Cape Town vs Omdurman - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Cape Town	Omdurman
🚶 Cost of living one person	$881	$936
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2144	$2114
🏠 One person rent	$484	$474
🏘️ Family rent	$966	$814
🍽️ Food expenses	$259	$300
🚐 Transport expenses	$56.2	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1518	$195
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	55	48
😀 Quality of life	60	30
🏙️ Population	434K	2.81M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 6% less expensive than in Omdurman. Cities ranked 6078th and 5755th ($881 vs $936) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th in South Africa and Sudan, respectively. Check South Africa vs Sudan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cape Town compared to 0.2 months in Omdurman. Cape Town ranked 3rd best city to live in South Africa vs Omdurman ranked 2nd in Sudan, while ranked 5406th and 8446th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cape Town vs Omdurman

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	Cape Town	Omdurman
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.47	$5.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.2	$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$7.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$1.94	$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.86	$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$536	$742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$353	$298
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1202	$1469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$749	$517
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.2	$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87	$56.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.2	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	21.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1890	$1120
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1307	$796
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$34.8	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.17	$11.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.22	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.92	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.39	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.96	$9.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$7.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.51	$3.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.14	$1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.62	$1.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.8	$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.76	$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.22	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.36	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.3	$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.42	$6.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.9	$15.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$3.94
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.7	$27.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.4	$66.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$172	$62.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4013	$2033

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Cities near Cape Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
54 km or 33 mi	Paarl	$773
99 km or 62 mi	Worcester	$632
371 km or 231 mi	George	$684
644 km or 400 mi	Uitenhage	$805
662 km or 411 mi	Port Elizabeth	$866
664 km or 413 mi	Upington	$643
754 km or 468 mi	Makhanda	$704
821 km or 510 mi	Komani	$703
833 km or 518 mi	Kimberley	$753
845 km or 525 mi	Bhisho	$710
882 km or 548 mi	East London	$683
912 km or 567 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
950 km or 590 mi	Mafeteng	$511
999 km or 621 mi	Maseru	$535
1002 km or 622 mi	Mthatha	$689
1029 km or 639 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
1030 km or 640 mi	Welkom	$682
1034 km or 643 mi	Mariental	$765
1092 km or 679 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
1092 km or 679 mi	Kroonstad	$701
1113 km or 692 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
1135 km or 705 mi	Mmabatho	$719
1155 km or 718 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
1187 km or 737 mi	Rehoboth	$738
1194 km or 742 mi	Lobatse	$631
1198 km or 745 mi	Kanye	$633
1208 km or 751 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
1217 km or 756 mi	Vereeniging	$637
1231 km or 765 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
1244 km or 773 mi	Soweto	$875
1250 km or 777 mi	Rustenburg	$845
1260 km or 783 mi	Gaborone	$656
1261 km or 783 mi	Molepolole	$603
1261 km or 784 mi	Johannesburg	$908
1267 km or 788 mi	Randburg	$776
1269 km or 789 mi	Windhoek	$807
1270 km or 789 mi	Sandton	$889
1271 km or 790 mi	Durban	$780
1277 km or 794 mi	Gobabis	$751
1279 km or 795 mi	Walvis Bay	$718

Cities near Omdurman

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Khartoum	$901
19 km or 12 mi	Khartoum North	$899
278 km or 173 mi	Atbara	$1095
281 km or 174 mi	Kosti	$881
364 km or 226 mi	El-Gadarif	$959
368 km or 229 mi	El-Obeid	$881
423 km or 263 mi	Kassala	$1061
481 km or 299 mi	Ad-Damazin	$857
639 km or 397 mi	Gondar	$885
641 km or 398 mi	Keren	$466
667 km or 414 mi	Port Sudan	$1361
687 km or 427 mi	Mendefera	$466
690 km or 428 mi	Malakal	$479
693 km or 430 mi	Asmara	$498
701 km or 435 mi	Bahir Dar	$883
746 km or 464 mi	Massawa	$467
792 km or 492 mi	Mekelle	$800
799 km or 496 mi	Al-Fashir	$1019
912 km or 567 mi	Nyala	$1034
926 km or 575 mi	Dessie	$820
936 km or 581 mi	Aswan	$280
961 km or 597 mi	Jeddah	$1100
1004 km or 624 mi	Mecca	$1032
1006 km or 625 mi	Addis Ababa	$923
1010 km or 628 mi	Jimma	$871
1013 km or 629 mi	Wau	$484
1057 km or 657 mi	Bor	$489
1069 km or 664 mi	Bareq	$920
1099 km or 683 mi	Yanbu	$844
1104 km or 686 mi	Abha	$923
1114 km or 692 mi	Luxor	$404
1129 km or 702 mi	Al Hudaydah	$489
1161 km or 722 mi	Awasa	$840
1166 km or 724 mi	Qena	$443
1175 km or 730 mi	Bisha	$938
1178 km or 732 mi	Zabid	$466
1186 km or 737 mi	Dikhil	$524
1208 km or 751 mi	Juba	$498
1212 km or 753 mi	Sohag	$449
1214 km or 754 mi	Sa'dah	$467