Dhaka vs Omdurman - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dhaka	Omdurman
🚶 Cost of living one person	$430	$908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1093	$2092
🏠 One person rent	$118	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$238	$764
🍽️ Food expenses	$194	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$80.1	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$274	$200
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	72	48
😀 Quality of life	54	31
🏙️ Population	16.8M	2.81M

The cost of living in Dhaka is 53% less expensive than in Omdurman. Cities ranked 8899th and 5997th ($430 vs $908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th 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 Omdurman. Dhaka ranked 1st best city to live in Bangladesh vs Omdurman ranked 2nd in Sudan, while ranked 5971st and 7979th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dhaka vs Omdurman

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	Dhaka	Omdurman
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.89	$6.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$12.4	$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.54	$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.23	$1.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.31	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$123	$636
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$73.8	$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$290	$1183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$168	$538
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$21.6	$29
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.3	$44.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	10.62%	21.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$963	$1234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$528	$847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.41	$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.5	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.43	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.01	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.66	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.3	$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.37	$9.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$8.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$5.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.51	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.92	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.19	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.86	$3.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.46	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.86	$1.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.55	$3.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.89	$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.78	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.66	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$17.3	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.04	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.37	$3.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.5	$28
👟 Brand Sneakers	$40.3	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$47.4	$59.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1681	$2051

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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 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