Glasgow vs Khartoum - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Glasgow	Khartoum
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2058	$896
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4930	$2041
🏠 One person rent	$1155	$416
🏘️ Family rent	$2017	$680
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$315
🚐 Transport expenses	$183	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3074	$130
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	94	54
😀 Quality of life	95	36
🏙️ Population	626K	5.35M

The cost of living in Glasgow is 130% more expensive than in Khartoum. Cities ranked 1833rd and 6246th ($2058 vs $896) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 94th and 8th 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 1.5 months in Glasgow compared to 0.1 months in Khartoum. Glasgow ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Khartoum ranked 2nd in Sudan, while ranked 52nd and 8264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Glasgow vs Khartoum

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	Glasgow	Khartoum
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.9	$6.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$96.4	$30.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$6.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.73	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.81	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.96	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1172	$595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$856	$272
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2085	$1069
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1575	$463
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$28.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$301	$44.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.1	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.83%	30.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4064	$2128
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3045	$1137
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.97	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$94.2	$6.93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.9	$11.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.93	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.74	$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.1	$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$5.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.98	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.6	$3.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$21.1	$1.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.03	$3.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.61	$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.03	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.1	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.9	$16.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$3.94
👖 Brand Jeans	$118	$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$66.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1138	$89.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18105	$1959

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Cities near Glasgow

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	East Kilbride	$1840
11 km or 7.1 mi	Paisley	$1837
16 km or 10 mi	Hamilton	$1797
19 km or 12 mi	Cumbernauld	$1619
32 km or 20 mi	Kilmarnock	$1527
34 km or 21 mi	Greenock	$1575
35 km or 21 mi	Stirling	$1711
37 km or 23 mi	Irvine	$1630
40 km or 25 mi	Alloa	$1762
46 km or 29 mi	Livingston	$1775
50 km or 31 mi	Ayr	$1522
54 km or 34 mi	Dunfermline	$1728
66 km or 41 mi	Edinburgh	$2310
73 km or 45 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1768
78 km or 49 mi	Perth	$1641
97 km or 60 mi	Dumfries	$1485
104 km or 65 mi	Dundee	$1480
136 km or 85 mi	Carlisle	$1759
152 km or 94 mi	Whitehaven	$1778
161 km or 100 mi	Bangor	$1484
170 km or 106 mi	Newtownabbey	$1808
176 km or 110 mi	Belfast	$1884
181 km or 112 mi	Inverness	$2021
187 km or 116 mi	Lisburn	$1879
191 km or 119 mi	Douglas	$2205
193 km or 120 mi	Newcastle upon Tyne	$1963
195 km or 121 mi	Aberdeen	$1769
196 km or 121 mi	Gateshead	$1906
200 km or 124 mi	Jarrow	$1825
201 km or 125 mi	Tynemouth	$1805
202 km or 126 mi	South Shields	$1780
203 km or 126 mi	Washington	$1797
207 km or 128 mi	Elgin	$1507
208 km or 129 mi	Durham	$2079
210 km or 131 mi	Sunderland	$1602
211 km or 131 mi	Bishop Auckland	$1761
218 km or 135 mi	Derry	$1551
219 km or 136 mi	Morecambe	$1840
222 km or 138 mi	Lancaster	$1839
227 km or 141 mi	Darlington	$1429

Cities near Khartoum

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Omdurman	$910
12 km or 7.4 mi	Khartoum North	$879
271 km or 169 mi	Kosti	$857
282 km or 175 mi	Atbara	$1116
353 km or 219 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
366 km or 228 mi	El-Obeid	$867
415 km or 258 mi	Kassala	$971
470 km or 292 mi	Ad-Damazin	$829
629 km or 391 mi	Gondar	$1016
634 km or 394 mi	Keren	$500
668 km or 415 mi	Port Sudan	$964
680 km or 422 mi	Mendefera	$498
682 km or 424 mi	Malakal	$508
685 km or 426 mi	Asmara	$533
690 km or 429 mi	Bahir Dar	$864
740 km or 460 mi	Massawa	$499
783 km or 487 mi	Mekelle	$826
803 km or 499 mi	Al-Fashir	$944
915 km or 568 mi	Nyala	$960
915 km or 569 mi	Dessie	$1039
944 km or 587 mi	Aswan	$348
962 km or 598 mi	Jeddah	$1155
995 km or 618 mi	Addis Ababa	$1289
999 km or 621 mi	Jimma	$802
1005 km or 625 mi	Mecca	$1162
1008 km or 627 mi	Wau	$520
1049 km or 652 mi	Bor	$519
1066 km or 662 mi	Bareq	$903
1100 km or 683 mi	Abha	$911
1103 km or 685 mi	Yanbu	$791
1122 km or 697 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
1122 km or 697 mi	Luxor	$365
1150 km or 715 mi	Awasa	$1031
1170 km or 727 mi	Zabid	$499
1173 km or 729 mi	Bisha	$918
1175 km or 730 mi	Qena	$428
1176 km or 731 mi	Dikhil	$559
1200 km or 746 mi	Juba	$527
1207 km or 750 mi	Ali Sabieh	$557
1208 km or 751 mi	Sa'dah	$498