Brussels vs Khartoum - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brussels	Khartoum
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$832
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4988	$1908
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$373
🏘️ Family rent	$2046	$604
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$299
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.4	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3697	$123
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	96	49
😀 Quality of life	92	49
🏙️ Population	196K	5.35M

The cost of living in Brussels is 148% more expensive than in Khartoum. Cities ranked 1872nd and 6633rd ($2065 vs $832) 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 1.8 months in Brussels compared to 0.1 months in Khartoum. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Khartoum ranked 1st in Sudan, while ranked 99th and 6831st 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	$24.7	$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.7	$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.48	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1092	$505
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$930
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$46.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.9	$58.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	29.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5177	$2145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3603	$1147
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.95	$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.8	$7.01
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$6.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$6.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$5.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.64	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.72	$4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$1.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.15	$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.52	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$16.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$3.99
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$21.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$57.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1225	$89.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19894	$1662

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1920
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1932
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1939
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1993
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1853
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1906
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1900
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1917
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1866
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1894
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1860
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$2050
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1886
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1854
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1910
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1838
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1877
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1851
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1834
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1785
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1864
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1809
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1890
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1920
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1706
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1702
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1796
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1772
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1692
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1815
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1734
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1830
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1763
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1766
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1734
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1727
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1887
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1849
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1742
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1857

Cities near Khartoum

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Omdurman	$848
12 km or 7.4 mi	Khartoum North	$819
271 km or 169 mi	Kosti	$800
282 km or 175 mi	Atbara	$1104
353 km or 219 mi	El-Gadarif	$858
366 km or 228 mi	El-Obeid	$804
415 km or 258 mi	Kassala	$931
470 km or 292 mi	Ad-Damazin	$771
629 km or 391 mi	Gondar	$1017
634 km or 394 mi	Keren	$498
668 km or 415 mi	Port Sudan	$964
680 km or 422 mi	Mendefera	$498
682 km or 424 mi	Malakal	$510
685 km or 426 mi	Asmara	$531
690 km or 429 mi	Bahir Dar	$863
740 km or 460 mi	Massawa	$497
783 km or 487 mi	Mekelle	$810
803 km or 499 mi	Al-Fashir	$905
915 km or 568 mi	Nyala	$919
915 km or 569 mi	Dessie	$1022
944 km or 587 mi	Aswan	$369
962 km or 598 mi	Jeddah	$1209
995 km or 618 mi	Addis Ababa	$1269
999 km or 621 mi	Jimma	$775
1005 km or 625 mi	Mecca	$1107
1008 km or 627 mi	Wau	$521
1049 km or 652 mi	Bor	$522
1066 km or 662 mi	Bareq	$893
1100 km or 683 mi	Abha	$902
1103 km or 685 mi	Yanbu	$795
1122 km or 697 mi	Al Hudaydah	$515
1122 km or 697 mi	Luxor	$385
1150 km or 715 mi	Awasa	$996
1170 km or 727 mi	Zabid	$491
1173 km or 729 mi	Bisha	$906
1175 km or 730 mi	Qena	$448
1176 km or 731 mi	Dikhil	$572
1200 km or 746 mi	Juba	$528
1207 km or 750 mi	Ali Sabieh	$570
1208 km or 751 mi	Sa'dah	$491