Cape Town vs Khartoum - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cape Town	Khartoum
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1071	$888
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2522	$2035
🏠 One person rent	$582	$410
🏘️ Family rent	$1083	$686
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1532	$197
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	56	48
😀 Quality of life	58	32
🏙️ Population	3.78M	5.35M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 21% more expensive than in Khartoum. Cities ranked 5016th and 6100th ($1071 vs $888) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 8th in South Africa and Sudan, respectively. Check South Africa vs Sudan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Cape Town compared to 0.2 months in Khartoum. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Khartoum ranked 1st in Sudan, while ranked 5491st and 7844th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Khartoum

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	Cape Town	Khartoum
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.4	$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$7.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$677	$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$435	$261
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1304	$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$863	$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$28.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$44.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.9	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.89%	21.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$1145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1180	$800
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$7.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$6.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$5.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.48	$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.02	$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.02	$3.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.22	$6.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$3.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$66.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$204	$63.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4806	$2064

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$1147
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$619
371 km or 231 mi	George	$743
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$840
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$901
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$699
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$763
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$915
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$814
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$1332
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$766
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$567
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$621
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$852
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$748
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$827
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$768
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$780
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$792
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$665
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$664
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$672
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$923
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$889
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$691
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$628
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$993
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$837
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$862
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$953
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$809
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$813
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$740

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