Dushanbe vs Khartoum - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dushanbe	Khartoum
🚶 Cost of living one person	$605	$888
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1616	$2035
🏠 One person rent	$265	$410
🏘️ Family rent	$503	$686
🍽️ Food expenses	$227	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$25.9	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$150	$197
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	35	48
😀 Quality of life	36	32
🏙️ Population	863K	5.35M

The cost of living in Dushanbe is 32% less expensive than in Khartoum. Cities ranked 7600th and 6100th ($605 vs $888) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 8th in Tajikistan and Sudan, respectively. Check Tajikistan vs Sudan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Dushanbe compared to 0.2 months in Khartoum. Dushanbe ranked 1st best city to live in Tajikistan vs Khartoum ranked 1st in Sudan, while ranked 7359th and 7844th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dushanbe vs Khartoum

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	Dushanbe	Khartoum
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.46	$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.5	$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.95	$7.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.09	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.9	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.63	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$366	$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$184	$261
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$605	$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$407	$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$22.5	$28.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$34.6	$44.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.7	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	20.09%	21.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$859	$1145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$522	$800
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.23	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$4.56	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.18	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.56	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.71	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.12	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$7.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.89	$6.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$5.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.52	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.43	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.56	$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.8	$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.29	$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$3.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.79	$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.79	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.43	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.57	$6.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$71.6	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.64	$3.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$30.1	$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$75.3	$66.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$106	$63.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13506	$2064

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Cities near Dushanbe

Distance	City	Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
82 km or 51 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
145 km or 90 mi	Panjakent	$602
150 km or 93 mi	Istaravshan	$613
190 km or 118 mi	Jizzakh	$507
198 km or 123 mi	Samarkand	$472
200 km or 124 mi	Ghafurov	$614
201 km or 125 mi	Buston	$615
203 km or 126 mi	Khujand	$623
205 km or 127 mi	Kunduz	$394
234 km or 145 mi	Istiklol	$613
236 km or 147 mi	Konibodom	$613
255 km or 158 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
261 km or 162 mi	Qarshi	$484
292 km or 181 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
306 km or 190 mi	Tashkent	$853
327 km or 203 mi	Fergana	$626
328 km or 204 mi	Margilan	$591
329 km or 204 mi	Chirchiq	$444
341 km or 212 mi	Sheberghan	$414
365 km or 227 mi	Namangan	$538
386 km or 240 mi	Andijan	$430
399 km or 248 mi	Bukhara	$431
406 km or 252 mi	Osh	$477
420 km or 261 mi	Shymkent	$569
445 km or 276 mi	Jalal-Abad	$538
451 km or 280 mi	Kabul	$474
456 km or 283 mi	Turkmenabat	$1523
484 km or 301 mi	Jalalabad	$303
511 km or 318 mi	Toktogul	$607
526 km or 327 mi	Taraz	$441
526 km or 327 mi	Talas	$623
528 km or 328 mi	Turkistan	$512
529 km or 329 mi	Mingora	$364
550 km or 342 mi	Kentau	$501
555 km or 345 mi	Gardez	$386
560 km or 348 mi	Ghazni	$389
564 km or 350 mi	Peshawar	$346
566 km or 352 mi	Mardan	$366
591 km or 367 mi	Khost	$366

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