Khartoum vs Nur-Sultan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Khartoum	Nur-Sultan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$809	$823
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1862	$1972
🏠 One person rent	$352	$412
🏘️ Family rent	$558	$711
🍽️ Food expenses	$301	$277
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$53.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$171	$792
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	49	45
😀 Quality of life	49	69
🏙️ Population	5.35M	1.08M

The cost of living in Khartoum is 2% less expensive than in Nur-Sultan. Cities ranked 6728th and 6663rd ($809 vs $823) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 4th in Sudan and Kazakhstan, respectively. Check Sudan vs Kazakhstan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Khartoum compared to 1 months in Nur-Sultan. Khartoum ranked 1st best city to live in Sudan vs Nur-Sultan ranked 2nd in Kazakhstan, while ranked 6819th and 4272nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Khartoum vs Nur-Sultan

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	Khartoum	Nur-Sultan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.02	$8.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.3	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.91	$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$1.23
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$2.39
🥤 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	$500	$479
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$192	$331
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$895	$848
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$330	$587
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.1	$37.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.2	$57.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.9	$14.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	30.07%	15.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1823	$1359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$986	$999
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$0.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.05	$15.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.5	$8.44
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$0.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.93	$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$9.52
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.43	$5.19
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$8.67
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$2.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$0.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.04	$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.51	$1.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.75	$3.08
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.83	$2.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.17	$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.7	$54.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$5.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$13.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.96	$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.6	$97.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$97.9	$301
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1914	$6976

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Cities near Khartoum

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Omdurman	$834
12 km or 7.4 mi	Khartoum North	$803
271 km or 169 mi	Kosti	$788
282 km or 175 mi	Atbara	$1124
353 km or 219 mi	El-Gadarif	$872
366 km or 228 mi	El-Obeid	$787
415 km or 258 mi	Kassala	$947
470 km or 292 mi	Ad-Damazin	$753
629 km or 391 mi	Gondar	$923
634 km or 394 mi	Keren	$483
668 km or 415 mi	Port Sudan	$976
680 km or 422 mi	Mendefera	$481
682 km or 424 mi	Malakal	$494
685 km or 426 mi	Asmara	$513
690 km or 429 mi	Bahir Dar	$800
740 km or 460 mi	Massawa	$484
783 km or 487 mi	Mekelle	$748
803 km or 499 mi	Al-Fashir	$925
915 km or 568 mi	Nyala	$938
915 km or 569 mi	Dessie	$931
944 km or 587 mi	Aswan	$350
962 km or 598 mi	Jeddah	$1210
995 km or 618 mi	Addis Ababa	$1148
999 km or 621 mi	Jimma	$746
1005 km or 625 mi	Mecca	$1031
1008 km or 627 mi	Wau	$505
1049 km or 652 mi	Bor	$505
1066 km or 662 mi	Bareq	$873
1100 km or 683 mi	Abha	$871
1103 km or 685 mi	Yanbu	$791
1122 km or 697 mi	Al Hudaydah	$499
1122 km or 697 mi	Luxor	$379
1150 km or 715 mi	Awasa	$910
1170 km or 727 mi	Zabid	$476
1173 km or 729 mi	Bisha	$890
1175 km or 730 mi	Qena	$439
1176 km or 731 mi	Dikhil	$563
1200 km or 746 mi	Juba	$513
1207 km or 750 mi	Ali Sabieh	$561
1208 km or 751 mi	Sa'dah	$475

Cities near Nur-Sultan

Distance	City	Cost of living
161 km or 100 mi	Temirtau	$545
190 km or 118 mi	Karaganda	$571
276 km or 172 mi	Kokshetau	$763
278 km or 173 mi	Ekibastuz	$595
392 km or 243 mi	Aksu	$586
402 km or 250 mi	Pavlodar	$585
442 km or 275 mi	Petropavl	$575
446 km or 277 mi	Omsk	$819
457 km or 284 mi	Satbayev	$558
460 km or 286 mi	Jezkazgan	$548
543 km or 337 mi	Balkhash	$687
580 km or 361 mi	Kostanay	$702
623 km or 387 mi	Semey	$559
627 km or 389 mi	Kurgan	$713
771 km or 479 mi	Tyumen	$1024
800 km or 497 mi	Oskemen	$602
803 km or 499 mi	Chelyabinsk	$786
826 km or 513 mi	Kyzylorda	$492
852 km or 530 mi	Taldiqorgan	$764
855 km or 531 mi	Kamensk-Uralsky	$952
856 km or 532 mi	Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky	$954
872 km or 542 mi	Miass	$780
875 km or 544 mi	Kentau	$535
875 km or 544 mi	Barnaul	$785
879 km or 546 mi	Magnitogorsk	$656
880 km or 547 mi	Novosibirsk	$935
893 km or 555 mi	Orsk	$615
902 km or 561 mi	Zlatoust	$757
903 km or 561 mi	Turkistan	$549
910 km or 566 mi	Kapchagay	$876
917 km or 570 mi	Taraz	$488
949 km or 590 mi	Bishkek	$789
949 km or 590 mi	Yekaterinburg	$1163
953 km or 592 mi	Kant	$500
955 km or 593 mi	Biysk	$780
960 km or 597 mi	Talas	$555
965 km or 599 mi	Kaskelen	$899
967 km or 601 mi	Tokmok	$636
968 km or 602 mi	Almaty	$1014
977 km or 607 mi	Tacheng	$553