Damascus vs Omdurman - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Omdurman
🚶 Cost of living one person
$638
$908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1494
$2092
🏠 One person rent
$291
$435
🏘️ Family rent
$523
$764
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$312
🚐 Transport expenses
$80.7
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$55.7
$200
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
25
48
😀 Quality of life
34
31
🏙️ Population
2.69M
2.81M

The cost of living in Damascus is 30% less expensive than in Omdurman. Cities ranked 7300th and 5997th ($638 vs $908) 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 7688th and 7979th among best cities to live in the world.

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Damascus Omdurman
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.01
$6.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$34.8
$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.96
$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.5
$1.97
☕ Cappuccino
$1.26
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.25
$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$262
$636
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$154
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$590
$1183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$330
$538
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.5
$29
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$74.5
$44.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$67.2
$52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
13.68%
21.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1862
$1234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$879
$847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.1
$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.9
$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.63
$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.76
$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$9.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$8.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.1
$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$5.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.86
$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.52
$3.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$1.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.24
$3.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$13.2
$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.03
$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.81
$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.82
$3.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.8
$28
👟 Brand Sneakers
$47.5
$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$48.6
$59.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1666
$2051

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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 Omdurman

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Khartoum
$888
19 km or 12 mi Khartoum North
$877
278 km or 173 mi Atbara
$1131
281 km or 174 mi Kosti
$860
364 km or 226 mi El-Gadarif
$943
368 km or 229 mi El-Obeid
$855
423 km or 263 mi Kassala
$1006
481 km or 299 mi Ad-Damazin
$836
639 km or 397 mi Gondar
$897
641 km or 398 mi Keren
$488
667 km or 414 mi Port Sudan
$1003
687 km or 427 mi Mendefera
$487
690 km or 428 mi Malakal
$496
693 km or 430 mi Asmara
$520
701 km or 435 mi Bahir Dar
$752
746 km or 464 mi Massawa
$486
792 km or 492 mi Mekelle
$662
799 km or 496 mi Al-Fashir
$960
912 km or 567 mi Nyala
$974
926 km or 575 mi Dessie
$838
936 km or 581 mi Aswan
$329
961 km or 597 mi Jeddah
$1146
1004 km or 624 mi Mecca
$979
1006 km or 625 mi Addis Ababa
$1180
1010 km or 628 mi Jimma
$654
1013 km or 629 mi Wau
$508
1057 km or 657 mi Bor
$506
1069 km or 664 mi Bareq
$902
1099 km or 683 mi Yanbu
$829
1104 km or 686 mi Abha
$910
1114 km or 692 mi Luxor
$335
1129 km or 702 mi Al Hudaydah
$505
1161 km or 722 mi Awasa
$886
1166 km or 724 mi Qena
$362
1175 km or 730 mi Bisha
$905
1178 km or 732 mi Zabid
$482
1186 km or 737 mi Dikhil
$542
1208 km or 751 mi Juba
$513
1212 km or 753 mi Sohag
$360
1214 km or 754 mi Sa'dah
$482