Columbus vs Khartoum - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Columbus	Khartoum
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2145	$888
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5059	$2035
🏠 One person rent	$1248	$410
🏘️ Family rent	$2171	$686
🍽️ Food expenses	$632	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4018	$197
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	10 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	73	48
😀 Quality of life	88	32
🏙️ Population	906K	5.35M

The cost of living in Columbus is 141% more expensive than in Khartoum. Cities ranked 1476th and 6100th ($2145 vs $888) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1323rd and 8th in the United States and Sudan, respectively. Check the United States vs Sudan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Columbus compared to 0.2 months in Khartoum. Columbus ranked 59th best city to live in the United States vs Khartoum ranked 1st in Sudan, while ranked 249th and 7844th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Columbus vs Khartoum

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	Columbus	Khartoum
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.9	$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.4	$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$7.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.69	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$4.78	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.44	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1314	$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$972	$261
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2378	$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1757	$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$28.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$44.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$57.9	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.57%	21.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3095	$1145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2954	$800
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$60.8	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.74	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.4	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$7.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$6.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.29	$5.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.69	$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.95	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.28	$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.6	$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.45	$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$3.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.76	$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.07	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.2	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.3	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.7	$6.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.5	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$3.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$61	$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.4	$66.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1236	$63.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15423	$2064

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Cities near Columbus

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.6 km or 5.3 mi	Upper Arlington	$2084
11 km or 7.1 mi	Grove	$2062
13 km or 8.3 mi	Gahanna	$1986
15 km or 9 mi	Hilliard	$2085
17 km or 11 mi	Reynoldsburg	$1994
18 km or 11 mi	Dublin	$2095
19 km or 12 mi	Westerville	$1798
22 km or 13 mi	Pickerington	$1983
38 km or 24 mi	Delaware	$1851
43 km or 27 mi	Lancaster	$1903
43 km or 27 mi	Marysville	$1968
51 km or 32 mi	Newark	$1881
69 km or 43 mi	Springfield	$1897
70 km or 43 mi	Chillicothe	$1764
70 km or 44 mi	Marion	$1871
84 km or 52 mi	Zanesville	$1825
86 km or 53 mi	Xenia	$1870
89 km or 55 mi	Fairborn	$1798
94 km or 59 mi	Beavercreek	$1862
97 km or 60 mi	Huber Heights	$1852
97 km or 60 mi	Mansfield	$1832
98 km or 61 mi	Riverside	$1865
103 km or 64 mi	Kettering	$1890
103 km or 64 mi	Troy	$1897
104 km or 65 mi	Athens	$1674
104 km or 65 mi	Centerville	$1902
105 km or 65 mi	Dayton	$1783
105 km or 65 mi	Sidney	$1973
108 km or 67 mi	Piqua	$1914
112 km or 69 mi	Trotwood	$1870
116 km or 72 mi	Ashland	$1681
120 km or 74 mi	Lebanon	$1834
128 km or 80 mi	Middletown	$1427
128 km or 80 mi	Lima	$1923
130 km or 81 mi	Wooster	$1481
131 km or 81 mi	Mason	$1853
132 km or 82 mi	Findlay	$1839
136 km or 84 mi	Portsmouth	$1428
144 km or 90 mi	New Philadelphia	$1683
146 km or 91 mi	Norwalk	$1858

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