Johannesburg vs Khartoum - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Johannesburg	Khartoum
🚶 Cost of living one person	$993	$888
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2403	$2035
🏠 One person rent	$441	$410
🏘️ Family rent	$809	$686
🍽️ Food expenses	$288	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1383	$197
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	72	48
😀 Quality of life	57	32
🏙️ Population	4.43M	5.35M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 12% more expensive than in Khartoum. Cities ranked 5539th and 6100th ($993 vs $888) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 8th in South Africa and Sudan, respectively. Check South Africa vs Sudan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.2 months in Khartoum. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Khartoum ranked 1st in Sudan, while ranked 5667th and 7844th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Khartoum

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	Johannesburg	Khartoum
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.65	$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.9	$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.9	$7.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.37	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.01	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$377	$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$318	$261
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$790	$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$627	$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$71.9	$28.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$110	$44.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.55%	21.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1031	$1145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$684	$800
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.62	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$9.35	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.95	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.36	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.58	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$7.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$6.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$5.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.35	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.44	$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$5.96	$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.25	$1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.97	$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$3.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.94	$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.88	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.42	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.2	$6.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.55	$3.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.5	$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.8	$66.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$214	$63.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5271	$2064

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$953
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$837
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$923
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$785
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$678
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$807
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$906
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$672
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$820
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$889
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$784
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$795
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$768
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$748
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$780
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$665
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$691
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$562
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$763
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$628
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$621
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$567
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$540
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$814
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$964
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1068
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$809
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$624
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003

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