Damascus vs Khartoum - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Khartoum
🚶 Cost of living one person
$672
$889
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1612
$2038
🏠 One person rent
$271
$409
🏘️ Family rent
$473
$688
🍽️ Food expenses
$237
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.1
$197
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
25
48
😀 Quality of life
32
30
🏙️ Population
2.58M
5.35M

The cost of living in Damascus is 24% less expensive than in Khartoum. Cities ranked 7105th and 6170th ($672 vs $889) 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 7854th and 8091st among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Khartoum
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.04
$6.35
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.8
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5
$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$1.27
$3.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.04
$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$248
$608
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$140
$260
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$531
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$294
$460
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$42.9
$28.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$66
$43.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.2
$51.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.49%
21.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1873
$1132
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$880
$813
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17.1
$19
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.24
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.38
$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.61
$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.99
$6.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$5.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.6
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.16
$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.5
$3.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.95
$3.78
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.48
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.05
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.4
$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$6.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19.9
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$3.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$28
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.8
$66.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.8
$63.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1645
$2065

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Cities near Damascus

Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$857
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1604
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$948
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$767
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1165
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1635
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$545
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1544
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1619
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$708
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$630
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1624
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1579
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1612
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1617
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1565
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1659
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1674
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1451
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1617
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1664
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1585
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1591
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1604
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1607
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1614
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$462
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1532
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$598
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1582
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1706
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1708
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1749
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1758
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1787
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$692
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$730
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1556
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1004
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1838

Cities near Khartoum

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Omdurman
$902
12 km or 7.4 mi Khartoum North
$868
271 km or 169 mi Kosti
$851
282 km or 175 mi Atbara
$1094
353 km or 219 mi El-Gadarif
$935
366 km or 228 mi El-Obeid
$847
415 km or 258 mi Kassala
$988
470 km or 292 mi Ad-Damazin
$827
629 km or 391 mi Gondar
$946
634 km or 394 mi Keren
$491
668 km or 415 mi Port Sudan
$1096
680 km or 422 mi Mendefera
$490
682 km or 424 mi Malakal
$502
685 km or 426 mi Asmara
$524
690 km or 429 mi Bahir Dar
$799
740 km or 460 mi Massawa
$492
783 km or 487 mi Mekelle
$686
803 km or 499 mi Al-Fashir
$928
915 km or 568 mi Nyala
$944
915 km or 569 mi Dessie
$814
944 km or 587 mi Aswan
$324
962 km or 598 mi Jeddah
$1123
995 km or 618 mi Addis Ababa
$1103
999 km or 621 mi Jimma
$590
1005 km or 625 mi Mecca
$940
1008 km or 627 mi Wau
$513
1049 km or 652 mi Bor
$513
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$895
1100 km or 683 mi Abha
$915
1103 km or 685 mi Yanbu
$837
1122 km or 697 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
1122 km or 697 mi Luxor
$314
1150 km or 715 mi Awasa
$810
1170 km or 727 mi Zabid
$489
1173 km or 729 mi Bisha
$895
1175 km or 730 mi Qena
$333
1176 km or 731 mi Dikhil
$554
1200 km or 746 mi Juba
$520
1207 km or 750 mi Ali Sabieh
$555
1208 km or 751 mi Sa'dah
$488