Jeddah vs Omdurman - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jeddah	Omdurman
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1146	$908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2809	$2092
🏠 One person rent	$512	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$899	$764
🍽️ Food expenses	$330	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$176	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2297	$200
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	45	48
😀 Quality of life	76	31
🏙️ Population	4.7M	2.81M

The cost of living in Jeddah is 26% more expensive than in Omdurman. Cities ranked 4650th and 5997th ($1146 vs $908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th in Saudi Arabia and Sudan, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Sudan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Jeddah compared to 0.2 months in Omdurman. Jeddah ranked 2nd best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Omdurman ranked 2nd in Sudan, while ranked 860th and 7979th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jeddah vs Omdurman

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	Jeddah	Omdurman
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.67	$6.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.1	$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.93	$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$1.97
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.74	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$436	$636
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$976	$1183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$666	$538
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$29
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.2	$44.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.57%	21.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2107	$1234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$37.7	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.6	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.62	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.93	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.78	$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.62	$9.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$8.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$5.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.3	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.35	$3.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.9	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.7	$1.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.52	$3.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.65	$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.41	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.79	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$90.8	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.5	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.4	$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$3.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$28
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.8	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$410	$59.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6204	$2051

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Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$979
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1215
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$905
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$902
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$910
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$961
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$488
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$861
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$486
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$937
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1131
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$520
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$329
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$482
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$969
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$846
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$1006
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$487
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1078
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$335
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$362
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$342
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1637
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$336
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$546
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$481
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$662
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$381
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$482
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$360
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$781
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$877
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$486

Cities near Omdurman

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Khartoum	$888
19 km or 12 mi	Khartoum North	$877
278 km or 173 mi	Atbara	$1131
281 km or 174 mi	Kosti	$860
364 km or 226 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
368 km or 229 mi	El-Obeid	$855
423 km or 263 mi	Kassala	$1006
481 km or 299 mi	Ad-Damazin	$836
639 km or 397 mi	Gondar	$897
641 km or 398 mi	Keren	$488
667 km or 414 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
687 km or 427 mi	Mendefera	$487
690 km or 428 mi	Malakal	$496
693 km or 430 mi	Asmara	$520
701 km or 435 mi	Bahir Dar	$752
746 km or 464 mi	Massawa	$486
792 km or 492 mi	Mekelle	$662
799 km or 496 mi	Al-Fashir	$960
912 km or 567 mi	Nyala	$974
926 km or 575 mi	Dessie	$838
936 km or 581 mi	Aswan	$329
961 km or 597 mi	Jeddah	$1146
1004 km or 624 mi	Mecca	$979
1006 km or 625 mi	Addis Ababa	$1180
1010 km or 628 mi	Jimma	$654
1013 km or 629 mi	Wau	$508
1057 km or 657 mi	Bor	$506
1069 km or 664 mi	Bareq	$902
1099 km or 683 mi	Yanbu	$829
1104 km or 686 mi	Abha	$910
1114 km or 692 mi	Luxor	$335
1129 km or 702 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
1161 km or 722 mi	Awasa	$886
1166 km or 724 mi	Qena	$362
1175 km or 730 mi	Bisha	$905
1178 km or 732 mi	Zabid	$482
1186 km or 737 mi	Dikhil	$542
1208 km or 751 mi	Juba	$513
1212 km or 753 mi	Sohag	$360
1214 km or 754 mi	Sa'dah	$482