Jerusalem vs Omdurman - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Jerusalem	Omdurman
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2114	$908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5127	$2092
🏠 One person rent	$1224	$435
🏘️ Family rent	$2310	$764
🍽️ Food expenses	$591	$312
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2561	$200
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	78	48
😀 Quality of life	85	31
🏙️ Population	936K	2.81M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 133% more expensive than in Omdurman. Cities ranked 1551st and 5997th ($2114 vs $908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 7th in Israel and Sudan, respectively. Check Israel vs Sudan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Jerusalem compared to 0.2 months in Omdurman. Jerusalem ranked 4th best city to live in Israel vs Omdurman ranked 2nd in Sudan, while ranked 374th and 7979th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Jerusalem vs Omdurman

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	Jerusalem	Omdurman
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.2	$6.37
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$30.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$7.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.98	$1.97
☕ Cappuccino	$4.27	$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1380	$636
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$980	$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2752	$1183
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1903	$538
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$29
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$209	$44.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$27.8	$52
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.04%	21.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13235	$1234
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8778	$847
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.69	$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$18.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.05	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.5	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.94	$2.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$9.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$8.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$7.57
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$5.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.99	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$3.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.82	$1.61
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.12	$3.84
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.82	$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.39	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$89.6	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.6	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$92.4	$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$14.5	$3.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$100	$28
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$878	$59.7
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17799	$2051

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$905
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$996
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$762
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$813
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1556
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2123
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1811
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1930
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1884
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$877
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2156
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1834
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$761
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2145
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1931
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$552
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1902
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1680
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1511

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