Damascus vs Khartoum - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Khartoum
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$832
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$1908
🏠 One person rent
$310
$373
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$604
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$123
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
29
49
😀 Quality of life
40
49
🏙️ Population
2.69M
5.35M

The cost of living in Damascus is 19% less expensive than in Khartoum. Cities ranked 7406th and 6633rd ($675 vs $832) 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 0.1 months in Khartoum. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Khartoum ranked 1st in Sudan, while ranked 7899th and 6831st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Khartoum

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Damascus Khartoum
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.24
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$31.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$5.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$505
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$228
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$930
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$46.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$58.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
29.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$2145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$1147
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.6
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$7.01
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.35
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.8
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$6.48
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$5.02
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.35
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$1.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$3.75
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$26.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$16.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$3.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$21.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$57.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$89.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$1662

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$1005
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1925
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1106
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$865
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1353
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1973
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$676
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1870
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1929
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$842
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1917
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1770
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1873
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1934
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1894
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$2000
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1981
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1766
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1960
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$2027
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1936
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1911
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1949
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1940
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1909
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$385
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1856
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$740
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1930
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$2071
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$2061
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$2103
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2098
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$2101
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$546
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$978
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1887
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1013
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2207

Cities near Khartoum

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Omdurman
$848
12 km or 7.4 mi Khartoum North
$819
271 km or 169 mi Kosti
$800
282 km or 175 mi Atbara
$1104
353 km or 219 mi El-Gadarif
$858
366 km or 228 mi El-Obeid
$804
415 km or 258 mi Kassala
$931
470 km or 292 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
629 km or 391 mi Gondar
$1017
634 km or 394 mi Keren
$498
668 km or 415 mi Port Sudan
$964
680 km or 422 mi Mendefera
$498
682 km or 424 mi Malakal
$510
685 km or 426 mi Asmara
$531
690 km or 429 mi Bahir Dar
$863
740 km or 460 mi Massawa
$497
783 km or 487 mi Mekelle
$810
803 km or 499 mi Al-Fashir
$905
915 km or 568 mi Nyala
$919
915 km or 569 mi Dessie
$1022
944 km or 587 mi Aswan
$369
962 km or 598 mi Jeddah
$1209
995 km or 618 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
999 km or 621 mi Jimma
$775
1005 km or 625 mi Mecca
$1107
1008 km or 627 mi Wau
$521
1049 km or 652 mi Bor
$522
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$893
1100 km or 683 mi Abha
$902
1103 km or 685 mi Yanbu
$795
1122 km or 697 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
1122 km or 697 mi Luxor
$385
1150 km or 715 mi Awasa
$996
1170 km or 727 mi Zabid
$491
1173 km or 729 mi Bisha
$906
1175 km or 730 mi Qena
$448
1176 km or 731 mi Dikhil
$572
1200 km or 746 mi Juba
$528
1207 km or 750 mi Ali Sabieh
$570
1208 km or 751 mi Sa'dah
$491