Khartoum vs Ottawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Khartoum	Ottawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$896	$2096
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2041	$4619
🏠 One person rent	$416	$1231
🏘️ Family rent	$680	$1937
🍽️ Food expenses	$315	$576
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$166
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$130	$3333
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	54	50
😀 Quality of life	36	92
🏙️ Population	5.35M	1.02M

The cost of living in Khartoum is 57% less expensive than in Ottawa. Cities ranked 6246th and 1744th ($896 vs $2096) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 24th in Sudan and Canada, respectively. Check Sudan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Khartoum compared to 1.6 months in Ottawa. Khartoum ranked 2nd best city to live in Sudan vs Ottawa ranked 11th in Canada, while ranked 8264th and 129th 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	$6.32	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.7	$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.97	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.99	$5.52
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$595	$1295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$272	$1036
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1069	$2109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$463	$1647
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.5	$95.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.2	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.6	$47.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	30.24%	5.23%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2128	$4937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1137	$3196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.7	$2.84
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$6.93	$95.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.5	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$2.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.17	$2.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$2.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.51	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.61	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$3.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$3.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.51	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.99
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.61	$2.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.45	$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.57	$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.2	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.79	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.46	$1.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.14	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.71	$10.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$16.2	$66
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.94	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$25.4	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.9	$89
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$89.9	$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1959	$15527

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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 Ottawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Gatineau	$1802
19 km or 12 mi	Kanata	$2166
87 km or 54 mi	Cornwall	$1660
94 km or 58 mi	Brockville	$1836
124 km or 77 mi	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	$1935
128 km or 80 mi	Mirabel	$1782
130 km or 81 mi	Vaudreuil-Dorion	$1850
138 km or 86 mi	Saint-Jerome	$1753
141 km or 87 mi	Saint-Eustache	$1806
143 km or 89 mi	Kirkland	$1835
144 km or 89 mi	Blainville	$1780
146 km or 90 mi	Sainte-Therese	$1785
147 km or 91 mi	Pointe-Claire	$1838
147 km or 91 mi	Boisbriand	$1763
147 km or 91 mi	Dollard-des-Ormeaux	$1829
147 km or 91 mi	Kingston	$1437
150 km or 93 mi	Le Ray	$1822
152 km or 94 mi	Dorval	$1853
152 km or 94 mi	Chateauguay	$1867
153 km or 95 mi	Laval	$1930
157 km or 98 mi	Saint-Lin-Laurentides	$1719
158 km or 98 mi	Cote-Saint-Luc	$1835
160 km or 100 mi	Mount Royal	$1820
162 km or 101 mi	Watertown	$1649
163 km or 102 mi	Terrebonne	$1805
163 km or 102 mi	Westmount	$1814
166 km or 103 mi	Saint-Constant	$1864
167 km or 104 mi	Montreal	$1903
167 km or 104 mi	Mascouche	$1766
170 km or 106 mi	Saint-Lambert	$1828
170 km or 106 mi	Candiac	$1892
170 km or 106 mi	Longueuil	$1842
171 km or 106 mi	La Prairie	$1911
175 km or 109 mi	Brossard	$2055
176 km or 109 mi	Boucherville	$1820
177 km or 110 mi	Repentigny	$1767
178 km or 111 mi	Varennes	$1786
183 km or 114 mi	L'Assomption	$1671
183 km or 114 mi	Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville	$1869
185 km or 115 mi	Sainte-Julie	$1822