Khartoum vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Khartoum	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$888	$2055
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2035	$4624
🏠 One person rent	$410	$1212
🏘️ Family rent	$686	$1940
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$563
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$197	$3115
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	48	50
😀 Quality of life	32	90
🏙️ Population	5.35M	1.02M

The cost of living in Khartoum is 57% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 6100th and 1701st ($888 vs $2055) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 25th 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 1.5 months in Ottawa. Khartoum ranked 1st best city to live in Sudan vs Ottawa ranked 9th in Canada, while ranked 7844th and 162nd 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	$6.29	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.3	$65.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.32	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$5.54
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$1.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$604	$1214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$261	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1119	$2032
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$1649
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.7	$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.2	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.3	$49.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.13%	6.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1145	$4939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$800	$4597
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$2.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$2.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$2.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.54	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$12.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.61	$4.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.49
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.5	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.4	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.82	$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$4.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$1.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.21	$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.62	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$58.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.97	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.8	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.5	$88.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.6	$942
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2064	$19030

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1768
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2202
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1633
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1875
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1894
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1762
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1830
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1733
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1768
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1807
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1761
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1753
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1819
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1732
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1814
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1704
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1814
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1810
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1841
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1900
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1690
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1803
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1792
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1658
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1776
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1773
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1824
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1857
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1735
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1790
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1852
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1835
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1889
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2004
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1804
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1743
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1764
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1651
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1836
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1800