Al Ain vs Omdurman - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Al Ain	Omdurman
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1844	$908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5338	$2092
🏠 One person rent	$1325	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$3717	$764
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.1	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3607	$200
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	38	48
😀 Quality of life	75	31
🏙️ Population	767K	2.81M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 103% more expensive than in Omdurman. Cities ranked 2271st and 5997th ($1844 vs $908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th 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 Omdurman. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Omdurman ranked 2nd in Sudan, while ranked 1000th and 7979th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Omdurman

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	Al Ain	Omdurman
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.12	$6.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$51.4	$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.64	$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.46	$1.97
☕ Cappuccino	$5.02	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$668	$636
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4401	$1183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3318	$538
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$68.3	$29
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$44.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.1	$52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.33%	21.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2055	$1234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1218	$847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.85	$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.44	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.75	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.05	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.72	$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$9.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.08	$8.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.86	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$5.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.04	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.53	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$3.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.67	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$5.16	$1.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.19	$3.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.1	$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.15	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$64.6	$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$3.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$32.4	$28
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.2	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$640	$59.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3802	$2051

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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 Omdurman

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Khartoum	$888
19 km or 12 mi	Khartoum North	$877
278 km or 173 mi	Atbara	$1131
281 km or 174 mi	Kosti	$860
364 km or 226 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
368 km or 229 mi	El-Obeid	$855
423 km or 263 mi	Kassala	$1006
481 km or 299 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
639 km or 397 mi	Gondar	$897
641 km or 398 mi	Keren	$488
667 km or 414 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
687 km or 427 mi	Mendefera	$487
690 km or 428 mi	Malakal	$496
693 km or 430 mi	Asmara	$520
701 km or 435 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
746 km or 464 mi	Massawa	$486
792 km or 492 mi	Mekelle	$662
799 km or 496 mi	Al-Fashir	$960
912 km or 567 mi	Nyala	$974
926 km or 575 mi	Dessie	$838
936 km or 581 mi	Aswan	$329
961 km or 597 mi	Jeddah	$1146
1004 km or 624 mi	Mecca	$979
1006 km or 625 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
1010 km or 628 mi	Jimma	$654
1013 km or 629 mi	Wau	$508
1057 km or 657 mi	Bor	$506
1069 km or 664 mi	Bareq	$902
1099 km or 683 mi	Yanbu	$829
1104 km or 686 mi	Abha	$910
1114 km or 692 mi	Luxor	$335
1129 km or 702 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
1161 km or 722 mi	Awasa	$886
1166 km or 724 mi	Qena	$362
1175 km or 730 mi	Bisha	$905
1178 km or 732 mi	Zabid	$482
1186 km or 737 mi	Dikhil	$542
1208 km or 751 mi	Juba	$513
1212 km or 753 mi	Sohag	$360
1214 km or 754 mi	Sa'dah	$482