Damascus vs Khartoum - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Khartoum
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1433
$2052
🏠 One person rent
$225
$426
🏘️ Family rent
$409
$714
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.5
$198
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
25
48
😀 Quality of life
36
31
🏙️ Population
2.5M
5.35M

The cost of living in Damascus is 35% less expensive than in Khartoum. Cities ranked 7822nd and 5963rd ($583 vs $901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Syria and Sudan, respectively. Check Syria vs Sudan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 0.2 months in Khartoum. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Khartoum ranked 1st in Sudan, while ranked 7665th and 8338th among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Khartoum
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.03
$5.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$7.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$2.01
☕ Cappuccino
$1.29
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$614
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$1173
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$293
$466
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$36.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$55.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.93%
21.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1756
$1143
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1228
$804
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.08
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.66
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.17
$6.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$5.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.47
$3.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$4.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$6.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.85
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$4.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$28
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.3
$66.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.1
$62.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1634
$2074

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$882
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$982
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$770
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1195
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1622
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$633
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1427
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$665
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$625
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1617
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1645
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1622
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1570
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1689
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1660
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$528
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1467
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$602
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1567
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$679
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$849
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1593
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$981
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1850

Cities near Khartoum

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Omdurman
$936
12 km or 7.4 mi Khartoum North
$899
271 km or 169 mi Kosti
$881
282 km or 175 mi Atbara
$1095
353 km or 219 mi El-Gadarif
$959
366 km or 228 mi El-Obeid
$881
415 km or 258 mi Kassala
$1061
470 km or 292 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
629 km or 391 mi Gondar
$885
634 km or 394 mi Keren
$466
668 km or 415 mi Port Sudan
$1361
680 km or 422 mi Mendefera
$466
682 km or 424 mi Malakal
$479
685 km or 426 mi Asmara
$498
690 km or 429 mi Bahir Dar
$883
740 km or 460 mi Massawa
$467
783 km or 487 mi Mekelle
$800
803 km or 499 mi Al-Fashir
$1019
915 km or 568 mi Nyala
$1034
915 km or 569 mi Dessie
$820
944 km or 587 mi Aswan
$280
962 km or 598 mi Jeddah
$1100
995 km or 618 mi Addis Ababa
$923
999 km or 621 mi Jimma
$871
1005 km or 625 mi Mecca
$1032
1008 km or 627 mi Wau
$484
1049 km or 652 mi Bor
$489
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$920
1100 km or 683 mi Abha
$923
1103 km or 685 mi Yanbu
$844
1122 km or 697 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
1122 km or 697 mi Luxor
$404
1150 km or 715 mi Awasa
$840
1170 km or 727 mi Zabid
$466
1173 km or 729 mi Bisha
$938
1175 km or 730 mi Qena
$443
1176 km or 731 mi Dikhil
$524
1200 km or 746 mi Juba
$498
1207 km or 750 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
1208 km or 751 mi Sa'dah
$467