Brussels vs Khartoum - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brussels	Khartoum
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2030	$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4894	$1862
🏠 One person rent	$1166	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$1999	$558
🍽️ Food expenses	$628	$301
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3313	$171
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	96	49
😀 Quality of life	91	49
🏙️ Population	196K	5.35M

The cost of living in Brussels is 151% more expensive than in Khartoum. Cities ranked 1939th and 6728th ($2030 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Belgium and Sudan, respectively. Check Belgium vs Sudan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Brussels compared to 0.2 months in Khartoum. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Khartoum ranked 1st in Sudan, while ranked 121st and 6819th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Khartoum

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	Brussels	Khartoum
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.2	$5.02
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$2.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.4	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$500
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$903	$192
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2002	$895
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1605	$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$31.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$48.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.2	$66.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	30.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5037	$1823
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4002	$986
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$7.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$11.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.7	$1.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$2.93
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$7.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$7.24
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$4.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$1.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.5	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.36	$4.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$1.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$3.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.04	$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.3	$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$22.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$4.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$3.96
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$18.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$60.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1423	$97.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19621	$1914

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1896
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1895
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1926
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1969
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1837
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1870
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1861
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1866
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1844
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1874
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1832
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1993
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1843
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1833
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1888
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1793
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1848
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1819
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1813
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1769
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1845
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1799
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1881
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1895
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1769
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1703
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1781
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1743
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1686
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1757
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1688
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1799
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1746
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1753
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1742
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1799
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1939
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1829
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1727
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1834

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