sudan, while ranked 1000th and 7844th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Khartoum

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	Al Ain	Khartoum
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.12	$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.64	$7.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$261
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4401	$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3318	$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.3	$28.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$44.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	21.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2055	$1145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$800
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$7.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$6.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$5.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.16	$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$3.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$6.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$3.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$66.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$640	$63.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3802	$2064

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Al Ain

Distance	City	Cost of living
119 km or 74 mi	Fujairah	$1239
126 km or 78 mi	Dubai	$2379
133 km or 82 mi	Sharjah	$1494
135 km or 84 mi	Ajman	$2240
143 km or 89 mi	Abu Dhabi	$1828
152 km or 94 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
192 km or 119 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
221 km or 138 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
231 km or 143 mi	Nizwa	$780
253 km or 157 mi	Seeb	$967
297 km or 184 mi	Muscat	$1090
337 km or 209 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
442 km or 275 mi	Doha	$1779
458 km or 284 mi	Al Khor	$1709
507 km or 315 mi	Chabahar	$585
525 km or 326 mi	Jahrom	$547
535 km or 333 mi	Jiroft	$518
564 km or 351 mi	Riffa	$1223
565 km or 351 mi	Manama	$1280
566 km or 352 mi	Fasa	$548
567 km or 352 mi	Isa Town	$1243
583 km or 362 mi	Sirjan	$514
596 km or 371 mi	Iranshahr	$605
604 km or 375 mi	Bam	$515
607 km or 377 mi	Dhahran	$1068
619 km or 385 mi	Dammam	$1056
629 km or 391 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
649 km or 404 mi	Qatif	$897
679 km or 422 mi	Shiraz	$589
684 km or 425 mi	Jubail	$901
688 km or 428 mi	Kerman	$464
689 km or 428 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
694 km or 431 mi	Marvdasht	$563
720 km or 447 mi	Bushehr	$551
720 km or 447 mi	Borazjan	$546
726 km or 451 mi	Kazerun	$557
776 km or 482 mi	Zahedan	$829
818 km or 508 mi	Salalah	$809
827 km or 514 mi	Yasuj	$529
866 km or 538 mi	Yazd	$573

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