Brussels vs Khartoum - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brussels	Khartoum
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1816	$888
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4478	$2035
🏠 One person rent	$1024	$410
🏘️ Family rent	$1880	$686
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.5	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2931	$197
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	96	48
😀 Quality of life	89	32
🏙️ Population	196K	5.35M

The cost of living in Brussels is 104% more expensive than in Khartoum. Cities ranked 2354th and 6100th ($1816 vs $888) 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 190th and 7844th 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	$18.9	$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$7.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.16	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$770	$261
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1932	$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1489	$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$28.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$44.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.61%	21.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4675	$1145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4207	$800
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.62	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$7.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$6.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$5.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.6	$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$3.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.54	$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.78	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$6.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$3.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.5	$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$66.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$975	$63.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19505	$2064

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Cities near Brussels

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	Schaerbeek	$1651
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Saint-Gilles	$1663
4 km or 2.5 mi	Anderlecht	$1667
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Forest	$1692
4.5 km or 2.8 mi	Woluwe-Saint-Lambert	$1580
6.2 km or 3.8 mi	Watermael-Boitsfort	$1647
7.3 km or 4.6 mi	Dilbeek	$1642
10 km or 6.3 mi	Sint-Pieters-Leeuw	$1660
10 km or 6.4 mi	Vilvoorde	$1539
11 km or 6.8 mi	Tervuren	$1685
15 km or 9 mi	Overijse	$1618
15 km or 9.1 mi	Waterloo	$1788
15 km or 9.1 mi	Halle	$1626
17 km or 11 mi	Zemst	$1556
19 km or 12 mi	Braine-l'Alleud	$1615
19 km or 12 mi	Rixensart	$1594
21 km or 13 mi	Mechelen	$1541
21 km or 13 mi	Tubize	$1607
23 km or 14 mi	Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve	$1585
23 km or 14 mi	Wavre	$1536
23 km or 15 mi	Herent	$1599
24 km or 15 mi	Ninove	$1560
24 km or 15 mi	Aalst	$1663
25 km or 15 mi	Leuven	$1683
26 km or 16 mi	Dendermonde	$1446
28 km or 17 mi	Nivelles	$1492
31 km or 20 mi	Braine-le-Comte	$1537
35 km or 22 mi	Lier	$1523
35 km or 22 mi	Geraardsbergen	$1461
36 km or 23 mi	Heist-op-den-Berg	$1488
37 km or 23 mi	Mortsel	$1530
37 km or 23 mi	Aarschot	$1362
37 km or 23 mi	Soignies	$1509
38 km or 23 mi	Zottegem	$1520
38 km or 24 mi	Lokeren	$1475
38 km or 24 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514
40 km or 25 mi	Gembloux	$1578
40 km or 25 mi	Beveren	$1613
41 km or 26 mi	Tienen	$1488
41 km or 26 mi	Antwerp	$1640

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