Cape Town vs Omdurman - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cape Town	Omdurman
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1071	$908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2522	$2092
🏠 One person rent	$582	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$1083	$764
🍽️ Food expenses	$273	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1532	$200
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	56	48
😀 Quality of life	58	31
🏙️ Population	3.78M	2.81M

The cost of living in Cape Town is 18% more expensive than in Omdurman. Cities ranked 5016th and 5997th ($1071 vs $908) 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 1.4 months in Cape Town compared to 0.2 months in Omdurman. Cape Town ranked 1st best city to live in South Africa vs Omdurman ranked 2nd in Sudan, while ranked 5491st and 7979th 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	$8.4	$6.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.1	$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.87	$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.58	$1.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.03	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$677	$636
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$435	$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1304	$1183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$863	$538
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.9	$29
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$93.1	$44.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.9	$52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.89%	21.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1804	$1234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1180	$847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.09	$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.47	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.08	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.33	$9.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.42	$8.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$5.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.48	$3.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.39	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.02	$1.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.02	$3.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.17	$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.11	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.49	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$34.4	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.22	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.7	$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$3.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$51	$28
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$204	$59.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4806	$2051

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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 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