Brussels vs Omdurman - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brussels	Omdurman
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1816	$908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4478	$2092
🏠 One person rent	$1024	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$1880	$764
🍽️ Food expenses	$567	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.5	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2931	$200
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	96	48
😀 Quality of life	89	31
🏙️ Population	196K	2.81M

The cost of living in Brussels is 100% more expensive than in Omdurman. Cities ranked 2354th and 5997th ($1816 vs $908) 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 190th and 7979th 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	$18.9	$6.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.8	$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.16	$1.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.01	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.85	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$973	$636
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$770	$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1932	$1183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1489	$538
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$161	$29
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$250	$44.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.7	$52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.61%	21.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4675	$1234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4207	$847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.62	$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.2	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.79	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.42	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.19	$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$9.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$8.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$5.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.81	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.21	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.6	$3.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.32	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$1.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$3.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.54	$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.78	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.2	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.2	$3.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.5	$28
👟 Brand Sneakers	$107	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$975	$59.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19505	$2051

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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 Omdurman

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Khartoum	$888
19 km or 12 mi	Khartoum North	$877
278 km or 173 mi	Atbara	$1131
281 km or 174 mi	Kosti	$860
364 km or 226 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
368 km or 229 mi	El-Obeid	$855
423 km or 263 mi	Kassala	$1006
481 km or 299 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
639 km or 397 mi	Gondar	$897
641 km or 398 mi	Keren	$488
667 km or 414 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
687 km or 427 mi	Mendefera	$487
690 km or 428 mi	Malakal	$496
693 km or 430 mi	Asmara	$520
701 km or 435 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
746 km or 464 mi	Massawa	$486
792 km or 492 mi	Mekelle	$662
799 km or 496 mi	Al-Fashir	$960
912 km or 567 mi	Nyala	$974
926 km or 575 mi	Dessie	$838
936 km or 581 mi	Aswan	$329
961 km or 597 mi	Jeddah	$1146
1004 km or 624 mi	Mecca	$979
1006 km or 625 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
1010 km or 628 mi	Jimma	$654
1013 km or 629 mi	Wau	$508
1057 km or 657 mi	Bor	$506
1069 km or 664 mi	Bareq	$902
1099 km or 683 mi	Yanbu	$829
1104 km or 686 mi	Abha	$910
1114 km or 692 mi	Luxor	$335
1129 km or 702 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
1161 km or 722 mi	Awasa	$886
1166 km or 724 mi	Qena	$362
1175 km or 730 mi	Bisha	$905
1178 km or 732 mi	Zabid	$482
1186 km or 737 mi	Dikhil	$542
1208 km or 751 mi	Juba	$513
1212 km or 753 mi	Sohag	$360
1214 km or 754 mi	Sa'dah	$482