Kabul vs Khartoum - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kabul	Khartoum
🚶 Cost of living one person	$474	$888
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1052	$2035
🏠 One person rent	$203	$410
🏘️ Family rent	$302	$686
🍽️ Food expenses	$158	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$81.8	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$218	$197
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	30	48
😀 Quality of life	14	32
🏙️ Population	4.27M	5.35M

The cost of living in Kabul is 47% less expensive than in Khartoum. Cities ranked 8769th and 6100th ($474 vs $888) 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 0.5 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 9071st and 7844th 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	$2.38	$6.29
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.34	$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.64	$7.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.11	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$1.53	$3.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.32	$0.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$140	$604
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$90	$261
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$312	$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$141	$459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.2	$28.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.8	$44.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.8	$51.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	18.54%	21.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$404	$1145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$202	$800
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.2	$0.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$18.8	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.27	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.27	$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.39	$2.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$7.42
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$6.84
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$5.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.39	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.41	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.2	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$2.62
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.12	$3.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.49	$1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.38	$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.97	$3.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.48	$4.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.01	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.37	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$12.8	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.15	$6.62
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$13.2	$17
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.79	$3.97
👖 Brand Jeans	$16.1	$27.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.4	$66.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$17.2	$63.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1356	$2064

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$386
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$303
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$389
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$366
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$381
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$346
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$379
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$394
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$366
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$364
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$408
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$382
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$442
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$596
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$401
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$414
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$458
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$593
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$605
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$354
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$355
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$468
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$292
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$389
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$273
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$342
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$380
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$306
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$373
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$297
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$354
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$266
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$392
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$305
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$308
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$361
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$281
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$374
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$321
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$476

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