Khartoum vs Monrovia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Khartoum	Monrovia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$888	$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2035	$1293
🏠 One person rent	$410	$225
🏘️ Family rent	$686	$433
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$47
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$197	$388
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	48	21
😀 Quality of life	32	27
🏙️ Population	5.35M	1.02M

The cost of living in Khartoum is 70% more expensive than in Monrovia. Cities ranked 6100th and 8452nd ($888 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Sudan and Liberia, respectively. Check Sudan vs Liberia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Khartoum compared to 0.7 months in Monrovia. Khartoum ranked 1st best city to live in Sudan vs Monrovia ranked 1st in Liberia, while ranked 7844th and 8399th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Khartoum vs Monrovia

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	Khartoum	Monrovia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.29	$3.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.3	$18.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.32	$4.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$1.81
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$604	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$261	$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1119	$497
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$310
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.7	$37.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.2	$58.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.3	$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.13%	12.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1145	$1572
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$800	$937
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$12.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$5.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.54	$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$6.84
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$4.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$6.59
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.61	$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$0.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.5	$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.4	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.82	$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.21	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.62	$4.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$12.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.97	$3.77
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.8	$26.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.5	$60.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.6	$81.9
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2064	$2771

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Monrovia

Distance	City	Cost of living
56 km or 35 mi	Kakata	$487
180 km or 112 mi	Kenema	$1272
210 km or 131 mi	Bo	$1278
243 km or 151 mi	Greenville	$487
260 km or 161 mi	Sanniquellie	$487
262 km or 163 mi	Gueckedou	$1009
272 km or 169 mi	Nzerekore	$999
288 km or 179 mi	Yekepa	$487
361 km or 224 mi	Freetown	$1346
459 km or 285 mi	Forecariah	$998
474 km or 295 mi	Mamou	$1019
479 km or 297 mi	Conakry	$1061
482 km or 300 mi	Kankan	$1007
539 km or 335 mi	Gagnoa	$904
557 km or 346 mi	Boffa	$998
605 km or 376 mi	Divo	$906
613 km or 381 mi	Yamoussoukro	$887
655 km or 407 mi	Bouake	$937
669 km or 416 mi	Korhogo	$916
675 km or 419 mi	Bougouni	$489
719 km or 447 mi	Dabou	$882
730 km or 453 mi	Agboville	$882
758 km or 471 mi	Abidjan	$1022
769 km or 478 mi	Bamako	$569
777 km or 483 mi	Bafata	$804
792 km or 492 mi	Grand-Bassam	$881
793 km or 493 mi	Sikasso	$499
809 km or 503 mi	Abengourou	$889
811 km or 504 mi	Bissau	$827
811 km or 504 mi	Koulikoro	$490
861 km or 535 mi	Kolda	$964
885 km or 550 mi	Banamba	$491
898 km or 558 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$757
919 km or 571 mi	Ziguinchor	$953
936 km or 582 mi	Segou	$490
969 km or 602 mi	Markala	$489
1004 km or 624 mi	Brikama	$552
1008 km or 627 mi	Obuasi	$551
1012 km or 629 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$577
1014 km or 630 mi	Lamin	$507