Brussels vs Omdurman - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Brussels	Omdurman
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2065	$848
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4988	$1946
🏠 One person rent	$1165	$398
🏘️ Family rent	$2046	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$658	$307
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.4	$91.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3697	$175
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	96	49
😀 Quality of life	92	36
🏙️ Population	196K	2.81M

The cost of living in Brussels is 143% more expensive than in Omdurman. Cities ranked 1872nd and 6562nd ($2065 vs $848) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 0.2 months in Omdurman. Brussels ranked 1st best city to live in Belgium vs Omdurman ranked 2nd in Sudan, while ranked 99th and 8388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brussels vs Omdurman

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	Brussels	Omdurman
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.7	$5.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.5	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.7	$5.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.48	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.55	$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.46	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1092	$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$909	$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$948
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$467
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$160	$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$47
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.9	$60.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	29.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5177	$2143
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3603	$1136
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.95	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$64.8	$6.88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.7	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$7.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21	$7.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.82	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.76	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.64	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.72	$3.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.5	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.6	$1.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$3.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.15	$4.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.52	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.37	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.9	$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$5.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.9	$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans	$104	$21.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$57.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1225	$83.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19894	$1622

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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 Omdurman

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Khartoum	$832
19 km or 12 mi	Khartoum North	$819
278 km or 173 mi	Atbara	$1104
281 km or 174 mi	Kosti	$800
364 km or 226 mi	El-Gadarif	$858
368 km or 229 mi	El-Obeid	$804
423 km or 263 mi	Kassala	$931
481 km or 299 mi	Ad-Damazin	$771
639 km or 397 mi	Gondar	$1017
641 km or 398 mi	Keren	$498
667 km or 414 mi	Port Sudan	$964
687 km or 427 mi	Mendefera	$498
690 km or 428 mi	Malakal	$510
693 km or 430 mi	Asmara	$531
701 km or 435 mi	Bahir Dar	$863
746 km or 464 mi	Massawa	$497
792 km or 492 mi	Mekelle	$810
799 km or 496 mi	Al-Fashir	$905
912 km or 567 mi	Nyala	$919
926 km or 575 mi	Dessie	$1022
936 km or 581 mi	Aswan	$369
961 km or 597 mi	Jeddah	$1209
1004 km or 624 mi	Mecca	$1107
1006 km or 625 mi	Addis Ababa	$1269
1010 km or 628 mi	Jimma	$775
1013 km or 629 mi	Wau	$521
1057 km or 657 mi	Bor	$522
1069 km or 664 mi	Bareq	$893
1099 km or 683 mi	Yanbu	$795
1104 km or 686 mi	Abha	$902
1114 km or 692 mi	Luxor	$385
1129 km or 702 mi	Al Hudaydah	$515
1161 km or 722 mi	Awasa	$996
1166 km or 724 mi	Qena	$448
1175 km or 730 mi	Bisha	$906
1178 km or 732 mi	Zabid	$491
1186 km or 737 mi	Dikhil	$572
1208 km or 751 mi	Juba	$528
1212 km or 753 mi	Sohag	$415
1214 km or 754 mi	Sa'dah	$491