Edinburgh vs Omdurman - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Edinburgh	Omdurman
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2140	$908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5387	$2092
🏠 One person rent	$1269	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$2336	$764
🍽️ Food expenses	$530	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$161	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3522	$200
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	88	48
😀 Quality of life	94	31
🏙️ Population	488K	2.81M

The cost of living in Edinburgh is 136% more expensive than in Omdurman. Cities ranked 1491st and 5997th ($2140 vs $908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 7th in the United Kingdom and Sudan, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Sudan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Edinburgh compared to 0.2 months in Omdurman. Edinburgh ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Omdurman ranked 2nd in Sudan, while ranked 34th and 7979th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edinburgh vs Omdurman

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	Edinburgh	Omdurman
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.4	$6.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.9	$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.21	$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.09	$1.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.64	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.55	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1331	$636
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$970	$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2573	$1183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1865	$538
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$188	$29
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$291	$44.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.4	$52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.75%	21.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6219	$1234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4199	$847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.54	$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$83	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.8	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$9.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.87	$8.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.2	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.87	$5.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.87	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.07	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$3.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.9	$1.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$3.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.45	$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.07	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.2	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$106	$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.5	$3.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$111	$28
👟 Brand Sneakers	$106	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1772	$59.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21911	$2051

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Edinburgh

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1610
21 km or 13 mi	Livingston	$1608
21 km or 13 mi	Dunfermline	$1692
42 km or 26 mi	Alloa	$1649
49 km or 30 mi	Cumbernauld	$1475
49 km or 31 mi	Stirling	$1604
52 km or 32 mi	Perth	$1500
56 km or 35 mi	Hamilton	$1699
59 km or 37 mi	Dundee	$1482
65 km or 40 mi	East Kilbride	$1763
66 km or 41 mi	Glasgow	$2011
78 km or 48 mi	Paisley	$1765
89 km or 56 mi	Kilmarnock	$1480
98 km or 61 mi	Greenock	$1601
99 km or 61 mi	Irvine	$1551
102 km or 63 mi	Dumfries	$1246
105 km or 65 mi	Ayr	$1404
120 km or 74 mi	Carlisle	$1567
147 km or 91 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1726
149 km or 93 mi	Aberdeen	$1614
150 km or 93 mi	Gateshead	$1705
153 km or 95 mi	Tynemouth	$1638
153 km or 95 mi	Jarrow	$1651
154 km or 96 mi	South Shields	$1628
158 km or 98 mi	Washington	$1637
158 km or 98 mi	Whitehaven	$1732
164 km or 102 mi	Sunderland	$1510
166 km or 103 mi	Durham	$1707
173 km or 107 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1592
182 km or 113 mi	Inverness	$1722
189 km or 117 mi	Hartlepool	$1328
189 km or 117 mi	Elgin	$1393
190 km or 118 mi	Darlington	$1288
194 km or 121 mi	Stockton-on-Tees	$1377
197 km or 123 mi	Middlesbrough	$1500
211 km or 131 mi	Morecambe	$1714
212 km or 132 mi	Bangor	$1382
213 km or 132 mi	Lancaster	$1629
216 km or 134 mi	Douglas	$1968
224 km or 139 mi	Newtownabbey	$1692

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