Dhaka vs Khartoum - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Khartoum
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$888
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$2035
🏠 One person rent	$118	$410
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$686
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$197
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	72	48
😀 Quality of life	54	32
🏙️ Population	16.8M	5.35M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 52% less expensive than in Khartoum. Cities ranked 8899th and 6100th ($430 vs $888) 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 0.6 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 5971st and 7844th 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	$1.89	$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$7.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$261
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$28.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$44.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	21.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$1145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$800
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$7.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$6.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$5.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$3.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$6.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$3.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$66.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$63.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$2064

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Cities near Dhaka

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Narayanganj	$309
38 km or 24 mi	Narsingdi	$295
77 km or 48 mi	Brahmanbaria	$297
90 km or 56 mi	Agartala	$367
113 km or 70 mi	Barisal	$287
115 km or 71 mi	Mymensingh	$264
132 km or 82 mi	Khulna	$303
135 km or 84 mi	Jessore	$289
164 km or 102 mi	Bogra	$280
196 km or 122 mi	Rajshahi	$274
196 km or 122 mi	Krishnanagar	$281
199 km or 124 mi	Sylhet	$305
207 km or 129 mi	Shantipur	$294
213 km or 132 mi	Chittagong	$351
221 km or 137 mi	Naihati	$328
222 km or 138 mi	Berhampore	$304
223 km or 139 mi	Bhatpara	$337
224 km or 139 mi	Hugli-Chuchura	$327
226 km or 141 mi	Chandannagar	$327
228 km or 142 mi	Rajarhat	$347
229 km or 142 mi	Madhyamgram	$334
234 km or 145 mi	Barrackpore	$329
234 km or 146 mi	North Dumdum	$337
235 km or 146 mi	Balurghat	$307
236 km or 147 mi	Serampore	$330
236 km or 147 mi	Aizawl	$478
236 km or 147 mi	Panihati	$338
238 km or 148 mi	Kamarhati	$336
238 km or 148 mi	South Dumdum	$345
238 km or 148 mi	Bidhannagar	$355
239 km or 149 mi	Baranagar	$333
239 km or 149 mi	Uttarpara	$327
241 km or 150 mi	Bally	$331
247 km or 154 mi	Howrah	$332
248 km or 154 mi	Kolkata	$404
248 km or 154 mi	Rajpur Sonarpur	$354
254 km or 158 mi	Rangpur	$296
255 km or 159 mi	Shillong	$408
259 km or 161 mi	Barasat	$350
265 km or 165 mi	Bardhaman	$314

Cities near Khartoum

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Omdurman	$908
12 km or 7.4 mi	Khartoum North	$877
271 km or 169 mi	Kosti	$860
282 km or 175 mi	Atbara	$1131
353 km or 219 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
366 km or 228 mi	El-Obeid	$855
415 km or 258 mi	Kassala	$1006
470 km or 292 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
629 km or 391 mi	Gondar	$897
634 km or 394 mi	Keren	$488
668 km or 415 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
680 km or 422 mi	Mendefera	$487
682 km or 424 mi	Malakal	$496
685 km or 426 mi	Asmara	$520
690 km or 429 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
740 km or 460 mi	Massawa	$486
783 km or 487 mi	Mekelle	$662
803 km or 499 mi	Al-Fashir	$960
915 km or 568 mi	Nyala	$974
915 km or 569 mi	Dessie	$838
944 km or 587 mi	Aswan	$329
962 km or 598 mi	Jeddah	$1146
995 km or 618 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
999 km or 621 mi	Jimma	$654
1005 km or 625 mi	Mecca	$979
1008 km or 627 mi	Wau	$508
1049 km or 652 mi	Bor	$506
1066 km or 662 mi	Bareq	$902
1100 km or 683 mi	Abha	$910
1103 km or 685 mi	Yanbu	$829
1122 km or 697 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
1122 km or 697 mi	Luxor	$335
1150 km or 715 mi	Awasa	$886
1170 km or 727 mi	Zabid	$482
1173 km or 729 mi	Bisha	$905
1175 km or 730 mi	Qena	$362
1176 km or 731 mi	Dikhil	$542
1200 km or 746 mi	Juba	$513
1207 km or 750 mi	Ali Sabieh	$542
1208 km or 751 mi	Sa'dah	$482