Khartoum vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Khartoum	Male
🚶 Cost of living one person	$888	$1304
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2035	$3010
🏠 One person rent	$410	$814
🏘️ Family rent	$686	$1624
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$42
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$197	$1263
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	48	7
😀 Quality of life	32	62
🏙️ Population	5.35M	133K

The cost of living in Khartoum is 32% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 6100th and 4205th ($888 vs $1304) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 2nd in Sudan and Maldives, respectively. Check Sudan vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Khartoum compared to 1 months in Male. Khartoum ranked 1st best city to live in Sudan vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 7844th and 4917th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Khartoum vs Male

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	Khartoum	Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.29	$5.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.3	$27.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.32	$9.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$4.57
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$3.15
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$604	$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$261	$636
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1119	$1648
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$1401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.7	$63.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.2	$96.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.3	$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.13%	11.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1145	$2651
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$800	$2231
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$25.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.54	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$9.95
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$5.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$8.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.61	$3.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.5	$9.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$2.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.4	$7.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.82	$5.32
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.21	$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$73.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.62	$8.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.97	$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.8	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.5	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.6	$163
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2064	$3201

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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

Cities near Male

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi	Hulhumale	$1651
610 km or 379 mi	Thiruvananthapuram	$333
618 km or 384 mi	Varkala	$287
621 km or 386 mi	Nagercoil	$275
624 km or 388 mi	Kollam	$244
687 km or 427 mi	Tirunelveli	$273
688 km or 428 mi	Kottayam	$306
713 km or 443 mi	Kochi	$383
714 km or 444 mi	Ernakulam	$346
724 km or 450 mi	Thoothukudi	$296
761 km or 473 mi	Beruwala	$580
763 km or 474 mi	Colombo	$631
766 km or 476 mi	Thrissur	$294
771 km or 479 mi	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	$627
772 km or 479 mi	Galle	$498
777 km or 483 mi	Negombo	$467
788 km or 490 mi	Gampaha	$429
803 km or 499 mi	Matara	$502
814 km or 506 mi	Malappuram	$306
817 km or 507 mi	Madurai	$310
825 km or 513 mi	Kozhikode	$325
843 km or 524 mi	Dindigul	$316
849 km or 528 mi	Coimbatore	$339
862 km or 535 mi	Kandy	$425
879 km or 546 mi	Kannur	$344
892 km or 554 mi	Anuradhapura	$582
899 km or 559 mi	Tiruppur	$300
922 km or 573 mi	Erode	$295
935 km or 581 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
964 km or 599 mi	Thanjavur	$302
968 km or 602 mi	Mysore	$311
977 km or 607 mi	Salem	$304
979 km or 608 mi	Mangalore	$412
983 km or 611 mi	Trincomalee	$546
1027 km or 638 mi	Udupi	$280
1076 km or 669 mi	Bangalore	$533
1087 km or 675 mi	Cuddalore	$306
1093 km or 679 mi	Tumkur	$351
1106 km or 688 mi	Shimoga	$342
1108 km or 688 mi	Pondicherry	$360