Dhaka vs Khartoum - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Dhaka	Khartoum
🚶 Cost of living one person	$464	$896
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1123	$2041
🏠 One person rent	$141	$416
🏘️ Family rent	$240	$680
🍽️ Food expenses	$202	$315
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.7	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$181	$130
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	73	54
😀 Quality of life	57	36
🏙️ Population	16.8M	5.35M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 48% less expensive than in Khartoum. Cities ranked 8829th and 6246th ($464 vs $896) 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 0.4 months in Dhaka compared to 0.1 months in Khartoum. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Khartoum ranked 2nd in Sudan, while ranked 6151st and 8264th 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	$2.14	$6.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.2	$30.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.03	$6.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.09	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.34	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.37	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$149	$595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$95.5	$272
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$274	$1069
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$463
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.7	$28.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$35.1	$44.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.01%	30.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$939	$2128
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$535	$1137
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$6.93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.36	$11.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.6	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.2	$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.02	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.6	$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$5.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.35	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.49	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.13	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$3.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.92	$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.15	$1.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$3.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.47	$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.88	$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19.7	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12.1	$16.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.15	$3.94
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$46.2	$66.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$57.7	$89.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1844	$1959

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$348
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$352
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$362
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$312
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$282
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$301
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$300
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$287
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$272
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$321
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$286
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$358
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$313
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$294
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$320
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$312
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$313
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$328
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$317
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$315
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$320
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$297
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$315
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$456
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$324
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$320
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$327
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$335
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$318
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$312
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$318
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$323
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$366
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$332
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$308
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$354
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$333
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$302

Cities near Khartoum

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Omdurman	$910
12 km or 7.4 mi	Khartoum North	$879
271 km or 169 mi	Kosti	$857
282 km or 175 mi	Atbara	$1116
353 km or 219 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
366 km or 228 mi	El-Obeid	$867
415 km or 258 mi	Kassala	$971
470 km or 292 mi	Ad-Damazin	$829
629 km or 391 mi	Gondar	$1016
634 km or 394 mi	Keren	$500
668 km or 415 mi	Port Sudan	$964
680 km or 422 mi	Mendefera	$498
682 km or 424 mi	Malakal	$508
685 km or 426 mi	Asmara	$533
690 km or 429 mi	Bahir Dar	$864
740 km or 460 mi	Massawa	$499
783 km or 487 mi	Mekelle	$826
803 km or 499 mi	Al-Fashir	$944
915 km or 568 mi	Nyala	$960
915 km or 569 mi	Dessie	$1039
944 km or 587 mi	Aswan	$348
962 km or 598 mi	Jeddah	$1155
995 km or 618 mi	Addis Ababa	$1289
999 km or 621 mi	Jimma	$802
1005 km or 625 mi	Mecca	$1162
1008 km or 627 mi	Wau	$520
1049 km or 652 mi	Bor	$519
1066 km or 662 mi	Bareq	$903
1100 km or 683 mi	Abha	$911
1103 km or 685 mi	Yanbu	$791
1122 km or 697 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
1122 km or 697 mi	Luxor	$365
1150 km or 715 mi	Awasa	$1031
1170 km or 727 mi	Zabid	$499
1173 km or 729 mi	Bisha	$918
1175 km or 730 mi	Qena	$428
1176 km or 731 mi	Dikhil	$559
1200 km or 746 mi	Juba	$527
1207 km or 750 mi	Ali Sabieh	$557
1208 km or 751 mi	Sa'dah	$498