Khartoum vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Khartoum	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$888	$1718
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2035	$4113
🏠 One person rent	$410	$929
🏘️ Family rent	$686	$1682
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$197	$1842
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	48	92
😀 Quality of life	32	86
🏙️ Population	5.35M	2.75M

The cost of living in Khartoum is 48% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 6100th and 2624th ($888 vs $1718) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 2nd in Sudan and Italy, respectively. Check Sudan vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Khartoum compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Khartoum ranked 1st best city to live in Sudan vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 7844th and 337th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Khartoum vs Rome

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	Khartoum	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.29	$14.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.3	$60.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.32	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$5.2
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$1.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$604	$1049
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$261	$701
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1119	$2124
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$1286
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.7	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.2	$199
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.3	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.13%	4.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1145	$7056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$800	$3427
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$36.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$16.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.87
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.54	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.61	$2.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$2.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.5	$6.12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.4	$6.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.82	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$2.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.21	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$51.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.62	$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$112
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.97	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.8	$71.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.5	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.6	$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2064	$9864

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$964
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1562
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1324
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1270
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1289
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1250
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1543
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1224
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1287
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1004
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1046
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1058
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$1208
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1340
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1241
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1171
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1100
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1128
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1294
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1312
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1101
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1239
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1133
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1181
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1267
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1518
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$955
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1204
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1396
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1270
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1165
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1061
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1229
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1521
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1201