Khartoum vs Mbabane - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Khartoum	Mbabane
🚶 Cost of living one person	$896	$599
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2041	$1449
🏠 One person rent	$416	$261
🏘️ Family rent	$680	$433
🍽️ Food expenses	$315	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$58.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$130	$352
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	54	16
😀 Quality of life	36	42
🏙️ Population	5.35M	60.7K

The cost of living in Khartoum is 50% more expensive than in Mbabane. Cities ranked 6246th and 7826th ($896 vs $599) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Sudan and Eswatini, respectively. Check Sudan vs Eswatini comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Khartoum compared to 0.6 months in Mbabane. Khartoum ranked 2nd best city to live in Sudan vs Mbabane ranked 1st in Eswatini, while ranked 8264th and 7530th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Khartoum vs Mbabane

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	Khartoum	Mbabane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.32	$3.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.7	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.97	$2.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$595	$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$272	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1069	$443
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$463	$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.5	$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.2	$73.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.6	$28.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	30.24%	11.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2128	$348
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1137	$258
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.7	$1.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.93	$30.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.5	$26.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$0.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.51	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$9.16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.61	$5.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$5.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$0.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$0.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.06
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.45	$5.73
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.2	$2.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.79	$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.14	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$29
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.71	$3.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.2	$18.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.94	$4.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.4	$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.9	$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$89.9	$110
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1959	$4704

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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

Cities near Mbabane

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Manzini	$469
136 km or 85 mi	Matola	$908
148 km or 92 mi	Maputo	$915
165 km or 103 mi	Vryheid	$827
171 km or 106 mi	Bethal	$838
179 km or 111 mi	Middelburg	$830
271 km or 168 mi	Springs	$740
284 km or 176 mi	Benoni	$826
287 km or 178 mi	Xai-Xai	$915
301 km or 187 mi	Centurion	$892
304 km or 189 mi	Pretoria	$975
311 km or 193 mi	Sandton	$984
311 km or 193 mi	Johannesburg	$1082
316 km or 196 mi	Randburg	$890
324 km or 201 mi	Vereeniging	$706
329 km or 204 mi	Soweto	$984
334 km or 207 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$799
348 km or 216 mi	Brits	$875
370 km or 230 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$705
394 km or 245 mi	Durban	$892
398 km or 247 mi	Butha-Buthe	$570
399 km or 248 mi	Rustenburg	$940
406 km or 252 mi	Potchefstroom	$731
416 km or 259 mi	Kroonstad	$808
451 km or 280 mi	Klerksdorp	$762
461 km or 287 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
477 km or 296 mi	Welkom	$762
491 km or 305 mi	Maseru	$650
546 km or 339 mi	Mafeteng	$598
555 km or 345 mi	Mmabatho	$833
559 km or 347 mi	Gaborone	$668
564 km or 350 mi	Lobatse	$637
566 km or 352 mi	Mahalapye	$577
576 km or 358 mi	Bloemfontein	$698
585 km or 363 mi	Palapye	$514
601 km or 374 mi	Kanye	$637
608 km or 378 mi	Molepolole	$607
628 km or 390 mi	Serowe	$536
628 km or 390 mi	Mthatha	$901
682 km or 424 mi	Francistown	$587