Brussels vs Omdurman - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Brussels	Omdurman
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2030	$834
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4894	$1905
🏠 One person rent	$1166	$382
🏘️ Family rent	$1999	$623
🍽️ Food expenses	$628	$309
🚐 Transport expenses	$88	$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3313	$148
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	96	49
😀 Quality of life	91	33
🏙️ Population	196K	2.81M

The cost of living in Brussels is 143% more expensive than in Omdurman. Cities ranked 1939th and 6623rd ($2030 vs $834) 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 1.6 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 121st and 8621st 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	$21.2	$4.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.7	$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.64	$2.27
☕ Cappuccino	$4.38	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.4	$0.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1112	$545
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$903	$216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2002	$980
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1605	$388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$31.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$262	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.2	$68.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.77%	29.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5037	$1820
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4002	$962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.5	$6.96
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.06	$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.51	$1.42
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.7	$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.8	$3.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$8.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$7.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$4.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.7	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.5	$2.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.36	$3.94
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$1.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.8	$1.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$3.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.04	$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.49	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.3	$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$22.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$4.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$17.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.2	$3.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$18.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$60.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1423	$91
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19621	$1873

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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 Omdurman

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Khartoum	$809
19 km or 12 mi	Khartoum North	$803
278 km or 173 mi	Atbara	$1124
281 km or 174 mi	Kosti	$788
364 km or 226 mi	El-Gadarif	$872
368 km or 229 mi	El-Obeid	$787
423 km or 263 mi	Kassala	$947
481 km or 299 mi	Ad-Damazin	$753
639 km or 397 mi	Gondar	$923
641 km or 398 mi	Keren	$483
667 km or 414 mi	Port Sudan	$976
687 km or 427 mi	Mendefera	$481
690 km or 428 mi	Malakal	$494
693 km or 430 mi	Asmara	$513
701 km or 435 mi	Bahir Dar	$800
746 km or 464 mi	Massawa	$484
792 km or 492 mi	Mekelle	$748
799 km or 496 mi	Al-Fashir	$925
912 km or 567 mi	Nyala	$938
926 km or 575 mi	Dessie	$931
936 km or 581 mi	Aswan	$350
961 km or 597 mi	Jeddah	$1210
1004 km or 624 mi	Mecca	$1031
1006 km or 625 mi	Addis Ababa	$1148
1010 km or 628 mi	Jimma	$746
1013 km or 629 mi	Wau	$505
1057 km or 657 mi	Bor	$505
1069 km or 664 mi	Bareq	$873
1099 km or 683 mi	Yanbu	$791
1104 km or 686 mi	Abha	$871
1114 km or 692 mi	Luxor	$379
1129 km or 702 mi	Al Hudaydah	$499
1161 km or 722 mi	Awasa	$910
1166 km or 724 mi	Qena	$439
1175 km or 730 mi	Bisha	$890
1178 km or 732 mi	Zabid	$476
1186 km or 737 mi	Dikhil	$563
1208 km or 751 mi	Juba	$513
1212 km or 753 mi	Sohag	$375
1214 km or 754 mi	Sa'dah	$475