Dhaka vs Khartoum - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Dhaka	Khartoum
🚶 Cost of living one person	$456	$901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1241	$2052
🏠 One person rent	$106	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$258	$714
🍽️ Food expenses	$220	$299
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$309	$198
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	72	48
😀 Quality of life	57	31
🏙️ Population	16.8M	5.35M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 49% less expensive than in Khartoum. Cities ranked 8745th and 5963rd ($456 vs $901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Bangladesh and Sudan, respectively. Check Bangladesh vs Sudan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Dhaka compared to 0.2 months in Khartoum. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Khartoum ranked 1st in Sudan, while ranked 5727th and 8338th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Khartoum

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	Dhaka	Khartoum
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.5	$5.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.76	$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.21	$7.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.46	$2.01
☕ Cappuccino	$2.19	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.35	$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$106	$614
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.5	$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$343	$1173
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$178	$466
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$19.3	$36.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$55.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16	$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.78%	21.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1103	$1143
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$577	$804
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.48	$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.2	$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.98	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.69	$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.36	$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.9	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.44	$6.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$5.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.81	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.4	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.21	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.82	$3.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.65	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.91	$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.24	$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.97	$4.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.19	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.3	$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.53	$6.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.9	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.22	$4.01
👖 Brand Jeans	$17.1	$28
👟 Brand Sneakers	$45.3	$66.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.9	$62.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1449	$2074

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$446
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$303
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$342
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$387
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$324
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$290
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$342
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$310
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$315
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$293
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$287
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$312
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$304
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$362
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$338
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$311
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$347
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$336
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$339
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$356
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$346
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$341
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$348
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$319
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$343
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$520
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$351
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$349
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$355
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$364
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$346
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$342
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$346
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$354
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$399
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$361
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$325
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$360
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$357
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$323

Cities near Khartoum

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Omdurman	$936
12 km or 7.4 mi	Khartoum North	$899
271 km or 169 mi	Kosti	$881
282 km or 175 mi	Atbara	$1095
353 km or 219 mi	El-Gadarif	$959
366 km or 228 mi	El-Obeid	$881
415 km or 258 mi	Kassala	$1061
470 km or 292 mi	Ad-Damazin	$857
629 km or 391 mi	Gondar	$885
634 km or 394 mi	Keren	$466
668 km or 415 mi	Port Sudan	$1361
680 km or 422 mi	Mendefera	$466
682 km or 424 mi	Malakal	$479
685 km or 426 mi	Asmara	$498
690 km or 429 mi	Bahir Dar	$883
740 km or 460 mi	Massawa	$467
783 km or 487 mi	Mekelle	$800
803 km or 499 mi	Al-Fashir	$1019
915 km or 568 mi	Nyala	$1034
915 km or 569 mi	Dessie	$820
944 km or 587 mi	Aswan	$280
962 km or 598 mi	Jeddah	$1100
995 km or 618 mi	Addis Ababa	$923
999 km or 621 mi	Jimma	$871
1005 km or 625 mi	Mecca	$1032
1008 km or 627 mi	Wau	$484
1049 km or 652 mi	Bor	$489
1066 km or 662 mi	Bareq	$920
1100 km or 683 mi	Abha	$923
1103 km or 685 mi	Yanbu	$844
1122 km or 697 mi	Al Hudaydah	$489
1122 km or 697 mi	Luxor	$404
1150 km or 715 mi	Awasa	$840
1170 km or 727 mi	Zabid	$466
1173 km or 729 mi	Bisha	$938
1175 km or 730 mi	Qena	$443
1176 km or 731 mi	Dikhil	$524
1200 km or 746 mi	Juba	$498
1207 km or 750 mi	Ali Sabieh	$524
1208 km or 751 mi	Sa'dah	$467