Damascus vs Omdurman - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Omdurman
🚶 Cost of living one person
$671
$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1492
$2087
🏠 One person rent
$315
$441
🏘️ Family rent
$505
$760
🍽️ Food expenses
$250
$319
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.5
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$47.6
$190
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
28
54
😀 Quality of life
39
37
🏙️ Population
2.69M
2.81M

The cost of living in Damascus is 26% less expensive than in Omdurman. Cities ranked 7287th and 6170th ($671 vs $910) 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 1st in Sudan, while ranked 7834th and 8150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Omdurman
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.99
$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.8
$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.96
$6.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$1.95
$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.38
$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$219
$620
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$295
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$398
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$543
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$88
$28.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$135
$44.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.5
$52.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.62%
30.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1865
$2141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$1156
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$7.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.96
$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.5
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.22
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$8.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$7.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$5.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$3.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.02
$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.03
$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.86
$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$16.2
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.98
$6.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.82
$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.78
$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$58
$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$49.6
$83.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1711
$1919

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$930
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1808
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$1028
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$822
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1261
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1847
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$647
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1808
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1803
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$787
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$753
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1789
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1630
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1745
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1798
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1775
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1862
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1850
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1633
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1828
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1917
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1842
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1769
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1819
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1804
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1817
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$402
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1757
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$748
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1840
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1932
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1954
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1978
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$2001
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1991
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$548
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$915
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1786
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$1009
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$2108

Cities near Omdurman

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Khartoum
$896
19 km or 12 mi Khartoum North
$879
278 km or 173 mi Atbara
$1116
281 km or 174 mi Kosti
$857
364 km or 226 mi El-Gadarif
$925
368 km or 229 mi El-Obeid
$867
423 km or 263 mi Kassala
$971
481 km or 299 mi Ad-Damazin
$829
639 km or 397 mi Gondar
$1016
641 km or 398 mi Keren
$500
667 km or 414 mi Port Sudan
$964
687 km or 427 mi Mendefera
$498
690 km or 428 mi Malakal
$508
693 km or 430 mi Asmara
$533
701 km or 435 mi Bahir Dar
$864
746 km or 464 mi Massawa
$499
792 km or 492 mi Mekelle
$826
799 km or 496 mi Al-Fashir
$944
912 km or 567 mi Nyala
$960
926 km or 575 mi Dessie
$1039
936 km or 581 mi Aswan
$348
961 km or 597 mi Jeddah
$1155
1004 km or 624 mi Mecca
$1162
1006 km or 625 mi Addis Ababa
$1289
1010 km or 628 mi Jimma
$802
1013 km or 629 mi Wau
$520
1057 km or 657 mi Bor
$519
1069 km or 664 mi Bareq
$903
1099 km or 683 mi Yanbu
$791
1104 km or 686 mi Abha
$911
1114 km or 692 mi Luxor
$365
1129 km or 702 mi Al Hudaydah
$522
1161 km or 722 mi Awasa
$1031
1166 km or 724 mi Qena
$428
1175 km or 730 mi Bisha
$918
1178 km or 732 mi Zabid
$499
1186 km or 737 mi Dikhil
$559
1208 km or 751 mi Juba
$527
1212 km or 753 mi Sohag
$398
1214 km or 754 mi Sa'dah
$498