Khartoum vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Khartoum	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$888	$3428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2035	$7974
🏠 One person rent	$410	$2311
🏘️ Family rent	$686	$4175
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$743
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$197	$5531
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	48	87
😀 Quality of life	32	91
🏙️ Population	5.35M	1.39M

The cost of living in Khartoum is 74% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 6100th and 36th ($888 vs $3428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 32nd in Sudan and the United States, respectively. Check Sudan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Khartoum compared to 1.6 months in San Diego. Khartoum ranked 1st best city to live in Sudan vs San Diego ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 7844th and 95th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Khartoum vs San Diego

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	Khartoum	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.29	$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.3	$83.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.32	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$6.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$2.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$604	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$261	$1978
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1119	$4583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.7	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.2	$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.3	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.13%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1145	$9086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$800	$7072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$72.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$4.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.54	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.61	$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.5	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.4	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.82	$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$13.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$5.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.21	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$75
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.62	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$130
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.97	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.8	$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.5	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.6	$1785
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2064	$28706

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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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3065
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2962
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2916
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2964
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3043
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1047
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2898
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2930
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3124
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$912
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3279
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2917
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2834
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3199
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2637
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2945
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3109
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2936
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2732
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2763
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2578
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$880
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2764
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2682
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2759