Houston vs Khartoum - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Houston	Khartoum
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2265	$888
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5664	$2035
🏠 One person rent	$1305	$410
🏘️ Family rent	$2467	$686
🍽️ Food expenses	$581	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$212	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4390	$197
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	100	48
😀 Quality of life	91	32
🏙️ Population	2.3M	5.35M

The cost of living in Houston is 155% more expensive than in Khartoum. Cities ranked 1229th and 6100th ($2265 vs $888) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1115th and 8th in the United States and Sudan, respectively. Check the United States vs Sudan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Houston compared to 0.2 months in Khartoum. Houston ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Khartoum ranked 1st in Sudan, while ranked 97th and 7844th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Houston	Khartoum
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.2	$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.3	$7.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$5.4	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1390	$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1037	$261
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2766	$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2058	$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$132	$28.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$202	$44.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.6	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.58%	21.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2714	$1145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1949	$800
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.25	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.7	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.92	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.07	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$7.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$6.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.29	$5.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.01	$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.62	$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$3.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.13	$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.64	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.46	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$6.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$127	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.6	$3.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.6	$66.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1470	$63.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18964	$2064

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2108
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2087
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2196
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2093
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2097
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2232
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2311
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2065
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2056
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2014
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1799
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1855
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2089
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2089
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1673
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1853
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1944
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1907
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1878
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2215
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2037
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1986
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1510
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2455
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2163
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2134
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2223
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2192
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2224
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2182
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2260
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2230
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2182

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