Khartoum vs Sao Tome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Khartoum	Sao Tome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$888	$900
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2035	$2253
🏠 One person rent	$410	$312
🏘️ Family rent	$686	$626
🍽️ Food expenses	$302	$464
🚐 Transport expenses	$118	$37.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$197	$252
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	48	1
😀 Quality of life	32	22
🏙️ Population	5.35M	65.5K

The cost of living in Khartoum is 1% less expensive than in Sao Tome. Cities ranked 6100th and 6047th ($888 vs $900) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 2nd in Sudan and Sao Tome and Principe, respectively. Check Sudan vs Sao Tome and Principe comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Khartoum compared to 0.3 months in Sao Tome. Khartoum ranked 1st best city to live in Sudan vs Sao Tome ranked 1st in Sao Tome and Principe, while ranked 7844th and 8798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Khartoum vs Sao Tome

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	Khartoum	Sao Tome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.29	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.3	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.32	$8.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2	$1.49
☕ Cappuccino	$3.14	$1.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$1.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$604	$283
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$261	$187
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1119	$608
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$459	$473
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.7	$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.2	$61.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.3	$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	21.13%	7.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1145	$1445
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$800	$123
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$19.1	$48.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.7	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.31	$1.51
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.03	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.54	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.42	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.84	$22.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.61	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$3.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.45	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$2.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.17
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$3.5	$6.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1	$1.18
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.4	$2.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.82	$3.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.87	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.51	$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.21	$1.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.2	$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.62	$19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$17.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.97	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.8	$31.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$66.5	$63.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$63.6	$126
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2064	$3685

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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 Sao Tome

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Trindade	$900
256 km or 159 mi	Port-Gentil	$625
303 km or 188 mi	Libreville	$668
375 km or 233 mi	Bata	$1121
443 km or 275 mi	Malabo	$741
492 km or 306 mi	Port Harcourt	$679
494 km or 307 mi	Limbe	$655
509 km or 316 mi	Buea	$601
529 km or 328 mi	Douala	$1265
537 km or 333 mi	Aba	$621
543 km or 337 mi	Calabar	$384
565 km or 351 mi	Kumba	$764
574 km or 356 mi	Owerri	$1611
584 km or 363 mi	Umuahia	$883
587 km or 365 mi	Warri	$881
649 km or 403 mi	Onitsha	$972
653 km or 406 mi	Awka	$805
660 km or 410 mi	Yaounde	$747
677 km or 421 mi	Benin	$558
684 km or 425 mi	Enugu	$462
702 km or 436 mi	Bafoussam	$555
730 km or 454 mi	Bamenda	$553
772 km or 480 mi	Owo	$651
774 km or 481 mi	Lagos	$1113
788 km or 490 mi	Akure	$634
806 km or 501 mi	Pointe-Noire	$569
822 km or 511 mi	Porto-Novo	$670
824 km or 512 mi	Cotonou	$709
827 km or 514 mi	Ado Ekiti	$666
829 km or 515 mi	Ife	$779
845 km or 525 mi	Ibadan	$776
846 km or 526 mi	Abeokuta	$1030
861 km or 535 mi	Osogbo	$695
884 km or 549 mi	Kayes	$523
889 km or 552 mi	Lome	$755
890 km or 553 mi	Oyo	$677
892 km or 555 mi	Cabinda	$676
907 km or 564 mi	Madingou	$519
924 km or 574 mi	Gamboma	$522
926 km or 575 mi	Abomey	$590