Khartoum vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Khartoum	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$809	$2122
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1862	$4795
🏠 One person rent	$352	$1248
🏘️ Family rent	$558	$2038
🍽️ Food expenses	$301	$575
🚐 Transport expenses	$106	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$171	$3638
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	49	49
😀 Quality of life	49	91
🏙️ Population	5.35M	1.02M

The cost of living in Khartoum is 62% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 6728th and 1688th ($809 vs $2122) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 22nd in Sudan and Canada, respectively. Check Sudan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Khartoum compared to 1.7 months in Ottawa. Khartoum ranked 1st best city to live in Sudan vs Ottawa ranked 8th in Canada, while ranked 6819th and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Khartoum vs Ottawa

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	Khartoum	Ottawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.02	$15.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.3	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.91	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$5.79
☕ Cappuccino	$2.42	$4.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$2.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$500	$1259
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$192	$1072
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$895	$2157
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$330	$1775
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$31.1	$93.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.2	$142
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.9	$45.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	30.07%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1823	$4527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$986	$4215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.52	$2.92
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$7.05	$96.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.5	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.34	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$2.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.14	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.93	$3.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.43	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.24	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$3.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$1.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.96	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.48	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.57	$2.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.04	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.16	$2.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.51	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.75	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.83	$4.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$1.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.17	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$22.7	$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17.1	$66.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.96	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$18.7	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.6	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$97.9	$899
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1914	$17263

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1839
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2189
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1674
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1848
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1942
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1864
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1906
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1832
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1926
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1914
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1903
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1928
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1915
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1913
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1918
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1451
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1929
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1917
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1905
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$2058
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1772
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1870
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1852
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1816
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1863
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1828
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1905
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1901
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1856
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1921
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1874
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1937
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2051
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1861
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1817
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1829
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1702
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1892
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1875