Kabul vs Khartoum - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kabul Khartoum
🚶 Cost of living one person
$567
$901
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1181
$2052
🏠 One person rent
$276
$426
🏘️ Family rent
$383
$714
🍽️ Food expenses
$168
$299
🚐 Transport expenses
$88.9
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$175
$198
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
29
48
😀 Quality of life
21
31
🏙️ Population
4.27M
5.35M

The cost of living in Kabul is 37% less expensive than in Khartoum. Cities ranked 7972nd and 5963rd ($567 vs $901) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Afghanistan and Sudan, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Sudan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Kabul compared to 0.2 months in Khartoum. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Khartoum ranked 1st in Sudan, while ranked 8953rd and 8338th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kabul Khartoum
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.48
$5.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$10.7
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.27
$7.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.97
$2.01
☕ Cappuccino
$1.75
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.38
$0.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$173
$614
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$114
$270
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$1173
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$182
$466
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51.8
$36.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$55.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$99
$50.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.25%
21.48%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$424
$1143
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$259
$804
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.2
$19.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.36
$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.81
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.3
$1.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.4
$2.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.87
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.19
$6.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$5.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.79
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.83
$2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.34
$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.3
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.23
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.24
$3.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.38
$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.23
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.67
$4.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.03
$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.8
$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$11.8
$23.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$2.21
$6.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.5
$16
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.99
$4.01
👖 Brand Jeans
$14.2
$28
👟 Brand Sneakers
$41.8
$66.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$22.2
$62.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1370
$2074

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$449
119 km or 74 mi Jalalabad
$347
129 km or 80 mi Ghazni
$455
150 km or 93 mi Khost
$423
163 km or 101 mi Puli Khumri
$437
223 km or 138 mi Peshawar
$352
235 km or 146 mi Kohat
$307
246 km or 153 mi Kunduz
$445
266 km or 166 mi Mardan
$335
293 km or 182 mi Mingora
$311
304 km or 189 mi Mazar-i-Sharif
$449
336 km or 209 mi Wah
$238
368 km or 229 mi Islamabad
$389
369 km or 229 mi Qurghonteppa
$632
374 km or 232 mi Rawalpindi
$331
389 km or 242 mi Sheberghan
$446
425 km or 264 mi Sargodha
$330
450 km or 280 mi Tursunzoda
$629
451 km or 280 mi Dushanbe
$638
451 km or 280 mi Mirpur
$278
456 km or 284 mi Mandi Bahauddin
$287
458 km or 285 mi Kandahar
$513
467 km or 290 mi Jhang
$364
474 km or 294 mi Chiniot
$344
476 km or 296 mi Baramulla
$281
499 km or 310 mi Gojra
$337
501 km or 312 mi Hafizabad
$303
503 km or 313 mi Faisalabad
$289
505 km or 314 mi Gujrat
$277
517 km or 321 mi Dera Ghazi Khan
$242
520 km or 323 mi Srinagar
$393
523 km or 325 mi Quetta
$313
526 km or 327 mi Multan
$307
534 km or 332 mi Sahiwal
$260
536 km or 333 mi Gujranwala
$240
538 km or 334 mi Khanewal
$328
546 km or 340 mi Sialkot
$298
549 km or 341 mi Sheikhupura
$337
550 km or 342 mi Kamoke
$268
553 km or 344 mi Lashkargah
$484

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi Omdurman
$936
12 km or 7.4 mi Khartoum North
$899
271 km or 169 mi Kosti
$881
282 km or 175 mi Atbara
$1095
353 km or 219 mi El-Gadarif
$959
366 km or 228 mi El-Obeid
$881
415 km or 258 mi Kassala
$1061
470 km or 292 mi Ad-Damazin
$857
629 km or 391 mi Gondar
$885
634 km or 394 mi Keren
$466
668 km or 415 mi Port Sudan
$1361
680 km or 422 mi Mendefera
$466
682 km or 424 mi Malakal
$479
685 km or 426 mi Asmara
$498
690 km or 429 mi Bahir Dar
$883
740 km or 460 mi Massawa
$467
783 km or 487 mi Mekelle
$800
803 km or 499 mi Al-Fashir
$1019
915 km or 568 mi Nyala
$1034
915 km or 569 mi Dessie
$820
944 km or 587 mi Aswan
$280
962 km or 598 mi Jeddah
$1100
995 km or 618 mi Addis Ababa
$923
999 km or 621 mi Jimma
$871
1005 km or 625 mi Mecca
$1032
1008 km or 627 mi Wau
$484
1049 km or 652 mi Bor
$489
1066 km or 662 mi Bareq
$920
1100 km or 683 mi Abha
$923
1103 km or 685 mi Yanbu
$844
1122 km or 697 mi Al Hudaydah
$489
1122 km or 697 mi Luxor
$404
1150 km or 715 mi Awasa
$840
1170 km or 727 mi Zabid
$466
1173 km or 729 mi Bisha
$938
1175 km or 730 mi Qena
$443
1176 km or 731 mi Dikhil
$524
1200 km or 746 mi Juba
$498
1207 km or 750 mi Ali Sabieh
$524
1208 km or 751 mi Sa'dah
$467