Khartoum vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Khartoum	Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person	$888	$1133
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2035	$2851
🏠 One person rent	$410	$502
🏘️ Family rent	$686	$950
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$373
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$159
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$197	$777
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	48	91
😀 Quality of life	32	77
🏙️ Population	5.35M	6.26M

The cost of living in Khartoum is 22% less expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 6100th and 4686th ($888 vs $1133) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 1st in Sudan and Chile, respectively. Check Sudan vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Khartoum compared to 0.7 months in Santiago. Khartoum ranked 1st best city to live in Sudan vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 7844th and 764th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Khartoum vs Santiago

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	Khartoum	Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.29	$12.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.3	$47.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.32	$8.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$3.5
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$1.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$604	$490
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$261	$386
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1119	$956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$777
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.7	$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.2	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.3	$20.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.13%	5.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1145	$3078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$800	$3323
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$10.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.54	$4.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.61	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.04
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.5	$5.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$1.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.4	$5.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.82	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.21	$3.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.62	$6.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$46.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.97	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.8	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.5	$74.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.6	$414
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2064	$8040

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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 Santiago

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	San Bernardo	$875
20 km or 12 mi	Puente Alto	$930
69 km or 43 mi	Los Andes	$759
78 km or 48 mi	San Felipe	$720
80 km or 50 mi	Rancagua	$798
80 km or 50 mi	Villa Alemana	$827
83 km or 52 mi	Quillota	$833
85 km or 53 mi	Quilpue	$832
89 km or 55 mi	San Antonio	$1074
95 km or 59 mi	Vina del Mar	$874
99 km or 62 mi	Valparaiso	$805
130 km or 80 mi	San Fernando	$920
179 km or 111 mi	Curico	$765
181 km or 112 mi	Godoy Cruz	$812
182 km or 113 mi	Mendoza	$823
185 km or 115 mi	Las Heras	$815
208 km or 129 mi	San Martin	$790
238 km or 148 mi	Talca	$835
251 km or 156 mi	San Rafael	$511
264 km or 164 mi	Constitucion	$814
280 km or 174 mi	Linares	$860
292 km or 181 mi	San Juan	$768
321 km or 199 mi	Ovalle	$735
375 km or 233 mi	Chillan	$642
394 km or 245 mi	Coquimbo	$807
398 km or 247 mi	La Serena	$814
401 km or 249 mi	San Luis	$731
409 km or 254 mi	Tome	$750
426 km or 265 mi	Talcahuano	$671
434 km or 269 mi	Concepcion	$902
455 km or 283 mi	Coronel	$810
456 km or 284 mi	Lujan	$722
464 km or 288 mi	Lota	$800
472 km or 294 mi	Los Angeles	$762
482 km or 300 mi	Villa Mercedes	$710
508 km or 316 mi	Curanilahue	$793
518 km or 322 mi	Angol	$791
542 km or 337 mi	Vallenar	$786
576 km or 358 mi	La Rioja	$680
588 km or 366 mi	Rio Cuarto	$731