Houston vs Khartoum - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Houston	Khartoum
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2240	$896
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5311	$2041
🏠 One person rent	$1275	$416
🏘️ Family rent	$2042	$680
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$315
🚐 Transport expenses	$199	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4580	$130
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	100	54
😀 Quality of life	93	36
🏙️ Population	2.3M	5.35M

The cost of living in Houston is 150% more expensive than in Khartoum. Cities ranked 1375th and 6246th ($2240 vs $896) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1186th 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 2 months in Houston compared to 0.1 months in Khartoum. Houston ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Khartoum ranked 2nd in Sudan, while ranked 77th and 8264th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Houston	Khartoum
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.5	$6.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$72	$30.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$6.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.31	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$5.42	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1397	$595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$997	$272
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2394	$1069
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1614	$463
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$28.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$207	$44.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.4	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	30.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2608	$2128
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1961	$1137
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.24	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71	$6.93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.5	$11.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.1	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.7	$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.77	$5.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$2.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.42	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.3	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$3.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.01	$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.68	$1.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$3.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.92	$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.88	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.6	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$141	$16.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.5	$3.94
👖 Brand Jeans	$46	$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.4	$66.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1504	$89.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23708	$1959

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Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2240
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2177
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2216
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2094
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2155
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2308
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2376
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2110
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2095
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2067
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1828
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1948
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2129
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2020
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1592
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1900
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1993
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1881
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1883
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2220
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2029
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1975
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1493
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2416
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2148
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2136
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2222
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2188
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2215
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2210
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2241
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2279
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2233

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