Johannesburg vs Omdurman - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Johannesburg	Omdurman
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1079	$902
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2553	$2045
🏠 One person rent	$487	$439
🏘️ Family rent	$837	$740
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$303
🚐 Transport expenses	$204	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1695	$195
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	72	48
😀 Quality of life	58	29
🏙️ Population	4.43M	2.81M

The cost of living in Johannesburg is 20% more expensive than in Omdurman. Cities ranked 5069th and 6121st ($1079 vs $902) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th in South Africa and Sudan, respectively. Check South Africa vs Sudan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Johannesburg compared to 0.2 months in Omdurman. Johannesburg ranked 2nd best city to live in South Africa vs Omdurman ranked 2nd in Sudan, while ranked 5446th and 8206th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Johannesburg vs Omdurman

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	Johannesburg	Omdurman
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.91	$6.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40.5	$30.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.08	$7.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$1.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.04	$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$0.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$405	$646
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$361	$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$781	$1172
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$657	$512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$72.2	$28.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$111	$44.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$44.3	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.54%	21.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1096	$1122
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$753	$791
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.89	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.8	$19
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.6	$10.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1	$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.66	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.3	$9.96
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.16	$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$6.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$5.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.48	$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.66	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.14	$3.46
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.36	$0.98
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.19	$1.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.05	$3.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.18	$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.53	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.1	$23
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.67	$6.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.8	$15.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.42	$3.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$51.5	$27.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$91.2	$67.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$241	$63.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5865	$2039

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Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$997
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$874
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$971
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$822
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$696
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$838
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$909
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$717
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$848
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$943
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$819
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$841
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$774
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$809
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$692
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$718
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$690
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$623
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$791
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$654
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$459
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$627
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$581
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$554
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$859
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$1003
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$600
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1116
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$834
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$585
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045

Cities near Omdurman

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Khartoum	$889
19 km or 12 mi	Khartoum North	$868
278 km or 173 mi	Atbara	$1094
281 km or 174 mi	Kosti	$851
364 km or 226 mi	El-Gadarif	$935
368 km or 229 mi	El-Obeid	$847
423 km or 263 mi	Kassala	$988
481 km or 299 mi	Ad-Damazin	$827
639 km or 397 mi	Gondar	$946
641 km or 398 mi	Keren	$491
667 km or 414 mi	Port Sudan	$1096
687 km or 427 mi	Mendefera	$490
690 km or 428 mi	Malakal	$502
693 km or 430 mi	Asmara	$524
701 km or 435 mi	Bahir Dar	$799
746 km or 464 mi	Massawa	$492
792 km or 492 mi	Mekelle	$686
799 km or 496 mi	Al-Fashir	$928
912 km or 567 mi	Nyala	$944
926 km or 575 mi	Dessie	$814
936 km or 581 mi	Aswan	$324
961 km or 597 mi	Jeddah	$1123
1004 km or 624 mi	Mecca	$940
1006 km or 625 mi	Addis Ababa	$1103
1010 km or 628 mi	Jimma	$590
1013 km or 629 mi	Wau	$513
1057 km or 657 mi	Bor	$513
1069 km or 664 mi	Bareq	$895
1099 km or 683 mi	Yanbu	$837
1104 km or 686 mi	Abha	$915
1114 km or 692 mi	Luxor	$314
1129 km or 702 mi	Al Hudaydah	$513
1161 km or 722 mi	Awasa	$810
1166 km or 724 mi	Qena	$333
1175 km or 730 mi	Bisha	$895
1178 km or 732 mi	Zabid	$489
1186 km or 737 mi	Dikhil	$554
1208 km or 751 mi	Juba	$520
1212 km or 753 mi	Sohag	$350
1214 km or 754 mi	Sa'dah	$488