Bangkok vs Khartoum - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Bangkok	Khartoum
🚶 Cost of living one person	$996	$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2570	$1862
🏠 One person rent	$434	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$753	$558
🍽️ Food expenses	$308	$301
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$635	$171
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	89	49
😀 Quality of life	74	49
🏙️ Population	5.68M	5.35M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 23% more expensive than in Khartoum. Cities ranked 5606th and 6728th ($996 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 8th in Thailand and Sudan, respectively. Check Thailand vs Sudan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 0.2 months in Khartoum. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Khartoum ranked 1st in Sudan, while ranked 2044th and 6819th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Khartoum

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	Bangkok	Khartoum
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.36	$5.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.3	$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.01	$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$2.94	$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.64	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$606	$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$294	$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1118	$895
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$525	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.2	$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.9	$48.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.1	$66.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.4%	30.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6402	$1823
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3365	$986
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.22	$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35	$7.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$11.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.6	$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.69	$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$7.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$7.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$4.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.82	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.25	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$4.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.61	$1.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.26	$3.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.14	$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61	$22.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.68	$4.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.9	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$3.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$69.9	$18.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.9	$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$533	$97.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16017	$1914

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$761
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$794
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$789
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$762
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$616
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$671
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$603
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$799
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$784
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$839
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$809
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$787
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$724
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$586
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$707
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$567
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$644
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$718
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$601
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$554
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$679
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$575
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$766
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$601
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$564
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$766
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$735
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$543
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$968
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$582
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$582
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$893
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$518
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$518
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$656
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$776
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$750
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$610

Cities near Khartoum

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Omdurman	$834
12 km or 7.4 mi	Khartoum North	$803
271 km or 169 mi	Kosti	$788
282 km or 175 mi	Atbara	$1124
353 km or 219 mi	El-Gadarif	$872
366 km or 228 mi	El-Obeid	$787
415 km or 258 mi	Kassala	$947
470 km or 292 mi	Ad-Damazin	$753
629 km or 391 mi	Gondar	$923
634 km or 394 mi	Keren	$483
668 km or 415 mi	Port Sudan	$976
680 km or 422 mi	Mendefera	$481
682 km or 424 mi	Malakal	$494
685 km or 426 mi	Asmara	$513
690 km or 429 mi	Bahir Dar	$800
740 km or 460 mi	Massawa	$484
783 km or 487 mi	Mekelle	$748
803 km or 499 mi	Al-Fashir	$925
915 km or 568 mi	Nyala	$938
915 km or 569 mi	Dessie	$931
944 km or 587 mi	Aswan	$350
962 km or 598 mi	Jeddah	$1210
995 km or 618 mi	Addis Ababa	$1148
999 km or 621 mi	Jimma	$746
1005 km or 625 mi	Mecca	$1031
1008 km or 627 mi	Wau	$505
1049 km or 652 mi	Bor	$505
1066 km or 662 mi	Bareq	$873
1100 km or 683 mi	Abha	$871
1103 km or 685 mi	Yanbu	$791
1122 km or 697 mi	Al Hudaydah	$499
1122 km or 697 mi	Luxor	$379
1150 km or 715 mi	Awasa	$910
1170 km or 727 mi	Zabid	$476
1173 km or 729 mi	Bisha	$890
1175 km or 730 mi	Qena	$439
1176 km or 731 mi	Dikhil	$563
1200 km or 746 mi	Juba	$513
1207 km or 750 mi	Ali Sabieh	$561
1208 km or 751 mi	Sa'dah	$475