Kabul vs Khartoum - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kabul	Khartoum
🚶 Cost of living one person	$458	$896
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1016	$2041
🏠 One person rent	$195	$416
🏘️ Family rent	$267	$680
🍽️ Food expenses	$153	$315
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.9	$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$104	$130
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	30	54
😀 Quality of life	33	36
🏙️ Population	4.27M	5.35M

The cost of living in Kabul is 49% less expensive than in Khartoum. Cities ranked 8842nd and 6246th ($458 vs $896) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 8th in Afghanistan and Sudan, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Sudan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kabul compared to 0.1 months in Khartoum. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Khartoum ranked 2nd in Sudan, while ranked 8609th and 8264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Khartoum

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	Kabul	Khartoum
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.45	$6.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.2	$30.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.48	$6.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$1.19	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.36	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$93.7	$595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.8	$272
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$1069
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$111	$463
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$28.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.1	$44.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$95.2	$51.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.06%	30.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$505	$2128
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$260	$1137
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.6	$6.93
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.78	$11.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.22	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$2.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$6.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$5.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.81	$3.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$1.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$3.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.88	$4.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$1.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$10.2	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.23	$6.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.4	$16.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.1	$3.94
👖 Brand Jeans	$18	$25.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.6	$66.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$19.7	$89.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1486	$1959

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$401
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$354
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$396
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$393
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$404
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$334
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$364
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$428
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$354
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$351
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$344
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$443
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$684
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$416
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$432
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$376
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$680
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$712
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$277
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$436
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$294
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$372
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$265
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$351
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$363
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$333
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$320
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$340
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$291
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$403
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$303
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$302
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$362
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$311
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$316
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$439

Cities near Khartoum

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Omdurman	$910
12 km or 7.4 mi	Khartoum North	$879
271 km or 169 mi	Kosti	$857
282 km or 175 mi	Atbara	$1116
353 km or 219 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
366 km or 228 mi	El-Obeid	$867
415 km or 258 mi	Kassala	$971
470 km or 292 mi	Ad-Damazin	$829
629 km or 391 mi	Gondar	$1016
634 km or 394 mi	Keren	$500
668 km or 415 mi	Port Sudan	$964
680 km or 422 mi	Mendefera	$498
682 km or 424 mi	Malakal	$508
685 km or 426 mi	Asmara	$533
690 km or 429 mi	Bahir Dar	$864
740 km or 460 mi	Massawa	$499
783 km or 487 mi	Mekelle	$826
803 km or 499 mi	Al-Fashir	$944
915 km or 568 mi	Nyala	$960
915 km or 569 mi	Dessie	$1039
944 km or 587 mi	Aswan	$348
962 km or 598 mi	Jeddah	$1155
995 km or 618 mi	Addis Ababa	$1289
999 km or 621 mi	Jimma	$802
1005 km or 625 mi	Mecca	$1162
1008 km or 627 mi	Wau	$520
1049 km or 652 mi	Bor	$519
1066 km or 662 mi	Bareq	$903
1100 km or 683 mi	Abha	$911
1103 km or 685 mi	Yanbu	$791
1122 km or 697 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
1122 km or 697 mi	Luxor	$365
1150 km or 715 mi	Awasa	$1031
1170 km or 727 mi	Zabid	$499
1173 km or 729 mi	Bisha	$918
1175 km or 730 mi	Qena	$428
1176 km or 731 mi	Dikhil	$559
1200 km or 746 mi	Juba	$527
1207 km or 750 mi	Ali Sabieh	$557
1208 km or 751 mi	Sa'dah	$498