Damascus vs Khartoum - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Khartoum
🚶 Cost of living one person
$638
$888
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1494
$2035
🏠 One person rent
$291
$410
🏘️ Family rent
$523
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$55.7
$197
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
25
48
😀 Quality of life
34
32
🏙️ Population
2.69M
5.35M

The cost of living in Damascus is 28% less expensive than in Khartoum. Cities ranked 7300th and 6100th ($638 vs $888) 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 7688th and 7844th among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Khartoum
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.01
$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.8
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.96
$7.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$2
☕ Cappuccino
$1.26
$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$262
$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$261
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$590
$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.5
$28.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$44.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.2
$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.68%
21.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1862
$1145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$879
$800
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$7.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$6.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$5.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.52
$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$3.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.2
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$6.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.81
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.82
$3.97
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.5
$66.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.6
$63.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1666
$2064

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$912
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1709
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1020
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$798
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1255
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1681
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$573
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1600
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1647
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$776
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$679
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1633
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1531
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1612
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1655
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1616
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1709
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1732
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1502
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1677
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1742
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1666
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1647
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1666
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1657
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1652
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$456
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1593
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$608
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1645
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1778
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1756
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1731
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1782
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1728
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$552
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$877
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1576
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$994
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1902

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