Kabul vs Omdurman - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kabul	Omdurman
🚶 Cost of living one person	$458	$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1016	$2087
🏠 One person rent	$195	$441
🏘️ Family rent	$267	$760
🍽️ Food expenses	$153	$319
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.9	$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$104	$190
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	30	54
😀 Quality of life	33	37
🏙️ Population	4.27M	2.81M

The cost of living in Kabul is 50% less expensive than in Omdurman. Cities ranked 8842nd and 6170th ($458 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 7th 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 0.2 months in Omdurman. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Omdurman ranked 1st in Sudan, while ranked 8609th and 8150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Omdurman

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	Kabul	Omdurman
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.45	$5.93
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.2	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.48	$6.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$1.99
☕ Cappuccino	$1.19	$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.36	$0.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$93.7	$620
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.8	$295
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$111	$543
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$28.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.1	$44.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$95.2	$52.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.06%	30.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$505	$2141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$260	$1156
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.6	$7.05
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.78	$11.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.22	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$8.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$7.56
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$5.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.34
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$2.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.81	$3.47
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$1.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$3.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.88	$4.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$1.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$10.2	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.23	$6.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.4	$15.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.1	$3.86
👖 Brand Jeans	$18	$25.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.6	$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$19.7	$83.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1486	$1919

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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 Omdurman

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Khartoum	$896
19 km or 12 mi	Khartoum North	$879
278 km or 173 mi	Atbara	$1116
281 km or 174 mi	Kosti	$857
364 km or 226 mi	El-Gadarif	$925
368 km or 229 mi	El-Obeid	$867
423 km or 263 mi	Kassala	$971
481 km or 299 mi	Ad-Damazin	$829
639 km or 397 mi	Gondar	$1016
641 km or 398 mi	Keren	$500
667 km or 414 mi	Port Sudan	$964
687 km or 427 mi	Mendefera	$498
690 km or 428 mi	Malakal	$508
693 km or 430 mi	Asmara	$533
701 km or 435 mi	Bahir Dar	$864
746 km or 464 mi	Massawa	$499
792 km or 492 mi	Mekelle	$826
799 km or 496 mi	Al-Fashir	$944
912 km or 567 mi	Nyala	$960
926 km or 575 mi	Dessie	$1039
936 km or 581 mi	Aswan	$348
961 km or 597 mi	Jeddah	$1155
1004 km or 624 mi	Mecca	$1162
1006 km or 625 mi	Addis Ababa	$1289
1010 km or 628 mi	Jimma	$802
1013 km or 629 mi	Wau	$520
1057 km or 657 mi	Bor	$519
1069 km or 664 mi	Bareq	$903
1099 km or 683 mi	Yanbu	$791
1104 km or 686 mi	Abha	$911
1114 km or 692 mi	Luxor	$365
1129 km or 702 mi	Al Hudaydah	$522
1161 km or 722 mi	Awasa	$1031
1166 km or 724 mi	Qena	$428
1175 km or 730 mi	Bisha	$918
1178 km or 732 mi	Zabid	$499
1186 km or 737 mi	Dikhil	$559
1208 km or 751 mi	Juba	$527
1212 km or 753 mi	Sohag	$398
1214 km or 754 mi	Sa'dah	$498