Essen vs Khartoum - Cost of Living Comparison

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Essen Khartoum
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1519
$901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3604
$2052
🏠 One person rent
$759
$426
🏘️ Family rent
$1284
$714
🍽️ Food expenses
$474
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3220
$198
😷 Air quality
Good
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
25 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
95
48
😀 Quality of life
95
31
🏙️ Population
579K
5.35M

The cost of living in Essen is 69% more expensive than in Khartoum. Cities ranked 3358th and 5963rd ($1519 vs $901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 247th and 8th in Germany and Sudan, respectively. Check Germany vs Sudan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Essen compared to 0.2 months in Khartoum. Essen ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Khartoum ranked 1st in Sudan, while ranked 32nd and 8338th among best cities to live in the world.

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Essen Khartoum
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$12.5
$5.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.2
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$7.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.1
$2.01
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.57
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$639
$614
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1100
$1173
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$925
$466
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$36.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$282
$55.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.6
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.99%
21.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4207
$1143
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5688
$804
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.28
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.9
$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.8
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.28
$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$6.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.58
$5.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.61
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.9
$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.97
$3.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.16
$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.53
$4.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$33.3
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.2
$6.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$83.1
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$4.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$28
👟 Brand Sneakers
$96.4
$66.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$426
$62.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9133
$2074

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Cities near Essen

Distance City Cost of living
9.5 km or 5.9 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1350
9.6 km or 6 mi Mulheim
$1402
10 km or 6.3 mi Bottrop
$1267
11 km or 7.1 mi Oberhausen
$1384
12 km or 7.8 mi Velbert
$1387
13 km or 8.3 mi Hattingen
$1389
14 km or 8.4 mi Gladbeck
$1375
14 km or 8.8 mi Heiligenhaus
$1412
15 km or 9 mi Bochum
$1471
18 km or 11 mi Herne
$1558
18 km or 11 mi Duisburg
$1395
19 km or 12 mi Herten
$1424
19 km or 12 mi Wulfrath
$1369
19 km or 12 mi Sprockhovel
$1356
20 km or 13 mi Ratingen
$1470
22 km or 14 mi Witten
$1286
23 km or 14 mi Recklinghausen
$1407
23 km or 14 mi Mettmann
$1432
23 km or 14 mi Dinslaken
$1387
24 km or 15 mi Dorsten
$1399
24 km or 15 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1430
24 km or 15 mi Wuppertal
$1124
25 km or 16 mi Marl
$1415
26 km or 16 mi Erkrath
$1493
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1318
27 km or 17 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1422
27 km or 17 mi Moers
$1417
27 km or 17 mi Wetter
$1373
28 km or 17 mi Gevelsberg
$1367
28 km or 18 mi Voerde
$1396
28 km or 18 mi Ennepetal
$1351
29 km or 18 mi Haan
$1458
30 km or 18 mi Dusseldorf
$1776
30 km or 18 mi Herdecke
$1388
30 km or 19 mi Rheinberg
$1394
31 km or 20 mi Hilden
$1501
32 km or 20 mi Neukirchen-Vluyn
$1409
32 km or 20 mi Waltrop
$1407
32 km or 20 mi Solingen
$1511
32 km or 20 mi Datteln
$1410

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Omdurman
$936
12 km or 7.4 mi Khartoum North
$899
271 km or 169 mi Kosti
$881
282 km or 175 mi Atbara
$1095
353 km or 219 mi El-Gadarif
$959
366 km or 228 mi El-Obeid
$881
415 km or 258 mi Kassala
$1061
470 km or 292 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
629 km or 391 mi Gondar
$885
634 km or 394 mi Keren
$466
668 km or 415 mi Port Sudan
$1361
680 km or 422 mi Mendefera
$466
682 km or 424 mi Malakal
$479
685 km or 426 mi Asmara
$498
690 km or 429 mi Bahir Dar
$883
740 km or 460 mi Massawa
$467
783 km or 487 mi Mekelle
$800
803 km or 499 mi Al-Fashir
$1019
915 km or 568 mi Nyala
$1034
915 km or 569 mi Dessie
$820
944 km or 587 mi Aswan
$280
962 km or 598 mi Jeddah
$1100
995 km or 618 mi Addis Ababa
$923
999 km or 621 mi Jimma
$871
1005 km or 625 mi Mecca
$1032
1008 km or 627 mi Wau
$484
1049 km or 652 mi Bor
$489
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$920
1100 km or 683 mi Abha
$923
1103 km or 685 mi Yanbu
$844
1122 km or 697 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
1122 km or 697 mi Luxor
$404
1150 km or 715 mi Awasa
$840
1170 km or 727 mi Zabid
$466
1173 km or 729 mi Bisha
$938
1175 km or 730 mi Qena
$443
1176 km or 731 mi Dikhil
$524
1200 km or 746 mi Juba
$498
1207 km or 750 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
1208 km or 751 mi Sa'dah
$467