Khartoum vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Khartoum	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$888	$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2035	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$410	$1479
🏘️ Family rent	$686	$2435
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$197	$3493
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	48	94
😀 Quality of life	32	93
🏙️ Population	5.35M	664K

The cost of living in Khartoum is 62% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 6100th and 1038th ($888 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 3rd in Sudan and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Sudan vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Khartoum compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Khartoum ranked 1st best city to live in Sudan vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 7844th and 68th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Khartoum vs Rotterdam

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	Khartoum	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.29	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.3	$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.32	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$6.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$604	$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$261	$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1119	$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.7	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.2	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.3	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.13%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1145	$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$800	$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.54	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.61	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.5	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.4	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.82	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.21	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.62	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.97	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.8	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.5	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.6	$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2064	$10730

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1861
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2199
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2081
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1739
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2251
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2291
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2180
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1862
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2049
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2001
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1937
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$1944
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1879
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1640
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2105
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1613
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1651
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1958
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1530
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1917
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1318
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514