Istanbul vs Khartoum - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Istanbul	Khartoum
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1248	$888
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3224	$2035
🏠 One person rent	$649	$410
🏘️ Family rent	$1199	$686
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$883	$197
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	95	48
😀 Quality of life	76	32
🏙️ Population	15.7M	5.35M

The cost of living in Istanbul is 41% more expensive than in Khartoum. Cities ranked 4347th and 6100th ($1248 vs $888) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Turkey and Sudan, respectively. Check Turkey vs Sudan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Istanbul compared to 0.2 months in Khartoum. Istanbul ranked 1st best city to live in Turkey vs Khartoum ranked 1st in Sudan, while ranked 850th and 7844th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Istanbul vs Khartoum

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	Istanbul	Khartoum
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$11	$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.1	$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$7.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.14	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.38	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$853	$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$529	$261
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1671	$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$985	$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.3	$28.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$63.7	$44.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.4	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	47.81%	21.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3233	$1145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1719	$800
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.74	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.7	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$5.79	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.79	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.72	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$7.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$6.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$5.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.61	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.18	$1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.19	$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$3.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.23	$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.91	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.38	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.7	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.81	$6.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$78.3	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.76	$3.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.1	$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$66.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$815	$63.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17728	$2064

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Cities near Istanbul

Distance	City	Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi	Cayirova	$599
46 km or 28 mi	Gebze	$573
73 km or 45 mi	Korfez	$782
79 km or 49 mi	Kocaeli	$718
83 km or 51 mi	Golcuk	$835
87 km or 54 mi	Izmit	$1113
91 km or 56 mi	Kapakli	$701
92 km or 57 mi	Bursa	$743
96 km or 59 mi	Kartepe	$872
98 km or 61 mi	Corlu	$690
111 km or 69 mi	Bandirma	$679
113 km or 70 mi	Inegol	$708
121 km or 75 mi	Tekirdag	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Adapazari	$455
124 km or 77 mi	Sakarya	$547
129 km or 80 mi	Bilecik	$755
141 km or 88 mi	Luleburgaz	$661
166 km or 103 mi	Kirklareli	$642
176 km or 110 mi	Balikesir	$707
186 km or 115 mi	Duzce	$535
190 km or 118 mi	Eskisehir	$691
192 km or 120 mi	Uzunkopru	$652
197 km or 122 mi	Kutahya	$568
207 km or 129 mi	Burgas	$721
208 km or 129 mi	Karadeniz Eregli	$626
214 km or 133 mi	Edirne	$624
224 km or 139 mi	Bolu	$616
234 km or 145 mi	Soma	$679
236 km or 147 mi	Canakkale	$690
259 km or 161 mi	Varna	$892
260 km or 162 mi	Alexandroupoli	$911
261 km or 162 mi	Yambol	$546
261 km or 162 mi	Usak	$629
284 km or 177 mi	Afyonkarahisar	$464
287 km or 178 mi	Sliven	$631
290 km or 180 mi	Salihli	$677
290 km or 180 mi	Bartin	$710
295 km or 184 mi	Manisa	$638
296 km or 184 mi	Mytilene	$934
299 km or 186 mi	Komotini	$899

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