Jerusalem vs Omdurman - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Jerusalem	Omdurman
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2447	$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5689	$2087
🏠 One person rent	$1439	$441
🏘️ Family rent	$2480	$760
🍽️ Food expenses	$674	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3017	$190
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	38 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	78	54
😀 Quality of life	87	37
🏙️ Population	936K	2.81M

The cost of living in Jerusalem is 169% more expensive than in Omdurman. Cities ranked 950th and 6170th ($2447 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd 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 1st in Sudan, while ranked 351st and 8150th 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	$24.3	$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.4	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$18.4	$6.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.82	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.56	$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$620
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1189	$295
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2738	$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2087	$543
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$28.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$44.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$52.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.94%	30.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14293	$2141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9538	$1156
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.97	$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$7.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.26	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.33	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.57	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$8.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.4	$7.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$5.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.22	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.38	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$3.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.03	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.7	$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.35	$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.4	$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.19	$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.5	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.8	$6.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.8	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$117	$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$143	$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$954	$83.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23696	$1919

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Cities near Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$987
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$1072
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$837
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1998
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$1021
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1732
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2347
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1947
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$2142
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$2130
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2233
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$2027
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$2032
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$2064
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$915
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2303
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1937
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$807
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$2040
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2492
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1993
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2937
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$2153
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$548
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$2108
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1855
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1879
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1850

Cities near Omdurman

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Khartoum	$896
19 km or 12 mi	Khartoum North	$879
278 km or 173 mi	Atbara	$1116
281 km or 174 mi	Kosti	$857
364 km or 226 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
368 km or 229 mi	El-Obeid	$867
423 km or 263 mi	Kassala	$971
481 km or 299 mi	Ad-Damazin	$829
639 km or 397 mi	Gondar	$1016
641 km or 398 mi	Keren	$500
667 km or 414 mi	Port Sudan	$964
687 km or 427 mi	Mendefera	$498
690 km or 428 mi	Malakal	$508
693 km or 430 mi	Asmara	$533
701 km or 435 mi	Bahir Dar	$864
746 km or 464 mi	Massawa	$499
792 km or 492 mi	Mekelle	$826
799 km or 496 mi	Al-Fashir	$944
912 km or 567 mi	Nyala	$960
926 km or 575 mi	Dessie	$1039
936 km or 581 mi	Aswan	$348
961 km or 597 mi	Jeddah	$1155
1004 km or 624 mi	Mecca	$1162
1006 km or 625 mi	Addis Ababa	$1289
1010 km or 628 mi	Jimma	$802
1013 km or 629 mi	Wau	$520
1057 km or 657 mi	Bor	$519
1069 km or 664 mi	Bareq	$903
1099 km or 683 mi	Yanbu	$791
1104 km or 686 mi	Abha	$911
1114 km or 692 mi	Luxor	$365
1129 km or 702 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
1161 km or 722 mi	Awasa	$1031
1166 km or 724 mi	Qena	$428
1175 km or 730 mi	Bisha	$918
1178 km or 732 mi	Zabid	$499
1186 km or 737 mi	Dikhil	$559
1208 km or 751 mi	Juba	$527
1212 km or 753 mi	Sohag	$398
1214 km or 754 mi	Sa'dah	$498