Cologne vs Omdurman - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Cologne	Omdurman
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1744	$908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4212	$2092
🏠 One person rent	$947	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$1673	$764
🍽️ Food expenses	$491	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3148	$200
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	92	48
😀 Quality of life	96	31
🏙️ Population	1.09M	2.81M

The cost of living in Cologne is 92% more expensive than in Omdurman. Cities ranked 2551st and 5997th ($1744 vs $908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th and 7th in Germany and Sudan, respectively. Check Germany vs Sudan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.2 months in Omdurman. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Omdurman ranked 2nd in Sudan, while ranked 12th and 7979th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Omdurman

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	Cologne	Omdurman
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$13.1	$6.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.3	$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.67	$1.97
☕ Cappuccino	$3.64	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$963	$636
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$743	$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1902	$1183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1332	$538
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$29
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$186	$44.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.4	$52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.01%	21.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6163	$1234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5539	$847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.35	$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.6	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.1	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.83	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.95	$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$9.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$8.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$5.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.22	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.56	$3.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.09	$1.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$3.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.2	$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.75	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.5	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.2	$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$3.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$28
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$773	$59.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15595	$2051

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Cologne

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Hurth	$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi	Leverkusen	$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi	Frechen	$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi	Bruhl	$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi	Pulheim	$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi	Wesseling	$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi	Bergisch Gladbach	$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi	Niederkassel	$1551
16 km or 10 mi	Rosrath	$1536
18 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1576
19 km or 12 mi	Dormagen	$1561
19 km or 12 mi	Erftstadt	$1534
19 km or 12 mi	Langenfeld	$1577
20 km or 12 mi	Troisdorf	$1544
20 km or 12 mi	Leichlingen	$1559
20 km or 12 mi	Kerpen	$1529
21 km or 13 mi	Bornheim	$1554
21 km or 13 mi	Lohmar	$1523
22 km or 14 mi	Bergheim	$1518
23 km or 15 mi	Siegburg	$1522
24 km or 15 mi	Overath	$1497
25 km or 16 mi	Sankt Augustin	$1542
25 km or 16 mi	Bonn	$1677
26 km or 16 mi	Hilden	$1522
26 km or 16 mi	Solingen	$1580
27 km or 17 mi	Elsdorf	$1502
28 km or 17 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1497
28 km or 17 mi	Haan	$1517
28 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1504
29 km or 18 mi	Hennef	$1494
31 km or 19 mi	Grevenbroich	$1499
31 km or 19 mi	Remscheid	$1494
31 km or 20 mi	Erkrath	$1516
33 km or 20 mi	Konigswinter	$1446
34 km or 21 mi	Euskirchen	$1503
34 km or 21 mi	Neuss	$1495
34 km or 21 mi	Mettmann	$1479
35 km or 21 mi	Zulpich	$1490
35 km or 21 mi	Meckenheim	$1500
35 km or 22 mi	Dusseldorf	$1772

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