Damascus vs Omdurman - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Omdurman
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$848
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1514
$1946
🏠 One person rent
$310
$398
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$671
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$62.5
$91.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$48.3
$175
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
29
49
😀 Quality of life
40
36
🏙️ Population
2.69M
2.81M

The cost of living in Damascus is 20% less expensive than in Omdurman. Cities ranked 7406th and 6562nd ($675 vs $848) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 Omdurman. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Omdurman ranked 2nd in Sudan, while ranked 7899th and 8388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Omdurman

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Damascus Omdurman
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.24
$5.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.1
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$5.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$1.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.26
$2.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.57
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$251
$525
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$253
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$459
$948
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$268
$467
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$89
$30.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
$47
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$60.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.16%
29.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1767
$2143
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$627
$1136
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.3
$6.88
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.37
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$2.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$2.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$7.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.69
$1.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.93
$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.88
$3.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.97
$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.69
$1.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.14
$3.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.99
$4.88
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.56
$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.68
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$18.5
$26.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.42
$5.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$4.39
$16.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.18
$3.92
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$21.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.9
$57.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$56.8
$83.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1770
$1622

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Khartoum
$832
19 km or 12 mi Khartoum North
$819
278 km or 173 mi Atbara
$1104
281 km or 174 mi Kosti
$800
364 km or 226 mi El-Gadarif
$858
368 km or 229 mi El-Obeid
$804
423 km or 263 mi Kassala
$931
481 km or 299 mi Ad-Damazin
$771
639 km or 397 mi Gondar
$1017
641 km or 398 mi Keren
$498
667 km or 414 mi Port Sudan
$964
687 km or 427 mi Mendefera
$498
690 km or 428 mi Malakal
$510
693 km or 430 mi Asmara
$531
701 km or 435 mi Bahir Dar
$863
746 km or 464 mi Massawa
$497
792 km or 492 mi Mekelle
$810
799 km or 496 mi Al-Fashir
$905
912 km or 567 mi Nyala
$919
926 km or 575 mi Dessie
$1022
936 km or 581 mi Aswan
$369
961 km or 597 mi Jeddah
$1209
1004 km or 624 mi Mecca
$1107
1006 km or 625 mi Addis Ababa
$1269
1010 km or 628 mi Jimma
$775
1013 km or 629 mi Wau
$521
1057 km or 657 mi Bor
$522
1069 km or 664 mi Bareq
$893
1099 km or 683 mi Yanbu
$795
1104 km or 686 mi Abha
$902
1114 km or 692 mi Luxor
$385
1129 km or 702 mi Al Hudaydah
$515
1161 km or 722 mi Awasa
$996
1166 km or 724 mi Qena
$448
1175 km or 730 mi Bisha
$906
1178 km or 732 mi Zabid
$491
1186 km or 737 mi Dikhil
$572
1208 km or 751 mi Juba
$528
1212 km or 753 mi Sohag
$415
1214 km or 754 mi Sa'dah
$491