Damascus vs Omdurman - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Omdurman
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$936
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1433
$2114
🏠 One person rent
$225
$474
🏘️ Family rent
$409
$814
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$300
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.5
$195
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
25
48
😀 Quality of life
36
30
🏙️ Population
2.5M
2.81M

The cost of living in Damascus is 38% less expensive than in Omdurman. Cities ranked 7822nd and 5755th ($583 vs $936) 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 7665th and 8446th among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Omdurman
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.03
$5.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$31.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$7.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.98
 Cappuccino
$1.29
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$0.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$742
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$298
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$1469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$293
$517
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$56.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.93%
21.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1756
$1120
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1228
$796
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.08
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$11.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.66
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$9.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$7.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.17
$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$5.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.47
$3.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$1.59
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$3.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$23.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$6.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.85
$15.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$3.94
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$27.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.3
$66.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.1
$62.4
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1634
$2033

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$882
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$982
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$770
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1195
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1622
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$633
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1427
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$665
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$625
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1617
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1645
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1622
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1570
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1689
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1660
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$528
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1467
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$602
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1567
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$679
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$849
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1593
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$981
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1850

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Khartoum
$901
19 km or 12 mi Khartoum North
$899
278 km or 173 mi Atbara
$1095
281 km or 174 mi Kosti
$881
364 km or 226 mi El-Gadarif
$959
368 km or 229 mi El-Obeid
$881
423 km or 263 mi Kassala
$1061
481 km or 299 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
639 km or 397 mi Gondar
$885
641 km or 398 mi Keren
$466
667 km or 414 mi Port Sudan
$1361
687 km or 427 mi Mendefera
$466
690 km or 428 mi Malakal
$479
693 km or 430 mi Asmara
$498
701 km or 435 mi Bahir Dar
$883
746 km or 464 mi Massawa
$467
792 km or 492 mi Mekelle
$800
799 km or 496 mi Al-Fashir
$1019
912 km or 567 mi Nyala
$1034
926 km or 575 mi Dessie
$820
936 km or 581 mi Aswan
$280
961 km or 597 mi Jeddah
$1100
1004 km or 624 mi Mecca
$1032
1006 km or 625 mi Addis Ababa
$923
1010 km or 628 mi Jimma
$871
1013 km or 629 mi Wau
$484
1057 km or 657 mi Bor
$489
1069 km or 664 mi Bareq
$920
1099 km or 683 mi Yanbu
$844
1104 km or 686 mi Abha
$923
1114 km or 692 mi Luxor
$404
1129 km or 702 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
1161 km or 722 mi Awasa
$840
1166 km or 724 mi Qena
$443
1175 km or 730 mi Bisha
$938
1178 km or 732 mi Zabid
$466
1186 km or 737 mi Dikhil
$524
1208 km or 751 mi Juba
$498
1212 km or 753 mi Sohag
$449
1214 km or 754 mi Sa'dah
$467